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.
 
Dorset 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
207,568
79,053
£3,084,360
£373,622
£747,245
2006/2007
210,682
80,239
£3,130,625
£379,227
£758,453
2007/2008
213,842
81,442
£3,177,585
£384,915
£769,830
2008/2009
217,049
82,664
£4,300,331
£520,918
£1,041,837
2009/2010
220,305
83,904
£5,456,045
£660,915
£1,321,831
2010/2011
223,610
85,163
£6,645,463
£804,995
£1,609,990
 
* 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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