Devon

Devon - Profile

Population 747,400
Number of households 347,190
Area (in hectares) 656,400
People per hectare 1.13
 
Devon - Waste Summary (tonnes)
 
Overall household waste produced    378,027
Overall municipal waste produced     417,733
 
Recycled         106,476
Composted      100,690
 
Devon - Recycled by type (tonnes)
 
Glass              21,932               Paper              30,015
Card                8,620               Cans                3,153
Textiles            2,605               Plastic            3,483
Other               36,668
 
Devon - Recycling Rate

County household recycling rate 54.8%

National position (household recycling & composting)  1st out of 33 similar authorities (2010/11).

Devon - Recycling Rate History
 
94/95 11.20%                95/96 12.80%

96/97 14.58%               97/98 17.03%

98/99 21.68%                99/00 23.40%

00/01 19.79%                01/02 20.52%

02/03 22.06%                03/04 26.69%

04/05 32.71%                05/06 40.59%

06/07 45.80%                07/08 49.21%

08/09 51.6%                  09/10 52.6%

10/11 54.8%

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