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The following table contains municipal waste data released by the OPDM in January 2005 for the period covering the financial year 2003-04.

The data shows household waste recycling and composting rates for English councils in 2003/04, listing the councils' targets for 2003/04 and the change in their performances from the 2002/03 period.

Councils are listed in alphabetical order:
Rank Authority Recycling rate
%
Recycling target
%
Change from 2002/3
115 Adur District Council 20 33 4
298 Allerdale Borough Council 13 10 4
265 Alnwick District Council 14 10 4
343 Amber Valley Borough Council 11 10 2
301 Arun District Council 13 28 0
305 Ashfield District Council 13 8 7
273 Ashford Borough Council 14 14 2
240 Aylesbury Vale District Council 15 26 1
36 Babergh District Council 25 14 14
386 Barking and Dagenham LB 7 10 4
194 Barnet LB 17 18 5
300 Barnsley MBC 13 10 7
183 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council 17 12 9
131 Basildon District Council 19 20 1
207 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council 16 20 1
258 Bassetlaw District Council 14 8 7
16 Bath and North East Somerset Council 29 33 3
332 Bedford Borough Council 11 10 4
189 Bedfordshire County Council 17 12 5
312 Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council 12 10 6
94 Bexley LB 21 33 -1
303 Birmingham City Council MBC 13 10 2
79 Blaby District Council 21 20 0
145 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council 18 10 7
155 Blackpool Borough Council 18 10 5
147 Blyth Valley Borough Council 18 10 7
375 Bolsover District Council 8 10 5
377 Bolton MBC 8 8 2
101 Boston Borough Council 20 10 13
57 Bournemouth Borough Council 23 33 -1
99 Bracknell Forest Borough Council 20 18 3
295 Bradford City MBC 13 16 2
83 Braintree District Council 21 14 7
18 Breckland BC 28 18 18
371 Brent LB 9 10 2
257 Brentwood BC 15 28 0
80 Bridgnorth District Council 21 18 4
212 Brighton and Hove Council 16 20 1
292 Bristol City Council 13 18 -1
40 Broadland District Council 25 18 14
104 Bromley LB London 20 14 5
337 Bromsgrove District Council 11 10 2
250 Broxbourne BC 15 14 4
171 Broxtowe Brough Council 18 8 7
27 Buckinghamshire County Council 26 33 2
266 Burnley Borough Council 14 10 5
365 Bury MBC 9 8 3
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285 Calderdale MBC 14 10 1
55 Cambridge City Council 23 28 6
15 Cambridgeshire County Council 29 33 5
124 Camden LB 19 22 3
380 Cannock Chase Council 8 10 3
9 Canterbury City Council 30 20 15
84 Caradon District Council 21 10 5
202 Carlisle City Council 16 22 2
88 Carrick District Council 21 14 6
253 Castle Morpeth Borough Council 15 33 1
151 Castle Point Borough Council 18 16 0
201 Charnwood Borough Council 17 33 0
68 Chelmsford Borough Council 22 10 6
263 Cheltenham Borough Council 14 16 1
136 Cherwell District Council 19 12 8
113 Cheshire County Council 20 22 2
26 Chester City Council 27 24 0
122 Chesterfield Borough Council 19 16 5
323 Chester-le-Street District Council 12 10 5
152 Chichester District Council 18 24 4
20 Chiltern District Council 27 33 0
50 Chorley Borough Council 24 10 8
106 Christchurch Borough Council 20 22 7
39 Colchester Borough Council 25 28 4
46 Congleton Borough Council 24 14 7
309 Copeland Borough Council 13 10 7
366 Corby Borough Council 9 10 5
65 Cornwall County Council 23 12 5
153 Cotswold District Council 18 33 2
259 Coventry City Council MBC 14 12 3
156 Craven District Council 18 18 8
75 Crawley Borough Council 22 20 3
230 Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council 15 10 6
274 Croydon LB 14 28 1
164 Cumbria County Council 18 14 5
209 Dacorum BC 16 12 3
196 Darlington BC 17 10 4
