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2009/10 green/food

The following table contains municipal waste data derived from WasteDataFlow for the period covering the financial year 2009/10.

 

The data shows household waste recycling and composting rates for English councils from April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010, showing recycling rate (dry recyclables), composting rate (green waste and food waste) as well as the total amount of combined recycling and composting for the year.

 

Councils are listed in order of their rate of organics (green and food wastes) treatment (including composting):

 

Council

Dry

Compost

   Total  

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

19.20%

42.61%

61.81%

Teignbridge District Council

20.77%

35.46%

56.23%

Harborough District Council

18.08%

35.17%

53.25%

Cotswold District Council

25.79%

34.61%

60.40%

South Cambridgeshire District Council

18.94%

34.51%

53.45%

Ryedale District Council

17.56%

34.37%

51.93%

Rochford District Council

26.91%

34.03%

60.94%

South Derbyshire District Council

15.78%

31.53%

47.31%

Stratford-on-Avon District Council

27.20%

31.42%

58.62%

South Northamptonshire District Council

18.86%

30.88%

49.74%

Three Rivers District Council

18.81%

30.60%

49.41%

Mid Devon District Council

16.92%

30.11%

47.03%

South Hams District Council

27.08%

29.96%

57.04%

Huntingdonshire District Council

25.65%

29.89%

55.54%

Daventry District Council

17.81%

29.38%

47.19%

East Lindsey District Council

26.92%

29.29%

56.21%

Shropshire

20.58%

29.27%

49.85%

St Albans City and District Council

20.76%

28.94%

49.70%

Lichfield District Council

24.72%

28.83%

53.55%

Fenland District Council

21.46%

28.82%

50.28%

North Hertfordshire District Council

19.68%

28.82%

48.50%

Hambleton District Council

17.29%

28.03%

45.32%

North East Derbyshire District Council

14.95%

27.91%

42.86%

Leicestershire County Council

24.74%

27.70%

52.44%

Suffolk Coastal District Council

24.23%

27.56%

51.79%

Rushcliffe Borough Council

25.60%

27.52%

53.12%

Melton Borough Council

22.43%

27.36%

49.79%

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council

22.41%

27.25%

49.66%

Warwick District Council

22.15%

27.14%

49.29%

Waveney District Council

26.20%

26.96%

53.16%

East Staffordshire Borough Council

23.28%

26.93%

50.21%

Cherwell District Council

24.44%

26.91%

51.35%

St Edmundsbury Borough Council

23.20%

26.88%

50.08%

Cambridgeshire County Council

24.30%

26.81%

51.11%

Dacorum Borough Council

20.64%

26.62%

47.26%

North Lincolnshire Council

24.95%

26.44%

51.39%

South Staffordshire Council

21.23%

26.44%

47.67%

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

17.92%

26.37%

44.29%

South Oxfordshire District Council

35.14%

26.11%

61.25%

North Kesteven District Council

27.76%

26.06%

53.82%

Allerdale Borough Council

18.61%

25.69%

44.30%

West Lancashire Borough Council

19.92%

25.46%

45.38%

Horsham District Council

16.19%

25.37%

41.56%

West Lindsey District Council

23.79%

25.25%

49.04%

Kettering Borough Council

19.88%

24.88%

44.76%

Forest of Dean District Council

14.94%

24.79%

39.73%

Rutland County Council

31.33%

24.46%

55.79%

Devon County Council

27.76%

24.46%

52.22%

Chesterfield Borough Council

16.16%

24.44%

40.60%

Derbyshire Dales District Council

16.63%

24.43%

41.06%

Rugby Borough Council

26.56%

24.39%

50.95%

Staffordshire County Council

23.74%

24.27%

48.01%

Warwickshire County Council

23.79%

24.26%

48.05%

Stafford Borough Council

