How much waste is currently incinerated?
Around 9% of municipal waste in England is currently incinerated.
The south-west has the lowest proportion of incineration, with less than 1% being burned.
The West Midlands burns the most, sending 31% of the region's waste to incinerators.
The vast majority of municipal waste is still sent to landfill sites. Around 72% of the 29.1 million tonnes of rubbish was buried in 2003/04.