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2015/16 overall performance

The following table contains municipal waste data derived from WasteDataFlow for the period covering the financial year 2015/16. The data shows the total household waste recycling, composting and reuse rate for English local authorities from April 2015 to March 2016. Local authorities are listed in overall performance order:

 

Rank Authority Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting (Ex NI192)
1 South Oxfordshire District Council 66.6%
2 East Riding of Yorkshire Council 66.1%
3 Rochford District Council 66.0%
4 Vale of White Horse District Council 64.8%
5 Surrey Heath Borough Council 62.1%
6 West Oxfordshire District Council 60.8%
7 Stratford-on-Avon District Council 60.4%
8 Trafford MBC 60.4%
9 Three Rivers District Council 59.4%
10 Stockport MBC 59.4%
11 Mole Valley District Council 59.0%
12 South Northamptonshire District Council 59.0%
13 Woking Borough Council 58.7%
14 North Somerset Council 58.6%
15 Dorset Waste Partnership 58.5%
16 Oxfordshire County Council 58.5%
17 Guildford Borough Council 58.2%
18 Cotswold District Council 58.2%
19 Rutland County Council 58.1%
20 Suffolk Coastal District Council 57.9%
21 Epping Forest Borough Council 57.7%
22 Cheshire West and Chester 57.7%
23 North Hertfordshire District Council 57.6%
24 South Cambridgeshire District Council 57.5%
25 Harborough District Council 57.5%
26 Cambridgeshire County Council 57.3%
27 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council 56.4%
28 East Cambridgeshire District Council 56.4%
29 Huntingdonshire District Council 56.4%
30 Warwick District Council 56.4%
31 Derbyshire Dales District Council 56.1%
32 Buckinghamshire County Council 55.5%
33 Cheshire East 55.3%
34 Cherwell District Council 55.1%
35 Devon County Council 55.1%
36 Surrey County Council 55.0%
37 Waverley Borough Council 54.8%
38 Shropshire 54.6%
39 West Devon Borough Council 54.5%
40 Teignbridge District Council 54.3%
41 Warwickshire County Council 54.1%
42 Hambleton District Council 54.1%
43 Tandridge District Council 53.1%
44 Ashford Borough Council 53.1%
45 Suffolk County Council 53.0%
46 South Hams District Council 52.9%
47 Elmbridge Borough Council 52.9%
48 Somerset County Council 52.9%
49 Warrington Borough Council 52.7%
50 Bath and North East Somerset Council 52.6%
51 South Staffordshire Council 52.5%
52 Fylde Borough Council 52.4%
53 Richmondshire District Council 52.4%
54 Braintree District Council 52.4%
55 Stafford Borough Council 52.4%
56 St Albans City and District Council 52.2%
57 Aylesbury Vale District Council 52.0%
58 Bexley LB 52.0%
59 Wycombe District Council 1 51.8%
60 West Berkshire District Council 51.8%
61 Lancashire County Council 51.6%
62 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council 51.6%
63 Wyre Borough Council 51.4%
64 St Edmundsbury Borough Council 51.2%
65 Essex County Council 51.1%
66 Mid Devon District Council 50.8%
67 South Bucks District Council 50.7%
68 Tewkesbury Borough Council 50.7%
69 Lichfield District Council 50.7%
70 Broadland District Council 50.6%
71 Taunton Deane Borough Council 50.6%
72 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council 50.4%
73 Hertfordshire County Council 50.4%
74 Staffordshire County Council 50.3%
75 Uttlesford District Council 50.2%
76 Daventry District Council 50.0%
77 West Lindsey District Council 50.0%
78 West Somerset District Council 49.8%
79 Leicestershire County Council 49.7%
80 Waveney District Council 49.6%
81 Fenland District Council 49.4%
82 South Ribble Borough Council 49.4%
83 Bournemouth Borough Council 49.2%
84 Basildon District Council 49.1%
85 Wealden District Council 49.1%
86 Dacorum Borough Council 49.1%
87 Kettering Borough Council 49.1%
88 Bury MBC 49.1%
89 Blaby District Council 49.1%
90 Rushcliffe Borough Council 49.0%
91 Milton Keynes Council 49.0%
92 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council 48.8%
93 East Staffordshire Borough Council 48.8%
94 East Hertfordshire District Council 48.7%
95 Tameside MBC 48.6%
96 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council 48.6%
97 Welwyn Hatfield Council 48.5%
98 Forest of Dean District Council 48.4%
99 Charnwood Borough Council 48.4%
100 North Lincolnshire Council 48.4%
101 Gloucestershire County Council 48.1%
102 North Yorkshire County Council 48.1%
103 Chorley Borough Council 48.0%
