London Wider Waste Strategy - London - Greater London Authority

6.29. A breakdown of the hazardous waste arisings by region is shown in Figure 6.1. In
2002, a total of 458,579 tonnes of hazardous waste was produced in London (SWaT,
2002). This is approximately 9% of the total hazardous waste arisings for England and
Wales and makes London the sixth highest producing region in the country.
6.30. However, the average hazardous waste production per person in London is less than the
average production per person figures for England and Wales, and the UK. On average,
the hazardous waste production per person per year in London is 63.9kgs, compared to
92.1kgs in England and Wales and 86.0kgs for the UK. This information was calculated
using the Environment Agency hazardous waste production information for 2002, and
the 2001 Census information as the most up to date population data..
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Figure 6.1: Summary of hazardous waste arisings in England and Wales by
region (2002)
East Midlands East of
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SWat 2002: Hazardous waste arisings by region.
London North East North West South East South West Wales West
Midlands
Yorks &
Humber
6.31. A complete breakdown of hazardous waste arisings by European Waste Catalogue
(EWC) code for London is illustrated in Figure 6.2.
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