Other key Somerset waste statistics include:

• 256,063 tonnes of household waste was created during 2009/10. 48.7% of household waste was recycled.

• 261,077 tonnes of household waste was created during 2008/09. Of that figure, 49.1% was recycled.

Household Waste Recycling Centres

Within Somerset there are 18 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC). :

• 72.2% of the waste entering the Centres in 2009/10 was recycled.
• 70% of the waste entering the Centres was recycled during 2008/09.
• The highest performing HWRC in 2009/10 was the one at Dimmer, which on average recycled 80.4%.

What we recycled in Somerset in 2009/10*:

Of the 48.7% recycled during 2009/10, the following materials made up this figure:

• Food Waste - 13,524.48 tonnes
• Garden Waste - 42,926.93 tonnes
• Glass - 14,963.86 tonnes
• Metal - 8,620.19 tonnes
• Miscellaneous - 1,964.95 tonnes
• Paper and card - 29,721.66 tonnes
• Plastic Bottles - 1,571.87 tonnes
• Textiles - 1,927.40 tonnes
• Timber - 4,225.72 tonnes
• WEEE** - 5,230.64 tonnes

**WEEE, Waste electrical and electronic equipment

What we recycled in 2008/09:

• Food Waste - 14,228.24 tonnes
• Garden Waste - 44,015.09 tonnes
• Glass - 15,507.34 tonnes
• Metal - 8,785.19 tonnes
• Miscellaneous - 1,109.47 tonnes
• Paper and Card - 31,756.33
• Plastic Bottles - 1,617.70
• Textiles - 2,020.75 tonnes
• Timber - 3,544.83
• WEEE - 5,236.32

*These figures include Kerbside Recycling, Household Waste Recycling Centres and Recycling Bring Banks.

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