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Each year, the UK waste statistics report more than 150 million tonnes of mineral waste each year, but give almost no insight into the makeup, composition and source of this enormous volume of material.

This website aims to make that information accessible, drawing from a wide range of data sources to provide interactive maps representing the UK’s mineral waste by individual material type and composition. Its purpose is to map the sheer complexity of the UK's waste landscape and help better focus efforts on re-use and waste reduction.

This project was created by Lewis Jones / Matter at hand in 2023. Further information, including the full methodology and calculations used are available in the accompanying scientific paper.