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2013/14 overall performance

The following table contains municipal waste data derived from WasteDataFlow for the period covering the financial year 2013/14. The data shows the total household waste recycling, composting and reuse rate for English local authorities from April 2013 to March 2014. Local authorities are listed in overall performance order:

 

Rank Local Authority Recycling, Reuse and Composting Rates
1 South Oxfordshire District Council 65.71%
2 Rochford District Council 65.47%
3 Vale of White Horse District Council 65.27%
4 Three Rivers District Council 62.44%
5 Stockport MBC 61.11%
6 Calderdale MBC 60.09%
7 Rutland County Council 60.02%
8 Oxfordshire County Council 59.22%
9 Stratford-on-Avon District Council 59.06%
10 Epping Forest Borough Council 58.58%
11 North Somerset Council 58.14%
12 Lichfield District Council 58.13%
13 Surrey Heath Borough Council 58.12%
14 Cotswold District Council 58.05%
15 West Devon Borough Council 57.93%
16 Trafford MBC 57.54%
17 Huntingdonshire District Council 57.50%
18 Cheshire West and Chester 57.49%
19 Suffolk Coastal District Council 57.44%
20 West Oxfordshire District Council 57.42%
21 North Hertfordshire District Council 57.30%
22 Harborough District Council 57.26%
23 East Riding of Yorkshire Council 57.22%
24 South Cambridgeshire District Council 57.05%
25 South Northamptonshire District Council 56.72%
26 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council 56.08%
27 Braintree District Council 56.04%
28 Cambridgeshire County Council 56.00%
29 Derbyshire Dales District Council 55.68%
30 Woking Borough Council 55.36%
31 Bexley LB 55.21%
32 South Staffordshire Council 55.17%
33 Devon County Council 54.85%
34 Warwick District Council 54.73%
35 Castle Point Borough Council 54.58%
36 Buckinghamshire County Council 53.97%
37 Dorset Waste Partnership 53.94%
38 Cherwell District Council 53.90%
39 Uttlesford District Council 53.69%
40 Basildon District Council 53.69%
41 Teignbridge District Council 53.57%
42 Chiltern District Council 53.32%
43 Warwickshire County Council 53.28%
44 Cheshire East 53.28%
45 West Lindsey District Council 53.17%
46 South Hams District Council 53.16%
47 Leicestershire County Council 53.00%
48 Suffolk County Council 52.97%
49 Mole Valley District Council 52.77%
50 Milton Keynes Council 52.68%
51 Ryedale District Council 52.66%
52 St Edmundsbury Borough Council 52.61%
53 Stafford Borough Council 52.59%
54 Staffordshire County Council 52.35%
55 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 52.31%
56 East Staffordshire Borough Council 52.29%
57 Guildford Borough Council 52.23%
58 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council 52.04%
59 Tamworth Borough Council 51.78%
60 Barnsley MBC 51.57%
61 Surrey County Council 51.47%
62 Essex County Council 51.46%
63 Cannock Chase Council 51.34%
64 Rushcliffe Borough Council 51.25%
65 Fenland District Council 51.20%
66 Tewkesbury Borough Council 51.20%
67 Aylesbury Vale District Council 51.02%
68 Tandridge District Council 51.00%
69 Waveney District Council 50.94%
70 Peterborough City Council 50.83%
71 Bradford City MDC (MBC) 50.78%
72 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council 50.76%
73 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council 50.74%
74 Blaby District Council 50.57%
75 South Ribble Borough Council 50.54%
76 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council 50.30%
77 Brentwood Borough Council 50.30%
78 Kingston-upon-Hull City Council 50.20%
79 Somerset County Council 50.12%
80 Wigan MBC 50.02%
81 Shropshire 49.89%
82 East Lindsey District Council 49.80%
83 Central Bedfordshire 49.77%
84 Bromley LB 49.63%
85 Lincolnshire County Council 49.61%
86 Fylde Borough Council 49.47%
87 Warrington Borough Council 49.47%
88 Daventry District Council 49.43%
89 West Berkshire District Council 49.29%
90 Hertfordshire County Council 49.26%
91 Harrow LB 49.15%
92 Wyre Borough Council 49.15%
93 Elmbridge Borough Council 49.15%
94 Charnwood Borough Council 49.12%
95 South Gloucestershire Council 49.03%
96 Cumbria County Council 48.99%
97 Chorley Borough Council 48.67%
98 Canterbury City Council 48.53%
99 East Hertfordshire District Council 48.48%
100 Forest of Dean District Council 48.32%
101 South Derbyshire District Council 48.18%
102 Gloucestershire County Council 48.16%
103 Isle of Wight Council 48.01%
104 Bath and North East Somerset Council 47.82%
105 South Kesteven District Council 47.73%
