With respect to how the diverted landfill waste is being treated, the landfill tax seems to have had most impact on recycling and organic recycling in particular, which more than quadrupled between 2001 and 2010.
Growth in incineration over the same period was markedly less rapid,although still increasing by 60%
Growth in waste diverted to both energy and material recovery tailed off after 2008/9
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