24.09%

24.21%

48.30%

Hertsmere Borough Council

15.20%

24.17%

39.37%

Derby City Council

20.52%

24.00%

44.52%

East Hertfordshire District Council

17.20%

23.97%

41.17%

Dorset County Council

25.27%

23.95%

49.22%

North West Leicestershire District Council

20.04%

23.95%

43.99%

Cheshire East

25.34%

23.92%

49.26%

Wyre Borough Council

20.45%

23.61%

44.06%

Braintree District Council

26.09%

23.45%

49.54%

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

22.05%

23.36%

45.41%

Forest Heath District Council

21.84%

23.33%

45.17%

Copeland Borough Council

18.06%

23.33%

41.39%

Cannock Chase Council

23.40%

23.23%

46.63%

Hertfordshire County Council

22.99%

23.19%

46.18%

South Ribble Borough Council

21.81%

23.19%

45.00%

Fylde Borough Council

18.75%

23.01%

41.76%

Cambridge City Council

17.76%

22.93%

40.69%

Eden District Council

21.79%

22.78%

44.57%

Bexley LB

28.09%

22.66%

50.75%

Chorley Borough Council

24.35%

22.64%

46.99%

Leicester City Council

17.26%

22.58%

39.84%

Torridge District Council

18.75%

22.56%

41.31%

High Peak Borough Council

17.66%

22.56%

40.22%

Derbyshire County Council

19.30%

22.39%

41.69%

Watford Borough Council

17.28%

22.37%

39.65%

Rother District Council

20.94%

22.19%

43.13%

Somerset County Council

26.36%

22.18%

48.54%

Barnsley MBC

20.97%

22.18%

43.15%

Epping Forest Borough Council

28.74%

22.06%

50.80%

Lincolnshire County Council

29.30%

21.96%

51.26%

Taunton Deane Borough Council

23.22%

21.93%

45.15%

Welwyn Hatfield Council

12.22%

21.91%

34.13%

Suffolk County Council

28.64%

21.89%

50.53%

Selby District Council

17.11%

21.75%

38.86%

North Devon District Council

20.24%

21.56%

41.80%

Sefton MBC

17.49%

21.50%

38.99%

Rotherham MBC

20.88%

21.40%

42.28%

Cheshire West and Chester

26.34%

21.36%

47.70%

South Lakeland District Council

21.37%

21.27%

42.64%

Harrow LB

24.86%

21.23%

46.09%

Wycombe District Council

21.33%

20.59%

41.92%

Northamptonshire County Council

23.85%

20.57%

44.42%

North Yorkshire County Council

23.51%

20.52%

44.03%

Carlisle City Council

25.90%

20.30%

46.20%

West Devon Borough Council

23.17%

20.30%

43.47%

Wealden District Council

15.32%

20.30%

35.62%

Central Bedfordshire

30.07%

20.19%

50.26%

Stockport MBC

21.31%

20.12%

41.43%

Uttlesford District Council

33.80%

20.03%

53.83%

East Cambridgeshire District Council

16.80%

19.91%

36.71%

Solihull MBC

20.85%

19.84%

40.69%

South Gloucestershire Council

21.19%

19.75%

40.94%

Oxfordshire County Council

27.93%

19.67%

47.60%

Lincoln City Council

24.39%

19.48%

43.87%

Cumbria County Council

24.23%

19.45%

43.68%

Richmondshire District Council

23.59%

19.44%

43.03%

East Dorset District Council

22.40%

19.40%

41.80%

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council

26.71%

19.22%

45.93%

Erewash Borough Council

21.36%

19.17%

40.53%

Buckinghamshire County Council

25.00%

19.13%

44.13%

Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC

24.01%

19.10%

43.11%

Chelmsford Borough Council

18.10%

19.00%

37.10%

Isle of Wight Council

12.82%

18.99%

31.81%

Ipswich Borough Council

21.03%

18.98%

40.01%

Warrington Borough Council

23.67%

18.95%

42.62%

Corby Borough Council

22.76%

18.89%

41.65%

Peterborough City Council

25.53%

18.68%

44.21%

Telford and Wrekin Council

23.05%

18.67%

41.72%

North Norfolk District Council

25.88%

18.58%

44.46%

Milton Keynes Council

27.68%

18.42%

46.10%

Blaby District Council

26.28%

18.38%

44.66%

Tamworth Borough Council

