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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.
 
Chiltern District 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
32,392
11,863
£492,696
£58,306
£116,611
2006/2007
32,878
12,041
£500,086
£59,180
£118,360
2007/2008
33,371
12,222
£507,588
£60,068
£120,136
2008/2009
33,872
12,405
£686,935
£81,292
£162,584
2009/2010
34,380
12,591
£871,549
£103,139
£206,278
2010/2011
34,895
12,780
£1,061,547
£125,623
£251,247
 
* 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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