Torbay

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 the Authority and through Recycling Centres within that authority area.

Torbay - Profile

Population 134,200
Number of households 64,330
Area (in hectares) 6,300
People per hectare 21.30

Torbay - Waste Summary (tonnes)

Overall household waste produced    56,809
Overall municipal waste produced     67,167

Recycled         16,617
Composted      6,115

Torbay - Recycled by type (tonnes)

Glass 4,105                 Paper 4,909
Card 1,994                    Cans 474
Textiles 617                 Plastic 693
Other 3,825

Torbay - Recycling rate

Recycling rate 40.0%

National position (recycling & composting) 41 out of 90 similar authorities (2010/11)

Torbay - Recycling Rate History

02/03 20.10% 03/04 20.69%

04/05 21.93% 05/06 25.61%

06/07 26.14% 07/08 28.19%

08/09 33.18% 09/10 35.5%

10/11 40.0%

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