The following table shows the number of dwellings in England that received a black bag or wheeled bin collection for residual waste from 2005-06 to 2008-09.
Black sacks () Wheeled bins 2008-09 2,928,662 14,893,442 2007-08 3,235,010 14,322,766 2006-07 3,581,016 13,611,652 2005-06 3,548,163 12,702,631 Source: WasteDataFlow
For the years 2000-01 to 2003-04 the only data available shows the percentage of dwellings in England that received black bag or wheeled bin collection. For each local authority, all of its households were classified using the method of containment that was provided to more than 50 per cent. of households in that authority, hence these figures are subject to some uncertainty. The dwelling stock data for England for those years is provided.
Black sacks Wheeled bins Dwelling stock (31 March of financial year) 2003-04 23 58 21,636,000 2002-03 25 55 21,481,000 2001-02 21 52 21,337,000 2000-01 26 51 21,207,000 Sources: Municipal Waste Management Survey, Department for Communities and Local Government website (Table 109)
Data for 2004-05 is not available due to the introduction that year of WasteDataFlow and there only being a 50 per cent. response rate from local authorities.