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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.
 
Buckinghamshire 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
241,058
88,020
£3,672,912
£433,904
£867,809
2006/2007
244,674
89,340
£3,728,006
£440,413
£880,826
2007/2008
248,344
90,680
£3,783,926
£447,019
£894,038
2008/2009
252,069
92,041
£5,120,913
£604,966
£1,209,932
2009/2010
255,850
93,421
£6,497,158
£767,551
£1,535,101
2010/2011
259,688
94,823
£7,913,539
£934,877
£1,869,753
 
* 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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