Why manage our waste?

The average household in Chesterfield throws away just under a tonne of waste each year – in 20010/11 Chesterfield residents produced nearly 42,000 tonnes of rubbish.

• 60% went into landfill in the Chesterfield area;
• 16% was collected for recycling
• 24% was collected for composting

A total of 40% recycled or composted. This is a very good and we should be proud of our achievements so far  BUT national figures show that up to 70% of waste can actually be recycled or composted. So we still have a long way to go if we want to reduce sights like this.