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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.
 
Cotswold 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
38,120
13,895
£581,400
£68,616
£137,232
2006/2007
38,692
14,103
£590,121
£69,645
£139,290
2007/2008
39,272
14,315
£598,973
£70,690
£141,380
2008/2009
39,861
14,530
£810,610
£95,667
£191,334
2009/2010
40,459
14,748
£1,028,461
£121,378
£242,755
2010/2011
41,066
14,969
£1,252,666
£147,838
£295,676
 
* 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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