104 Telford and Wrekin Council 48.0%
105 Sedgemoor District Council 47.9%
106 Maidstone Borough Council 47.8%
107 South Gloucestershire Council 47.7%
108 High Peak Borough Council 47.7%
109 Rugby Borough Council 47.7%
110 Colchester Borough Council 47.6%
111 Melton Borough Council 47.6%
112 Derbyshire County Council 47.6%
113 Castle Point Borough Council 47.5%
114 West Lancashire Borough Council 47.4%
115 South Derbyshire District Council 47.2%
116 Poole Borough Council 47.1%
117 Maldon District Council 47.0%
118 Lincolnshire County Council 47.0%
119 Cannock Chase Council 46.7%
120 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council 46.7%
121 Kingston-upon-Hull City Council 46.6%
122 Forest Heath District Council 46.5%
123 North West Leicestershire District Council 46.5%
124 Calderdale MBC 46.3%
125 Bromley LB 46.3%
126 East Lindsey District Council 46.2%
127 North East Derbyshire District Council 46.2%
128 Northamptonshire County Council 46.0%
129 North Kesteven District Council 46.0%
130 Brentwood Borough Council 45.9%
131 Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 45.8%
132 Ryedale District Council 45.8%
133 Norfolk County Council 45.8%
134 North Warwickshire Borough Council 45.7%
135 Tamworth Borough Council 45.7%
136 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 45.7%
137 South Somerset District Council 45.6%
138 Spelthorne Borough Council 45.6%
139 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council 45.6%
140 East Devon District Council 45.6%
141 Chesterfield Borough Council 45.5%
142 Doncaster MBC 45.5%
143 Rother District Council 45.4%
144 Cheltenham Borough Council 45.4%
145 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council 45.4%
146 Barnsley MBC 45.4%
147 Isle of Wight Council 45.2%
148 Oxford City Council 45.1%
149 Blackpool Borough Council 45.1%
150 Central Bedfordshire 45.0%
151 Harlow District Council 44.9%
152 Runnymede Borough Council 44.5%
153 North Devon District Council 44.5%
154 Lancaster City Council 44.5%
155 Bromsgrove District Council 44.3%
156 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council 44.3%
157 Wiltshire 44.3%
158 Greater Manchester WDA (MBC) 44.2%
159 Horsham District Council 44.2%
160 East Northamptonshire Council 44.1%
161 Hillingdon LB 44.1%
162 Kent County Council 44.1%
163 Scarborough Borough Council 44.1%
164 Shepway District Council 44.0%
165 Peterborough City Council 44.0%
166 Wychavon District Council 43.9%
167 South Norfolk Council 43.6%
168 Bristol City Council 43.6%
169 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council 43.6%
170 Mid Suffolk District Council 43.4%
171 Eden District Council 43.3%
172 South Kesteven District Council 43.2%
173 Canterbury City Council 43.2%
174 Cumbria County Council 43.0%
175 Ealing LB 43.0%
176 York City Council 42.8%
177 Solihull MBC 42.8%
178 Mendip District Council 42.8%
179 Corby Borough Council 42.7%
180 Cambridge City Council 42.7%
181 Medway Borough Council 42.7%
182 Torbay Council 42.6%
183 Torridge District Council 42.6%
184 Nottinghamshire County Council 42.5%
185 Bolsover District Council 42.3%
186 Salford City Council MBC 42.2%
187 Wigan MBC 42.2%
188 West Sussex County Council 42.1%
189 Hertsmere Borough Council 42.1%
190 Selby District Council 41.9%
191 South Lakeland District Council 41.9%
192 North Norfolk District Council 41.8%
193 Walsall MBC 41.7%
194 Dover District Council 41.7%
195 East Sussex County Council 41.6%
196 Chelmsford Borough Council 41.6%
197 Leicester City Council 41.6%
198 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council 41.5%
199 Halton Borough Council 41.4%
200 Craven District Council 41.4%
201 Worcestershire County Council 41.4%
202 Merseyside WDA (MBC) 41.2%
203 Boston Borough Council 41.0%
204 Rotherham MBC 40.9%
205 Sandwell MBC 40.9%
206 Harrow LB 40.9%
207 Wellingborough Borough Council 40.8%
208 Ipswich Borough Council 40.8%
209 Erewash Borough Council 40.7%
210 Richmond upon Thames LB 40.5%
211 Northampton Borough Council 40.3%
212 Broxbourne Borough Council 40.3%
213 Harrogate Borough Council 40.3%
214 Eastleigh Borough Council 40.2%
215 Ribble Valley Borough Council 40.1%
216 Rochdale MBC 40.1%
217 Watford Borough Council 40.1%
218 Herefordshire Council 40.0%
219 Chichester District Council 39.9%
220 Breckland Council 39.9%
221 Bradford City MDC (MBC) 39.9%
222 Carlisle City Council 39.7%