24.24%

18.37%

42.61%

York City Council

24.65%

18.35%

43.00%

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council

25.64%

18.29%

43.93%

Broadland District Council

29.50%

18.22%

47.72%

Doncaster MBC

21.18%

18.22%

39.40%

Mole Valley District Council

32.13%

18.20%

50.33%

Bournemouth Borough Council

31.64%

18.18%

49.82%

Wolverhampton MBC

17.68%

18.08%

35.76%

Surrey Heath Borough Council

31.93%

18.03%

49.96%

South Kesteven District Council

33.11%

17.95%

51.06%

Gloucestershire County Council

23.44%

17.94%

41.38%

Greenwich LB

17.00%

17.84%

34.84%

Bolsover District Council

9.17%

17.77%

26.94%

Essex County Council

28.25%

17.71%

45.96%

West Berkshire District Council

22.68%

17.32%

40.00%

Chiltern District Council

29.46%

17.19%

46.65%

Wiltshire

23.37%

17.17%

40.54%

North Warwickshire Borough Council

9.96%

17.02%

26.98%

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

21.21%

17.01%

38.22%

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council

17.31%

16.95%

34.26%

Lancashire County Council

27.96%

16.93%

44.89%

South Somerset District Council

24.55%

16.90%

41.45%

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

20.60%

16.87%

37.47%

Mansfield District Council

21.92%

16.80%

38.72%

North Somerset Council

20.50%

16.76%

37.26%

Surrey County Council

28.89%

16.71%

45.60%

Wokingham Council

20.69%

16.69%

37.38%

Calderdale MBC

25.19%

16.68%

41.87%

Gloucester City Council

14.88%

16.49%

31.37%

Mendip District Council

23.23%

16.47%

39.70%

Trafford MBC

28.06%

16.36%

44.42%

Poole Borough Council

24.55%

16.36%

40.91%

St Helens MBC

13.48%

16.32%

29.80%

Dudley MBC

13.11%

16.31%

29.42%

Canterbury City Council

29.02%

16.27%

45.29%

Bromsgrove District Council

20.81%

16.26%

37.07%

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

27.05%

16.24%

43.29%

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

29.53%

16.22%

45.75%

Stevenage Borough Council

15.53%

16.18%

31.71%

Hartlepool Borough Council

23.05%

16.02%

39.07%

Walsall MBC

31.23%

16.01%

47.24%

Broxbourne Borough Council

19.34%

15.87%

35.21%

Bedford

22.45%

15.83%

38.28%

West Sussex County Council

27.07%

15.81%

42.88%

Elmbridge Borough Council

28.13%

15.80%

43.93%

Scarborough Borough Council

23.72%

15.77%

39.49%

Bath and North East Somerset Council

26.71%

15.73%

42.44%

Birmingham City Council

15.80%

15.73%

31.53%

Norfolk County Council

27.66%

15.68%

43.34%

Oldham MBC

20.98%

15.68%

36.66%

North East Lincolnshire Council

17.79%

15.47%

33.26%

Lancaster City Council

20.50%

15.36%

35.86%

Northampton Borough Council

22.90%

15.33%

38.23%

Wakefield City MDC

23.87%

15.23%

39.10%

East Sussex County Council

21.26%

15.19%

36.45%

Weymouth and Portland Borough Council

27.72%

15.17%

42.89%

Nottinghamshire County Council

27.45%

15.14%

42.59%

Blackpool Borough Council

23.28%

15.08%

38.36%

Preston City Council

17.21%

15.04%

32.25%

Wirral MBC

21.75%

14.86%

36.61%

Swindon Borough Council

31.86%

14.81%

46.67%

Bristol City Council

22.53%

14.78%

37.31%

Ribble Valley Borough Council

23.02%

14.77%

37.79%

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

26.34%

14.67%

41.01%

Hampshire County Council

25.48%

14.61%

40.09%

Craven District Council

22.29%

14.49%

36.78%

Leeds City Council MBC

16.48%

14.44%

30.92%

Maldon District Council

21.73%

14.38%

36.11%

Guildford Borough Council

30.83%

14.23%

45.06%

Harrogate Borough Council

16.99%

14.23%

31.22%

Merseyside WDA (MBC)

