Surrey Overall Waste Figures
How much is there?
Total household waste produced: 2005/6- 574,512 Tonnes
What amount is recycled?
Total amount recycled: 2005/6- 160,522 Tonnes. This gives an overall recycling rate of 27.9 % which is calculated by amalgamating the recycling rates at Community Recycling Centres (CRC) with that achieved by the 11 district and borough councils (WCAs) that make up Surrey as a whole.
How much waste and recycling is there local to you?
Find your local council in the list below to see how your local area has performed in 2005/6-. As you will see not all of the local authorities have the same recycling targets. This is because these are statutory Best Value recycling targets calculated by the government based on past performance.
| Local Council (Waste Collection Authority - WCA) | Waste Produced per Person -Tonnes | Total Household Waste Produced -Tonnes | Recycled per Person - Tonnes | Total Recycled - Tonnes | Recycling Rate - % 2005/06 | Recycling Rate Target - % 2005/06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmbridge | 0.43 | 54,554 | 0.09 | 11,564 | 21.2 | 24 |
| Epsom & Ewell | 0.42 | 28,496 | 0.08 | 5,148 | 18.1 | 18 |
| Guildford | 0.37 | 48,267 | 0.12 | 15,804 | 32.7 | 21 |
| Mole Valley | 0.38 | 30,933 | 0.12 | 10,010 | 32.4 | 30 |
| Reigate & Banstead | 0.39 | 49,514 | 0.11 | 14,212 | 28.7 | 30 |
| Runnymede | 0.40 | 31,750 | 0.07 | 5,628 | 17.7 | 18 |
| Spelthorne | 0.41 | 35,847 | 0.07 | 6,388 | 17.8 | 30 |
| Surrey Heath | 0.37 | 29,950 | 0.09 | 7,635 | 25.5 | 30 |
| Tandridge | 0.39 | 30,579 | 0.09 | 6,994 | 22.9 | 30 |
| Waverley | 0.39 | 44,916 | 0.10 | 11,085 | 24.7 | 30 |
| Woking | 0.38 | 34,452 | 0.11 | 10,164 | 29.5 | 30 |
| Community Recycling Centres (CRC) | 0.15 | 155,254 | 0.05 | 55,890 | 36.0 |
Waste and recycling figures over the years
| 2003 / 2004 | 2004 / 2005 | 2005 / 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waste Collection Authority (WCA) Household Waste - Tonnes | 417,949 | 420,916 | 419,258 |
| Community Recycling Centres (CRC) Household Waste - Tonnes | 169,198 | 166,539 | 155,254 |
| Total Household Waste - Tonnes | 587,147 | 587,455 | 574,512 |
| Rate of growth of Household Waste | 1.5 % | 0.1 % | -2.2 % |
| WCA Household Waste recycling - | 17.6 % | 20.5 % | 25.0 % |
| CRC Household Waste recycling - % | 28.3 % | 33.3 % | 36.0 % |
| Total Household Waste recycling - % | 20.7 % | 24.1 % | 27.9 % |