Waste in the United Kingdom

Rubbish in a farm

Spoiled footpath in Brede, East Sussex

Man scavenging food in London

Loading garbage in Maida Vale

It is estimated that 290 million tonnes of waste was produced in the United Kingdom in 2008 but volumes are declining.^[1] In 2012 municipal solid waste generation was almost 30 million tonnes, according to Waste Atlas Platform.^[2]

The National Waste Strategy is a policy of the government, and in particular the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), intended to foster a move to sustainability in waste management within