19.98%

14.11%

34.09%

Brentwood Borough Council

28.83%

14.09%

42.92%

Eastleigh Borough Council

29.87%

13.88%

43.75%

Wellingborough Borough Council

20.71%

13.85%

34.56%

Cheltenham Borough Council

18.71%

13.81%

32.52%

Bracknell Forest Borough Council

23.32%

13.78%

37.10%

Brent LB

15.04%

13.65%

28.69%

West London Waste Authority

24.37%

13.63%

38.00%

Tewkesbury Borough Council

17.91%

13.60%

31.51%

Barnet LB

19.42%

13.58%

33.00%

Bradford City MDC (MBC)

15.88%

13.52%

29.40%

Broxtowe Borough Council

29.20%

13.48%

42.68%

Oxford City Council

25.14%

13.09%

38.23%

Hillingdon LB

27.83%

13.06%

40.89%

Pendle Borough Council

22.39%

13.06%

35.45%

Basildon District Council

25.21%

13.04%

38.25%

Woking Borough Council

31.54%

13.02%

44.56%

Coventry City Council

19.43%

12.90%

32.33%

Colchester Borough Council

23.62%

12.88%

36.50%

Charnwood Borough Council

29.70%

12.83%

42.53%

Thurrock Council

23.13%

12.71%

35.84%

Worcestershire County Council

28.99%

12.69%

41.68%

Breckland Council

28.11%

12.64%

40.75%

Vale of White Horse District Council

23.56%

12.54%

36.10%

Kent County Council

25.85%

12.50%

38.35%

Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council

24.66%

12.42%

37.08%

North Tyneside Council

24.29%

12.39%

36.68%

Ealing LB

25.10%

12.37%

37.47%

Christchurch Borough Council

21.93%

12.32%

34.25%

Richmond upon Thames LB

30.27%

12.15%

42.42%

Halton Borough Council

18.80%

12.04%

30.84%

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

16.74%

11.99%

28.73%

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council

25.21%

11.93%

37.14%

Nottingham City Council

23.55%

11.93%

35.48%

Bromley LB

28.30%

11.91%

40.21%

Havering LB

22.36%

11.91%

34.27%

Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council

21.34%

11.91%

33.25%

Sandwell MBC

17.79%

11.91%

29.70%

Northumberland

26.87%

11.90%

38.77%

Eastbourne Borough Council

19.33%

11.88%

31.21%

Medway Borough Council

21.62%

11.78%

33.40%

Wigan MBC

21.12%

11.78%

32.90%

Cornwall

25.13%

11.74%

36.87%

Greater Manchester WDA (MBC)

