Sheffield’s waste and recycling performance

We work in partnership with Veolia to provide waste and recycling services to all households in Sheffield. 

Our 3 main objectives are to reduce waste, help residents to recycle and minimise the amount of waste sent to landfill.

Waste and recycling quarterly performance for 2022 to 2023

      Q1 (Apr-Jun) Q2 (Jul-Sep) Q3 (Oct-Dec) Q3 (Jan-Mar)
    Total household waste (tonnes) 49,562 47,483 43,028 43,386
    Recycled 27.17% 28.15% 28.18% 29.34%
    Composted 7.67% 6.59% 3.73% 2.22%
    Sent for recovery 65.15% 65.25% 68.08% 68.43%
    Sent to landfill 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.01%

    Download data on our quarterly waste and recycling peformance for 2022 to 2023.

    Waste and recycling performance 2020 to 2023

    Download data on our waste and recycling performance from 2020 to 2023.

      2022/23 2021/22 2020/21
    Total household waste (tonnes) 183,919 193,495
    189,277
    Recycled 28.18% 28.22%
    27.07%
    Composted 5.17% 5.15%
    5.36%
    Sent for recovery 66.64% 66.58%
    65.69%
    Sent to landfill 0.01% 0.5%
    0.26%

    Download data on our waste and recycling performance from 2019 to 2022.

    Contract Performance: Key Performance Indicators

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    5th Floor (North)
    Howden House
    1 Union Street
    Sheffield
    S1 2SH

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