The most recent survey on industrial and commercial waste was carried out in 2002-03 by the Environment Agency. Information was collected from approximately 4,500 businesses and included the type, quantity and form of the waste, as well as the disposal or recovery method used. Data collection was limited to controlled waste and related to England only. The information is available, broken down by region, from the Environment Agency’s website and is shown in the following table.
Thousand tonnes Disposal/recovery option Region Land disposal Land recovery Re-used/recycled Thermal Treatment and transfer Not recorded Total per subregion Industry East Midlands 2,550 152 2,555 145 170 198 5,771 East of England 857 193 1,461 202 271 272 3,256 London 482 6 1,027 88 89 210 1,902 North East 1,293 76 1,671 181 104 76 3,400 North West 1,867 269 1,669 226 317 154 4,502 South East 1,310 63 1,257 192 345 414 3,581 South West 802 114 1,174 63 256 179 2,589 West Midlands 1,457 74 2,133 135 277 170 4,246 Yorkshire and the Humber 2,574 377 4,588 89 507 204 8,339 Total 13,194 1,324 17,536 1,321 2,335 1,877 37,589 Commerce East Midlands 1,178 33 863 113 67 69 2,322 East of England 1,389 24 1,248 111 287 248 3,308 London 2,520 21 2,281 285 215 282 5,604 North East 589 5 408 121 30 45 1,199 North West 2,035 90 1,245 133 241 88 3,833 South East 2,547 59 1,565 223 354 523 5,271 South West 1,549 62 1,051 47 188 70 2,967 West Midlands 1,457 6 1,221 99 140 97 3,019 Yorkshire and the Humber 1,261 20 1,221 64 153 78 2,797 Total 14,524 320 11,104 1,196 1,675 1,500 30,320 Grand total 27,718 1,645 28,640 2,518 4,011 3,377 67,907 Source: C and I survey 2002-03: England region and disposal/recovery option.