286 Dartford Borough Council 14 14 7
2 Daventry DC 42 30 -2
236 Derby City Council 15 22 2
168 Derbyshire County Council 18 12 4
96 Derbyshire Dales District Council 20 18 4
334 Derbyshire District Council 11 10 2
278 Derwentside District Council 14 10 5
24 Devon County Council 27 33 5
289 Doncaster MBC 13 10 5
14 Dorset County Council 29 33 2
373 Dover District Council 8 10 1
267 Dudley MBC 14 10 3
154 Durham City Council 18 10 2
187 Durham County Council 17 10 6
328 Ealing LB 12 20 1
362 Easington DC 9 10 -1
109 East Cambridgeshire DC 20 22 6
206 East Devon District Council 16 18 1
143 East Dorset District Council 18 33 2
3 East Hampshire District Council 36 16 11
269 East Hertfordshire DC 14 14 1
180 East Lindsey District Council 17 12 7
374 East London Waste Authority 8 10 2
107 East Northamptonshire Council 20 28 3
261 East Riding of Yorkshire Council 14 18 1
262 East Staffordshire Borough Council 14 10 6
74 East Sussex County Council 22 18 2
281 Eastbourne Borough Council 14 12 6
8 Eastleigh Borough Council 31 33 3
174 Eden District Council  17 16 4
339 Ellesmere Port and Neston BC 11 16 3
225 Elmbridge Borough Council 15 16 3
216 Enfield LB 16 18 4
100 Epping Forest BC 20 28 -1
318 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council 12 10 3
66 Erewash BC 22 20 10
37 Essex County Council East 25 22 2
176 Exeter City Council 17 20 3
85 Fareham Borough Council 21 33 -1
310 Fenland District Council East 12 10 2
6 Forest Heath District Council 33 33 5
19 Forest of Dean District Council 27 22 16
13 Fylde BC 30 14 19
314 Gateshead MBC 12 10 8
214 Gedling Borough Council 16 14 1
357 Gloucester City Council 10 12 2
90 Gloucestershire County Council 21 24 4
224 Gosport Borough Council 15 18 6
144 Gravesham Borough Council 18 22 6
342 Great Yarmouth Borough Council 11 10 3
352 Greater Manchester WDA 10 11 3
320 Greenwich LB 12 10 3
105 Guildford Borough Council 20 14 3
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385 Hackney LB 7 10 4
165 Halton Borough Council 18 10 1
52 Hambleton District Council 24 16 9
226 Hammersmith and Fulham LB 15 16 7
21 Hampshire County Council 27 33 1
239 Harborough District Council 15 10 7
369 Haringey LB 9 10 4
287 Harlow District Council 14 10 4
234 Harrogate Borough Council 15 14 5
296 Harrow LB 13 16 4
192 Hart District Council 17 22 3
294 Hartlepool BC 13 10 1
335 Hastings Borough Council 11 12 0
127 Havant Borough Council 19 33 2
359 Havering LB 10 18 3
116 Herefordshire County District Council 20 14 4
71 Hertfordshire County Council 22 20 4
330 Hertsmere Borough Council 12 14 1
363 High Peak Borough Council 9 10 2
48 Hillingdon LB London 24 14 4
64 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council 23 18 9
10 Horsham District Council 30 26 16
215 Hounslow LB 16 28 1
78 Huntingdonshire District Council 22 14 6
158 Hyndburn Borough Council 18 12 11
177 Ipswich Borough Council 17 10 2
5 Isle of Wight Council 35 26 4
376 Islington LB 8 10 2
279 Kennet District Council 14 11 -4
54 Kent County Council 23 20 4
69 Kerrier District Council 22 12 6
391 Kettering BC 5 10 1
159 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council 18 18 -2
341 Kingston-upon-Hull City Council 11 14 1
141 Kingston-upon-Thames LB 19 30 -1
271 Kirklees MBC 14 14 2
382 Knowsley MBC 7 8 2
344 Lambeth LB 11 14 0
28 Lancashire County Council 26 20 6
254 Lancaster City Council 15 12 5
256 Leeds City Council 15 14 2
248 Leicester City Council 15 18 3
30 Leicestershire County Council 26 22 4
260 Leicestershire District Council 14 16 8
217 Lewes District Council 16 18 4
372 Lewisham LB 8 10 1
1 Lichfield District Council 46 26 4
200 Lincoln City Council 17 24 5
95 Lincolnshire County Council 21 20 5