223 Sefton MBC 39.5%
224 Wolverhampton MBC 39.5%
225 Stevenage Borough Council 39.4%
226 Mid Sussex District Council 39.2%
227 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council 39.2%
228 County Durham 39.1%
229 Bolton MBC 39.1%
230 Hampshire County Council 39.1%
231 St Helens MBC 39.0%
232 Wakefield City MDC 38.9%
233 Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC 38.5%
234 Dudley MBC 38.5%
235 Broxtowe Borough Council 38.5%
236 Leeds City Council MBC 38.4%
237 West London Waste Authority 38.4%
238 Malvern Hills District Council 38.3%
239 Arun District Council 38.3%
240 Norwich City Council 38.3%
241 Northumberland 38.1%
242 Preston City Council 38.1%
243 Wokingham Council 38.0%
244 Bracknell Forest Borough Council 38.0%
245 Thurrock Council 37.9%
246 Croydon LB 37.8%
247 Bedford 37.5%
248 Hart District Council 37.5%
249 Worcester City Council 37.4%
250 Gloucester City Council 37.3%
251 Swindon Borough Council 37.1%
252 Darlington Borough Council 37.0%
253 South Tyneside MBC 37.0%
254 Allerdale Borough Council 36.9%
255 Swale Borough Council 36.9%
256 Barnet LB 36.8%
257 Oldham MBC 36.6%
258 North Tyneside Council 36.6%
259 Pendle Borough Council 36.5%
260 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council 36.4%
261 Wirral MBC 36.4%
262 Haringey LB 36.2%
263 Stoke-on-Trent City Council 36.1%
264 Hartlepool Borough Council 35.9%
265 Knowsley MBC 35.9%
266 Enfield LB 35.9%
267 Eastbourne Borough Council 35.8%
268 Lincoln City Council 35.8%
269 Brent LB 35.8%
270 Gedling Borough Council 35.6%
271 Burnley Borough Council 35.3%
272 Gravesham Borough Council 35.0%
273 Southwark LB 35.0%
274 Merton LB 34.8%
275 Greenwich LB 34.8%
276 Sutton LB 34.7%
277 Waltham Forest LB 34.6%
278 Winchester City Council 34.6%
279 Worthing Borough Council 34.5%
280 Mansfield District Council 34.5%
281 Hounslow LB 33.8%
282 Middlesbrough Borough Council 33.7%
283 Rossendale Borough Council 33.7%
284 Cornwall 33.6%
285 Exeter City Council 33.4%
286 Luton Borough Council 33.2%
287 Gateshead MBC 33.2%
288 Plymouth City Council 33.0%
289 East Hampshire District Council 32.7%
290 Amber Valley Borough Council 32.7%
291 Test Valley Borough Council 32.6%
292 Hyndburn Borough Council 32.5%
293 Fareham Borough Council 32.3%
294 Copeland Borough Council 32.3%
295 Derby City Council 32.3%
296 Reading Borough Council 32.1%
297 Adur District Council 32.0%
298 Manchester City Council MBC 31.9%
299 Sevenoaks District Council 31.9%
300 Havering LB 31.8%
301 Ashfield District Council 31.8%
302 Thanet District Council 31.6%
303 Redditch Borough Council 31.5%
304 North London Waste Authority 31.5%
305 Stroud District Council 31.5%
306 Great Yarmouth Borough Council 31.2%
307 Wyre Forest District Council 30.9%
308 City of London 30.8%
309 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council 30.8%
310 Nottingham City Council 30.6%
311 North East Lincolnshire Council 30.3%
312 Newark and Sherwood District Council 30.3%
313 Coventry City Council 30.3%
314 New Forest District Council 30.0%
315 Hastings Borough Council 29.6%
316 Islington LB 29.4%
317 Sunderland City Council 29.4%
318 Liverpool City Council 29.2%
319 Sheffield City Council 28.9%
320 Lambeth LB 28.7%
321 Havant Borough Council 28.6%
322 Kirklees MBC 28.5%
323 South Holland District Council 27.9%
324 Redbridge LB 27.7%
325 Crawley Borough Council 27.6%
326 Southampton City Council 27.2%
327 Slough Borough Council 26.8%
328 Tower Hamlets LB 26.7%
329 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council 26.3%
330 Tendring District Council 26.2%
331 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 25.9%
332 Rushmoor Borough Council 25.9%
333 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council 25.7%
334 Dartford Borough Council 25.6%
335 Hackney LB 24.8%
336 Camden LB 24.8%
337 Brighton and Hove Council 24.6%
338 Portsmouth City Council 23.4%
339 Western Riverside Waste Authority 23.2%
340 East London Waste Authority 22.9%
341 Birmingham City Council 22.9%
342 Hammersmith and Fulham LB 22.0%
343 Gosport Borough Council 21.8%
344 Lewes District Council 21.5%
345 Wandsworth LB 21.1%
346 Council of the Isles of Scilly 20.9%
347 Bassetlaw District Council 20.1%
348 Barking and Dagenham LB 18.9%
349 Lewisham LB 18.0%
350 Westminster City Council 17.3%
351 Newham LB 14.7%
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