106 St Albans City and District Council 47.67%
107 Lancashire County Council 47.35%
108 Wycombe District Council 47.20%
109 Derbyshire County Council 47.05%
110 North Kesteven District Council 47.01%
111 Wealden District Council 46.92%
112 Rugby Borough Council 46.90%
113 North Yorkshire County Council 46.87%
114 Hambleton District Council 46.85%
115 Bournemouth Borough Council 46.83%
116 Mid Devon District Council 46.73%
117 Harlow District Council 46.71%
118 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council 46.67%
119 Welwyn Hatfield Council 46.63%
120 Melton Borough Council 46.62%
121 Maidstone Borough Council 46.56%
122 North West Leicestershire District Council 46.36%
123 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council 46.35%
124 Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 46.29%
125 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council 46.26%
126 Dacorum Borough Council 46.24%
127 Maldon District Council 46.20%
128 Forest Heath District Council 46.10%
129 Taunton Deane Borough Council 46.04%
130 Kettering Borough Council 46.04%
131 Chelmsford Borough Council 45.87%
132 Northamptonshire County Council 45.72%
133 Cheltenham Borough Council 45.57%
134 Wolverhampton MBC 45.56%
135 East Cambridgeshire District Council 45.48%
136 Corby Borough Council 45.44%
137 East Northamptonshire Council 45.33%
138 Waverley Borough Council 45.20%
139 Horsham District Council 45.17%
140 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council 45.02%
141 Telford and Wrekin Council 44.78%
142 East Devon District Council 44.75%
143 Sedgemoor District Council 44.67%
144 Sandwell MBC 44.65%
145 Shepway District Council 44.58%
146 North Lincolnshire Council 44.50%
147 Greater Manchester WDA (MBC) 44.47%
148 Oxford City Council 44.43%
149 Rother District Council 44.41%
150 Broadland District Council 44.37%
151 High Peak Borough Council 44.34%
152 Torridge District Council 44.22%
153 Dover District Council 44.15%
154 Cambridge City Council 44.10%
155 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council 44.09%
156 North East Derbyshire District Council 44.06%
157 Wiltshire 44.02%
158 North Devon District Council 44.00%
159 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council 43.87%
160 West Somerset District Council 43.74%
161 Leeds City Council MBC 43.70%
162 South Somerset District Council 43.66%
163 Kent County Council 43.65%
164 York City Council 43.63%
165 Carlisle City Council 43.51%
166 South Lakeland District Council 43.42%
167 West Lancashire District Council 43.32%
168 Nottinghamshire County Council 43.30%
169 Richmond upon Thames LB 43.29%
170 Hertsmere Borough Council 43.16%
171 Hillingdon LB 43.15%
172 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council 43.15%
173 Leicester City Council 43.04%
174 Bury MBC 42.96%
175 Selby District Council 42.93%
176 Norfolk County Council 42.83%
177 County Durham 42.82%
178 Derby City Council 42.69%
179 Mid Sussex District Council 42.67%
180 Craven District Council 42.57%
181 Lancaster City Council 42.47%
182 Wychavon District Council 42.22%
183 Lincoln City Council 42.17%
184 Croydon LB 42.16%
185 Northampton Borough Council 42.13%
186 Ashford Borough Council 41.91%
187 Runnymede Borough Council 41.84%
188 Swindon Borough Council 41.78%
189 Mid Suffolk District Council 41.73%
190 Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC 41.54%
191 Mendip District Council 41.52%
192 Bristol City Council 41.52%
193 Chesterfield Borough Council 41.51%
194 Richmondshire District Council 41.43%
195 Torbay Council 41.31%
196 Ipswich Borough Council 41.28%
197 Medway Borough Council 41.20%
198 Spelthorne Borough Council 41.19%
199 Colchester Borough Council 41.18%
200 West Sussex County Council 41.14%
201 Walsall MBC 41.14%
202 Blackpool Borough Council 41.14%
203 Thurrock Council 40.93%
204 Worcestershire County Council 40.90%
205 Rotherham MBC 40.85%
206 Brent LB 40.81%
207 Eden District Council 40.77%
208 East Sussex County Council 40.75%
209 Watford Borough Council 40.60%
210 Boston Borough Council 40.52%
211 West London Waste Authority 40.31%
212 Harrogate Borough Council 40.31%
213 Bolsover District Council 40.29%
214 Broxtowe Borough Council 40.17%
215 Bromsgrove District Council 40.16%
216 Doncaster MBC 40.16%
217 Northumberland 40.15%
218 Ealing LB 40.15%
219 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council 40.14%
220 North Norfolk District Council 40.11%
221 Hartlepool Borough Council 39.84%
222 Salford City Council MBC 39.82%
