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Minimising waste

The summary Figure shows the proportion of indicator components for which ‘Minimising waste’ is the primary goal that have been assigned to each assessment category, with the exact number of indicator components shown as a label on the bars.

There are 5 indicators comprising of 9 indicator components in total with this primary goal. Of these, 3 components showed an improvement over the short, medium and long-term assessment periods and 2 more showed an improvement over the short term but had insufficient data points to be assessed over the medium or long term. Of the remaining 4 indicator components, one showed a deterioration over the short term, and little or no change over the medium term, but was assessed as improving over the long term, 2 deteriorated over the short term and were not assessed over the long term, and one had insufficient data to be assessed over any of the 3 time periods considered withing the Outcome Indicator Framework.

Summary of assessment results - Minimising waste

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Assessment results - Minimising waste

Indicator component assessed Short term Medium term Long term
C1a Items of litter per 100m of beach, England Improvement Not assessed Not assessed
C1b Percentage of sampled fulmars having more than 0.1 g of plastic in their stomach, Greater North Sea Improvement Improvement Improvement
C1c Mean probability that benthic trawl surveys contain a litter item, Celtic Seas Improvement Not assessed Not assessed
C1c Mean probability that benthic trawl surveys contain a litter item, Greater North Sea Deterioration Not assessed Not assessed
J1 Consumption based greenhouse gas emissions in England (total) Improvement Improvement Improvement
J3 ‘Household waste’ and ‘waste from households’ recycling rates in England Deterioration Little or no change Improvement
J4i Residual waste (excluding major mineral wastes) in England (kilograms per capita) Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed
J6a Illegal waste sites in England (total active sites) Improvement Improvement Improvement
J6b Fly-tipping incidents in England (new methodology) Deterioration Not assessed Not assessed
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Potential links - Minimising waste

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Potential links - Minimising waste

Primary goal From Indicator To Indicator Correlation Rationale
Minimising waste C1 Clean seas: marine litter C3 Diverse seas: status of mammals, birds and fish Negative Marine litter can be harmful to wildlife. C1 includes indicator for plastic ingested by fulmars.
Minimising waste J2 Raw material consumption J1 Carbon footprint and consumer buying choices Positive Raw materials are used in the production of goods measured by J1.
Minimising waste J2 Raw material consumption E6 Volume of timber brought to market each year Positive Raw material consumption includes biomass products such as timber.
Minimising waste J6 Waste crime B1 Pollution loads entering waters Positive If not handled properly, waste can cause serious pollution of the environment – air, land and water.
Minimising waste J6 Waste crime B2 Serious pollution incidents to water Positive If not handled properly, waste can cause serious pollution of the environment – air, land and water.
Minimising waste J6 Waste crime C1 Clean seas: marine litter Positive J6 includes fly tipping which could result in marine litter.
Minimising waste J6 Waste crime G1 Changes in landscape and waterscape character Negative Fly tipping will influence changes in the public’s perceptions of landscape character and quality, which will become part of the G1 indicator.
Minimising waste G6 Environmental attitudes and behaviours J3 Municipal waste recycling rates Positive G6 will include information on people’s self-reported environmental behaviours, likely including questions on waste.
Minimising waste G6 Environmental attitudes and behaviours J1 Carbon footprint and consumer buying choices Positive G6 will include information on people’s self-reported environmental behaviours, likely including questions on behaviours related to carbon use.
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