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Materials collected for recycling from Wiltshire residents are sent to reprocessors to be turned into new products or raw materials to go back into the manufacturing process.
In 2021/22 we recycled, reused or composted 42.2% of Wiltshire's household waste.
Of the total municipal waste collected for recycling, reuse or composting by Wiltshire Council, 94.8% was managed within the UK and not exported abroad. A further 4.9% was reprocessed within the EU - this consisted of paper, cardboard, plastics and household batteries . The remaining 0.4 % was exported outside of the EU - this consisted of textiles collected at our HRCs, which were reused.
The table below shows where your waste and recycling was sent in the last financial year (2021-22).
If you would like more detailed information on the end destination register please contact the Waste team by email at wasteandrecycling@wiltshire.gov.uk.
Where your waste and recycling was sent (2021-22) - End Destination Register for municipal waste
Recycling and Re-use
Recycling
Material
End of year tonnage
End destination
End use
Paper
15,413
Flintshire Hampshire Kent Germany France
Recycled into new paper for newsprint.
Recycled into new cardboard products used in the packaging industry.
Cardboard
5,277
Birmingham Kent Hampshire Germany Netherlands
Mixed Cardboard recycled into new cardboard products used in the packaging industry.
Glass (collected and sent mixed)
16,575
West Yorkshire Netherlands
Crushed, melted and then recycled into new bottles and jars.
Clear and Brown glass recycled in the UK, green recycled in the Netherlands.
Cans (steel)
1,034
South Wales
Recycled and used in new steel products.
Cans (aluminium)
641
Warrington
Recycled and used to produce new cans.
Plastics (bottles, pots, tubs and trays)
3,871
Loughborough Kent Seaham EU
Sorted, segregated and baled by polymer type and colour. This material is then sent to sites in the UK to be granulated, washed, and pelletised. The raw material is then sold into the manufacturing industry.
Exported to Ireland, The Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Belgium. The raw material is then sold into the manufacturing industry.
Mixed and Rigid Plastics
1,302
Netherlands
Sorted, shredded, washed and granulated. The raw material is then sold into the manufacturing industry.
Metals (scrap metal from Household recycling centres, including cans from 8 council owned household recycling centres)
2,416
Wiltshire Gloucestershire Bristol Poland
Separated into metal types and recycled.
Car batteries
142
Derbyshire Immingham
Lead is recycled and used in the lead Industry. Metal and plastic recycled.
Mineral oil
67
Worcestershire
Processed to create a reusable fuel, for energy from waste.
Tyres
204
Somerset West Midlands
Shredded and used to make equestrian surfaces.
Shredded and used to make tyre derived products, used for civil engineering applications.
WEEE (A) - Large household appliances WEEE (C) - TVs / PC monitors WEEE (E) - Small domestic appliances
2,212
Berkshire Tredegar
Separated into components for recycling.
WEEE (B) - Fridges / freezers
530
Warrington Bristol
Degassed and broken up into separate components for recycling.
WEEE (D) - Gas discharge lamps
8
Cambridgeshire Lincolnshire
Separated into components for recycling.
Plasterboard
879
Hampshire Bristol
Recycled into other gypsum products.
Household batteries
20
EU
Exported to Europe for recycling.
Cooking oil
9
Norfolk
Processed into bioliquid, which is used to generate electricity.
Paint and Chemicals
417
West Midlands Sheffield
Treated or recovered dependant on waste type.
Composting
Material
End of year tonnage
End destination
End use
Garden waste
39,673
Wiltshire Hampshire
Composted to meet PAS100 standard.
Reuse
Material
End of year tonnage
End destination
End use
Mixed Reuse Items
61
Wiltshire
Collected and reused by Kennet Furniture Refurbiz, Pauls Repair Academy, Luke Collins, Colin Mills, Sue Ryder, or sold at auction.
Bicycles
2
Wiltshire
Reused.
Gas bottles
67
Canterbury
Reused - sent to Brooksight, Calor Gas or Handygas.
Textiles
344
Europe Africa
Reused with 90% exported to Eastern Europe and Africa.
WEEE (E) - Mobile phones
0.51
Lancashire
Reused.
Rubble / soil
11,084
Wiltshire
Reused for landfill cover or land restoration.
Treatment, reclamation and composting
Material
End of year tonnage
End destination
End use
Street sweepings
138
3,452
690
35
Lower Compton, Wiltshire
Tonnage diverted = dewatering/moisture loss
Tonnage reused = amount of aggregates recovered
Tonnage composted = Compost like output (or CLO)
Tonnage disposed = Process residue material, sent to landfilled
Landfill diversion and energy recovery
Energy recovery
Material
End of year tonnage
End destination
End use
Residual waste
41,112
Berkshire
Sent to Lakeside for energy from waste recovery.
MRF Non-target material
1,537
Berkshire
Sent to Lakeside for energy from waste recovery.
Timber / chipboard / MDF
9,353
Wiltshire Deeside Slough
Sent onto multiple energy from waste sites, all within the UK for biomass energy recovery.
Mechanical biological treatment
Material
End of year tonnage
End destination
End use
Residual waste
8,666
Wiltshire
Tonnage diverted through moisture loss, as result of the MBT process.
Residual waste
22,946
Netherlands Germany
Tonnage diverted = amount of REFUSE DERIVED FUEL produced at the Northacre MBT facility and exported to The Netherlands and Germany to be used for energy production at Energy from Waste (EfW) facilities.
Residual waste
95
Wiltshire
Tonnage recycled = metals recovered from the MBT process. Sent for recycling at E J Shanley & Sons, Wiltshire.
Residual waste
16,473
Wiltshire
Tonnage landfilled = Process residue material, sent to Hills Waste Solutions Ltd, Lower Compton Landfill, Wiltshire.
Incineration Without Energy Recovery
Material
End of year tonnage
End destination
End use
Clinical (LA collected)
47
Maidenhead
High temperature incineration without energy recovery.
