East Devon

East Devon - Profile
 
Population 132,700
Number of households 63,530
Area (in hectares) 81,400
People per hectare 1.63
 
East Devon - Waste Summary (tonnes)
 
Overall household waste produced    66,179
Overall municipal waste produced     70,088

Recycled         19,624
Composted     19,499
 
East Devon - Recycled by type (tonnes)
 
Glass              4,231               Paper              6,012
Card               1,236               Cans               617
Textiles            673                  Plastic            554
Other               6,301
 
East Devon (District only) - Recycling Rate

District Recycling rate 48.42%

National position (recycling & composting) 52 out of 235 similar authorities (10/11)

East Devon - Recycling Rate History
 
94/95 8.80%                95/96 8.10%

96/97 13.05%              97/98 9.24%

98/99 9.88%                99/00 12.56%

00/01 15.71%              01/02 15.18%

02/03 15.28%              03/04 16.21%

04/05 16.40%              05/06 17.21%

06/07 19.36%              07/08 21.88%

08/09 26.5%                09/10 34.2%

10/11 48.42%

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