21.97%

11.73%

33.70%

Enfield LB

19.40%

11.62%

31.02%

South Tyneside MBC

17.26%

11.59%

28.85%

Hounslow LB

21.55%

11.56%

33.11%

Bury MBC

16.25%

11.53%

27.78%

Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council

22.72%

11.44%

34.16%

Gateshead MBC

19.55%

11.39%

30.94%

Redbridge LB

20.22%

11.37%

31.59%

Knowsley MBC

16.50%

11.37%

27.87%

Bolton MBC

17.82%

11.19%

29.01%

Mid Sussex District Council

34.16%

11.12%

45.28%

Luton Borough Council

23.50%

11.05%

34.55%

Barking and Dagenham LB

21.70%

11.05%

32.75%

Burnley Borough Council

22.64%

10.93%

33.57%

Salford City Council MBC

21.42%

10.75%

32.17%

Fareham Borough Council

27.25%

10.58%

37.83%

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

32.66%

10.44%

43.10%

Rochdale MBC

22.62%

10.40%

33.02%

Wychavon District Council

31.92%

10.37%

42.29%

Rossendale Borough Council

25.57%

10.37%

35.94%

Croydon LB

21.87%

10.35%

32.22%

County Durham

24.75%

10.32%

35.07%

Castle Point Borough Council

26.65%

10.28%

36.93%

Mid Suffolk District Council

29.96%

10.22%

40.18%

Winchester City Council

26.50%

10.22%

36.72%

Maidstone Borough Council

20.55%

10.08%

30.63%

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

20.22%

10.06%

30.28%

Dover District Council

20.82%

10.01%

30.83%

Sunderland City Council

17.03%

9.99%

27.02%

Waltham Forest LB

17.92%

9.94%

27.86%

Hyndburn Borough Council

25.34%

9.83%

35.17%

South Norfolk Council

27.14%

9.77%

36.91%

Tameside MBC

24.03%

9.66%

33.69%

Liverpool City Council

15.73%

9.64%

25.37%

East London Waste Authority

19.15%

9.60%

28.75%

Sedgemoor District Council

17.00%

9.60%

26.60%

Torbay Council

26.04%

9.54%

35.58%

Ashfield District Council

23.69%

9.46%

33.15%

North London Waste Authority

19.32%

9.42%

28.74%

Plymouth City Council

20.74%

9.35%

30.09%

Southampton City Council

16.45%

9.30%

25.75%

Shepway District Council

27.17%

9.28%

36.45%

Kingston-upon-Hull City Council

25.26%

9.19%

34.45%

East Devon District Council

24.92%

9.18%

34.10%

Herefordshire Council

26.56%

9.07%

35.63%

Test Valley Borough Council

26.22%

9.02%

35.24%

Reading Borough Council

23.88%

8.92%

32.80%

North Dorset District Council

23.92%

8.60%

32.52%

West Oxfordshire District Council

25.14%

8.58%

33.72%

Arun District Council

29.10%

8.57%

37.67%

Sheffield City Council

18.99%

8.51%

27.50%

Sutton LB

29.18%

8.39%

37.57%

Kirklees MBC

23.29%

8.32%

31.61%

Worthing Borough Council

28.88%

8.30%

37.18%

Harlow District Council

27.17%

8.14%

35.31%

Darlington Borough Council

28.05%

8.07%

36.12%

Sevenoaks District Council

22.75%

7.96%

30.71%

Slough Borough Council

23.08%

7.83%

30.91%

Middlesbrough Borough Council

15.25%

7.55%

22.80%

South Bucks District Council

25.56%

7.49%

33.05%

Exeter City Council

28.84%

7.45%

36.29%

Chichester District Council

31.85%

7.43%

39.28%

Camden LB

22.34%

7.35%

29.69%

East Northamptonshire Council

23.55%

7.04%

30.59%

Haringey LB

18.03%

6.96%

24.99%

Hart District Council

29.41%

6.75%

36.16%

Gedling Borough Council

28.83%

6.46%

35.29%

Manchester City Council MBC

12.47%

6.34%

18.81%

Merton LB

27.22%

6.26%

33.48%

Islington LB

22.84%

6.16%

29.00%

Norwich City Council

28.47%

6.07%

34.54%

Hackney LB

18.02%

5.90%

23.92%

East Hampshire District Council

31.22%

5.82%

37.04%

Adur District Council

31.95%

5.44%

37.39%

West Somerset District Council

21.56%

5.34%

26.90%

Rushmoor Borough Council

22.02%

5.33%

27.35%

Runnymede Borough Council

19.45%

5.32%

24.77%

Boston Borough Council

25.48%

5.01%

30.49%

Newham LB

13.73%

4.91%

18.64%

Waverley Borough Council

32.29%

4.88%

37.17%

Southwark LB

17.20%

4.77%

