Construction and demolition waste recovery rate in the UK 2010-2020
The recovery rate of construction and demolition (C&D) waste in the United Kingdom (UK) broke a four-year trend of continuous growth in 2020, having fallen to 92.6 percent. The previous year had seen a decade high, with C&D waste recovery rates reaching 93.3 percent. Under the EU Waste Framework Directive, the UK had a target of recovering at least 70 percent of non-hazardous C&D waste by 2020.