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.
 
Basingstoke and Deane Borough 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
63,871
11,091
£1,266,720
£114,968
£229,936
2006/2007
64,829
11,257
£1,285,721
£116,692
£233,385
2007/2008
65,802
11,426
£1,305,007
£118,443
£236,885
2008/2009
66,789
11,598
£1,766,109
£160,292
£320,585
2009/2010
67,790
11,772
£2,240,751
£203,371
£406,742
2010/2011
68,807
11,948
£2,729,234
£247,706
£495,412
 
* 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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