Dimension

Indicator

Sources

Observations

Capacity, access and availability

Landfill capacity
(Thousand cubic metres per capita)

Landfill capacity: Environment Agency (EA), http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Research/EW_Landfill_Capacity_Trends.xls

Population data: ONS, http://data.london.gov.uk/datafiles/demographics/ons-mye-population-totals.xls

Geographical coverage: England and Wales

Incineration capacity
(Thousand tonnes per capita)

Incineration capacity: EA, Incineration inputs and capacity tables (one per year). 2010 table is available here: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/library/data/132647.aspx 
Population data: ONS, http://data.london.gov.uk/datafiles/demo
graphics/ons-mye-population-totals.xls

Geographical coverage: England and Wales

Asset or capacity utilisation

Landfill life left - non-hazardous waste (commercial sites)
(years)

Landfill inputs: EA, http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Research/EW_Landfill_Input_Trends.xls (taking only the "Inert C&D" and "HIC" lines of "the categories "Non Inert" and "Inert only")

Landfill capacity: Environment Agency (EA), http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Research/EW_Landfill_Capacity_Trends. xls (excluding the lines "Restricted User" and subtracting the "Hazardous Merchant" and "Hazardous Restricted" values that can be found on the annual Landfill capacity table - the 2010 table can be found here: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/library/data/132647.aspx )

Geographical coverage: England and Wales
Capacity left in years based on current landfill inputs Engineering and cover is assumed to consume 25 per cent of total voidspace Landfill inputs are converted to volumes using a density factor of 1.2 m3/tonne for HIC and 1m3/tonne for inert materials

Incineration capacity usage
(percentage)

Incineration inputs: EA, Incineration inputs and capacity tables (one per year). 2010 table is available here: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/library/data/132647.aspx

Geographical coverage: England and Wales

2005 value was unavailable and is estimated by applying the 2006 proportion of total waste incinerated to the 2005 total waste figure

Service quality and reliability

Household recycling rate
(percentage)

Household recycling rate: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, http://www.Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.gov.uk/statistics/files/lacw_recycling_199697-200910.xls

Geographical coverage: England
Time coverage: 2006-2010. 2005 data is assumed equal to 2006 value.