21.97%

Portsmouth City Council

19.51%

4.53%

24.04%

Council of the Isles of Scilly

12.82%

4.38%

17.20%

Spelthorne Borough Council

29.13%

4.26%

33.39%

Hastings Borough Council

23.31%

3.75%

27.06%

Brighton and Hove Council

23.83%

3.65%

27.48%

New Forest District Council

27.18%

3.60%

30.78%

Amber Valley Borough Council

23.92%

3.46%

27.38%

Thanet District Council

22.36%

3.36%

25.72%

Purbeck District Council

29.57%

3.24%

32.81%

Bassetlaw District Council

19.67%

3.10%

22.77%

West Dorset District Council

29.51%

2.99%

32.50%

Lambeth LB

24.26%

2.86%

27.12%

Swale Borough Council

29.29%

2.84%

32.13%

Tandridge District Council

28.99%

2.80%

31.79%

Crawley Borough Council

26.10%

2.77%

28.87%

Malvern Hills District Council

25.66%

2.39%

28.05%

Tower Hamlets LB

23.77%

2.29%

26.06%

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

20.81%

2.29%

23.10%

Havant Borough Council

27.67%

2.23%

29.90%

Western Riverside Waste Authority

24.75%

2.00%

26.75%

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

29.06%

1.59%

30.65%

Westminster City Council

22.69%

1.38%

24.07%

City of London

33.88%

1.31%

35.19%

Gosport Borough Council

22.12%

1.24%

23.36%

Aylesbury Vale District Council

20.88%

1.21%

22.09%

Worcester City Council

32.45%

1.08%

33.53%

Lewes District Council

23.27%

1.05%

24.32%

South Holland District Council

31.88%

0.96%

32.84%

Hammersmith and Fulham LB

26.40%

0.83%

27.23%

Lewisham LB

16.21%

0.57%

16.78%

Wandsworth LB

24.43%

0.54%

24.97%

Ashford Borough Council

14.90%

0.39%

15.29%

Stroud District Council

25.18%

0.09%

25.27%

Gravesham Borough Council

23.00%

0.05%

23.05%

Redditch Borough Council

28.89%

0.01%

28.90%

Tendring District Council

26.54%

0.00%

26.54%

Great Yarmouth Borough Council

26.46%

0.00%

26.46%

Wyre Forest District Council

26.40%

0.00%

26.40%

Newark and Sherwood District Council

25.60%

0.00%

25.60%

Dartford Borough Council

22.58%

0.00%

22.58%

Alnwick District Council

0.00%

Babergh District Council

0.00%

Bedford Borough Council

0.00%

Bedfordshire County Council

0.00%

Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council

0.00%

Blyth Valley Borough Council

0.00%

Bridgnorth District Council

0.00%

Caradon District Council

0.00%

Carrick District Council

0.00%

Castle Morpeth Borough Council

0.00%

Cheshire County Council

0.00%

Chester City Council

0.00%

Chester-Le-Street District Council

0.00%

Congleton Borough Council

0.00%

Cornwall County Council

0.00%

Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council

0.00%

Derwentside District Council

0.00%

Durham City Council

0.00%

Durham County Council

0.00%

Easington District Council

0.00%

Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council

0.00%

Kennet District Council

0.00%

Kerrier District Council

0.00%

Macclesfield Borough Council

0.00%

Mid Bedfordshire District Council

0.00%

North Cornwall District Council

0.00%

North Shropshire District Council

0.00%

North Wiltshire District Council

0.00%

Northumberland County Council

0.00%

Oswestry Borough Council

0.00%

Penwith District Council

0.00%

Restormel Borough Council

0.00%

Salisbury District Council

0.00%

Sedgefield Borough Council

0.00%

Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council

0.00%

Shropshire County Council

0.00%

South Bedfordshire District Council

0.00%

South Shropshire District Council

0.00%

Teesdale District Council

0.00%

Tynedale District Council

0.00%

Vale Royal Borough Council

0.00%

Wansbeck District Council

0.00%

Wear Valley District Council

0.00%

West Wiltshire District Council

0.00%

Wiltshire County Council

0.00%

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