landfill tax calculator
Landfill Tax Figures and Forecast for 2005/2006 to 2010/2011
 
The estimated landfill tax savings for councils running PrisymWM to help increase recycling rates are shown in red.
 
Bedfordshire County Council
Year
Total Household Waste (tonnes)*
Total Household Recycling (tonnes)*
Landfill Tax
Tax Saving with 7.5% Diversion from Landfill to Recycling **
Tax Saving with 15% Diversion from Landfill to Recycling **
2005/2006
201,491
64,560
£3,286,344
£362,684
£725,368
2006/2007
204,513
65,528
£3,335,639
£368,124
£736,248
2007/2008
207,581
66,511
£3,385,674
£373,646
£747,292
2008/2009
210,695
67,509
£4,581,945
£505,667
£1,011,335
2009/2010
213,855
68,522
£5,813,343
£641,566
£1,283,131
2010/2011
217,063
69,549
£7,080,652
£781,427
£1,562,854
 
* Figures based on 2005/06 returns to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Landfill tax estimates based on DEFRA landfill tax escalator and the 'Review of England's Waste Strategy' document.  
   
** Tax savings are indicative only of the potential savings that could be achieved.  
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