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What happens to your waste

Last updated: 12 November 2024

What happened to your waste 2021/22

Final destination for household waste produced in Buckinghamshire as a percentage of all waste.

An end destination is classed as the location where the material ceases to be waste, after having been recycled into a new product for example.

Figure 5: Pie chart showing end destination countries for total waste collected- Combining all waste streams and broken down by country

Values Percentage (%)
United Kingdom 214,925 92.1%
Spain 4,548 1.9%
India 3,741 1.6%
Turkey 3,043 1.3%
France 2,416 1.0%
Germany 1,693 0.7%
Outside EU 720 0.3%
EU 717 0.3%
Thailand 664 0.3%
Netherlands 492 0.2%
Republic of Ireland 88 0.0%
Other/Exempt 65 0.0%
Bangladesh 53 0.0%
Malaysia 35 0.0%
Vietnam 28 0.0%
Belgium 12 0.0%