Table 6 - Construction and Demolition Waste Arisings and Management
Table 6a - Construction and demolition waste arisings and management (tonnes)
| Year |
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2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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Management | Landfilled n | 2,226,283 | 2,580,822 | 2,498,715 | 2,884,786 |
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Incinerated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Recycled* | 2,746,438 | 5,447,818 | 3,998,354 | 4,544,625 |
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Composted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 497 |
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Other † | 1,173,590 | 2,585,621 | 1,535,346 | 2,026,017 |
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Arisings | 6,146,311 | 10,614,260 | 8,032,415 | 9,455,925 |
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nThe tonnage of C&D waste landfilled in 2004 is an estimate. For further details see Table 9.
* This is recycling to a final product as defined by the Waste Statistics Regulations. It includes all wastes recycled to a final product by licensed/permitted sites, including large metal recyclers; plus all waste recovered by Paragraph 9 and 19 exempt activities.
† Other is any other management method as recorded in the returns from waste management site operators. It is calculated as the difference between total arisings and total landfilled, incinerated, recycled and composted.
Licensed/permitted site returns and exempt activity returns
Table 6b - Construction and demolition waste arisings and management (percent #)
| Year |
|---|
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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Management | Landfilled n | 36.2 | 24.3 | 31.1 | 30.5 |
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Incinerated | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Recycled* | 44.7 | 51.3 | 49.8 | 48.1 |
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Composted | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Other † | 19.1 | 24.4 | 19.1 | 21.4 |
|---|
Arisings | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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# Percentage values are correct to one decimal place.
n The tonnage of C&D waste landfilled in 2004 is an estimate. For further details see Table 9.
* This is recycling to a final product as defined by the Waste Statistics Regulations. It includes all wastes recycled to a final product by licensed/permitted sites, including large metal recyclers; plus all waste recovered by Paragraph 9 and 19 exempt activities.
† Other is any other management method as recorded in the returns from waste management site operators. It is calculated as the difference between total arisings and total landfilled, incinerated, recycled and composted.
Source:
Licensed/permitted site returns and exempt activity returns