Legal target: no more than 437.0 kg per person by 2030, on the way to 287.0 kg by 2042. Starting from 574.8 kg in 2019, the straight path needed 512.2 kg by now.

What it means: residual waste is what ends up in landfill or incinerators instead of being reused, recycled or composted. Heavy mineral waste such as soil and rubble is left out. A falling line is good.

Source: Defra, estimates of residual waste in England; Environment Act targets set in 2023.