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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.
 
Cambridgeshire 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
308,730
130,413
£4,279,608
£555,714
£1,111,428
2006/2007
313,361
132,369
£4,343,802
£564,050
£1,128,099
2007/2008
318,061
134,355
£4,408,959
£572,510
£1,145,021
2008/2009
322,832
136,370
£5,966,791
£774,797
£1,549,595
2009/2010
327,675
138,416
£7,570,367
£983,024
£1,966,049
2010/2011
332,590
140,492
£9,220,706
£1,197,324
£2,394,647
 
* 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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