South Hams

In this section

How much rubbish do we throw away?

What do we recycle?

What is our recycling rate?

All data shown relates to the latest complete year figures.

Figures include the total waste collected by District Councils and through Devon County Council Recycling Centres within that authority area.

South Hams - Profile

Population 83,500
Number of households 42,470
Area (in hectares) 88,600
People per hectare 0.94

South Hams - Waste Summary (tonnes)

Overall household waste produced    44,466
Overall municipal waste produced     50,863

Recycled         13,268
Composted     12,501

South Hams - Recycled by type (tonnes)

Glass 2,568                 Paper 4,089
Card 1,849                  Cans 351
Textiles 236                Plastic 226
Other 3,949

South Hams (District only) - Recycling rate

District Recycling rate 54.9%

National position (recycling & composting) 19 out of 235 (2010/11)

South Hams - Recycling Rate History

94/95 6.10% 95/96 6.20%

96/97 9.67% 97/98 13.04%

98/99 14.14% 99/00 18.71%

00/01 18.34% 01/02 16.40%

02/03 18.13% 03/04 20.80%

04/05 24.64% 05/06 34.32%

06/07 47.92% 07/08 57.38%

08/09 57.88% 09/10 57.2%

10/11 54.9%

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