223 Poole Borough Council 39.78%
224 North Warwickshire Borough Council 39.78%
225 Halton Borough Council 39.75%
226 Merseyside WDA (MBC) 39.67%
227 Solihull MBC 39.55%
228 Tameside MBC 39.52%
229 Chichester District Council 39.50%
230 Erewash Borough Council 39.44%
231 South Norfolk Council 39.22%
232 Wokingham Council 39.15%
233 Eastleigh Borough Council 39.12%
234 Enfield LB 39.12%
235 Wakefield City MDC 39.03%
236 Merton LB 38.87%
237 Greenwich LB 38.83%
238 City of London 38.80%
239 Scarborough Borough Council 38.79%
240 Herefordshire Council 38.61%
241 Bedford 38.29%
242 South Tyneside MBC 38.12%
243 Mansfield District Council 38.12%
244 Preston Borough Council 38.07%
245 Allerdale Borough Council 38.07%
246 Hampshire County Council 37.73%
247 Sefton MBC 37.61%
248 Ribble Valley Borough Council 37.59%
249 Stevenage Borough Council 37.40%
250 Wirral MBC 37.35%
251 North Tyneside Council 37.34%
252 Bolton MBC 37.33%
253 Sutton LB 37.06%
254 Gedling Borough Council 36.83%
255 St Helens MBC 36.80%
256 Pendle Borough Council 36.72%
257 Gateshead MBC 36.53%
258 Bracknell Forest Borough Council 36.51%
259 Arun District Council 36.41%
260 Barnet LB 36.35%
261 Breckland Council 36.18%
262 Worcester City Council 36.14%
263 Hart District Council 36.01%
264 Gloucester City Council 36.00%
265 Wellingborough Borough Council 35.93%
266 Haringey LB 35.81%
267 Oldham MBC 35.79%
268 Coventry City Council 35.77%
269 Dudley MBC 35.67%
270 Cornwall 35.15%
271 Hounslow LB 35.14%
272 Norwich City Council 35.05%
273 Broxbourne Borough Council 35.04%
274 Fareham Borough Council 35.02%
275 Manchester City Council MBC 34.93%
276 Exeter City Council 34.76%
277 Hyndburn Borough Council 34.52%
278 Reading Borough Council 34.43%
279 Winchester City Council 34.43%
280 Malvern Hills District Council 34.42%
281 Stoke-on-Trent City Council 34.31%
282 Southwark LB 34.30%
283 Worthing Borough Council 34.28%
284 Swale Borough Council 34.25%
285 Plymouth City Council 33.66%
286 Copeland Borough Council 33.49%
287 Eastbourne Borough Council 33.48%
288 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council 33.48%
289 South Bucks District Council 33.43%
290 Luton Borough Council 33.34%
291 Darlington Borough Council 33.24%
292 North London Waste Authority 33.22%
293 Knowsley MBC 33.12%
294 East Hampshire District Council 33.10%
295 Amber Valley Borough Council 33.02%
296 Rochdale MBC 32.94%
297 Nottingham City Council 32.86%
298 Ashfield District Council 32.85%
299 Sevenoaks District Council 32.85%
300 Islington LB 32.68%
301 Burnley Borough Council 32.67%
302 Waltham Forest LB 32.57%
303 Adur District Council 32.56%
304 Sunderland City Council 32.39%
305 Rossendale Borough Council 32.13%
306 Test Valley Borough Council 31.80%
307 Havering LB 31.51%
308 North East Lincolnshire Council 31.49%
309 Stroud District Council 31.14%
310 Kirklees MBC 30.87%
311 Thanet District Council 30.29%
312 Sheffield City Council 30.22%
313 Wyre Forest District Council 30.10%
314 South Holland District Council 29.73%
315 Slough Borough Council 29.45%
316 Camden LB 29.32%
317 Redbridge LB 29.32%
318 Havant Borough Council 29.25%
319 New Forest District Council 29.11%
320 Redditch Borough Council 28.95%
321 Birmingham City Council 28.76%
322 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council 28.00%
323 Tower Hamlets LB 27.99%
324 Middlesbrough Borough Council 27.72%
325 Hastings Borough Council 27.14%
326 Tendring District Council 27.02%
327 Liverpool City Council 26.74%
328 Dartford Borough Council 26.62%
329 Newark and Sherwood District Council 26.46%
330 Brighton and Hove Council 25.80%
331 East London Waste Authority 25.75%
332 Great Yarmouth Borough Council 25.65%
333 Rushmoor Borough Council 25.51%
334 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 25.45%
335 Hackney LB 25.44%
336 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council 25.10%
337 Lewes District Council 24.98%
338 Crawley Borough Council 24.87%
339 Barking and Dagenham LB 24.80%
340 Gravesham Borough Council 24.50%
341 Southampton City Council 23.53%
342 Gosport Borough Council 23.52%
343 Western Riverside Waste Authority 22.33%
344 Portsmouth City Council 22.17%
345 Bassetlaw District Council 21.41%
346 Lambeth LB 21.14%
347 Westminster City Council 21.07%
348 Hammersmith and Fulham LB 20.53%
349 Wandsworth LB 20.44%
350 Council of the Isles of Scilly 19.53%
351 Lewisham LB 17.66%
352 Newham LB 17.65%
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