393 Liverpool City Council MBC 4 8 2
203 London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 16 22 9
128 London Corporation 19 10 5
139 Luton Borough Council 19 10 4
284 Macclesfield Borough Council 14 16 2
213 Maidstone Borough Council 16 12 2
160 Maldon DC 18 22 2
227 Malvern Hills DC 15 10 5
378 Manchester City Council 8 7 4
370 Mansfield DC 9 8 4
133 Medway Towns Council 19 24 6
7 Melton Borough Council 31 33 0
275 Mendip District Council 14 14 5
354 Merseyside WDA 10 12 1
241 Merton LB 15 18 0
316 Mid Bedfordshire District Council 12 10 4
193 Mid Devon District Council 17 22 1
126 Mid Suffolk District Council 19 16 10
108 Mid Sussex District Council 20 33 1
347 Middlesbrough BC 10 10 6
47 Milton Keynes Council 24 33 8
167 Mole Valley District Council 18 24 2
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45 New Forest District Council 24 33 1
379 Newark and Sherwood District Council 8 8 2
356 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council 10 10 4
353 Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC 10 10 6
390 Newham LB 6 10 1
33 Norfolk County Council 26 26 6
42 North Cornwall DC 25 14 14
148 North Devon District Council 18 20 -2
142 North Dorset District Council 18 33 1
111 North East Lincolnshire Council 20 14 4
157 North Hertfordshire District Council 18 16 6
103 North Kesteven District Council 20 10 4
114 North Lincolnshire Council 20 16 1
302 North London Waste Authority London 13 12 3
182 North Norfolk District Council 17 28 1
208 North Shropshire District Council 16 10 9
211 North Somerset Council 16 14 2
345 North Tyneside Council 10 10 7
98 North Warwickshire Borough Council 20 10 14
331 North Wiltshire DC 11 10 2
163 North Yorkshire CC 18 14 4
235 Northampton Borough Council 15 24 1
70 Northamptonshire CC 22 18 4
191 Northumberland County Council 17 10 6
270 Norwich City Council 14 14 3
368 Nottingham City Council 9 8 4
62 Nottinghamshire County Council 23 17 6
351 Nuneaton and Bedworth BC 10 16 4
87 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council 21 33 5
389 Oldham MBC 6 8 1
44 Oswestry Borough Council 25 12 1
246 Oxford City Council 15 12 1
53 Oxfordshire County Council 24 22 3
110 Pendle Borough Council 20 10 9
179 Penwith DC 17 10 9
23 Peterborough City Council 27 33 5
222 Plymouth City Council 15 16 2
138 Poole BC 19 33 0
221 Portsmouth City Council 15 24 1
150 Preston Borough Council 18 10 2
210 Purbeck District Council 16 33 3
161 Reading BC 18 16 4
315 Redbridge LB London 12 14 2
324 Redcar and Cleveland BC 12 10 3
333 Redditch Borough Council 11 10 3
60 Reigate and Banstead BC 23 33 2
197 Restormel BC 17 16 2
123 Ribble Valley Borough Council 19 12 3
72 Richmond upon Thames LB 22 28 2
350 Richmondshire DC 10 10 3
388 Rochdale MBC 6 7 3
355 Rochford District Council 10 10 -1
223 Rossendale Borough Council 15 10 6
322 Rother District Council 12 16 1
237 Rotherham MBC 15 10 7
243 Rugby Borough Council 15 10 6
247 Runnymede BC 15 10 9
25 Rushcliffe Borough Council 27 12 10
195 Rushmoor Borough Council 17 16 5
137 Rutland County Council 19 22 0
249 Ryedale District Council 15 22 5
360 Salford City Council MBC 10 8 3
175 Salisbury District Council  17 16 1
364 Sandwell MBC 9 10 0
311 Scarborough Borough Council 12 12 3
319 Sedgefield Borough Council 12 10 5
336 Sedgemoor District Council 11 13 2
325 Sefton MBC 12 14 2
313 Selby District Council 12 10 1
89 Sevenoaks District Council 21 20 5
317 Sheffield City Council MBC 12 10 7
112 Shepway District Council 20 24 4
134 Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council 19 18 6
58 Shropshire County Council 23 14 9
228 Slough Borough Council 15 16 2
293 Solihull MBC 13 10 6
22 Somerset County Council 27 28 7
327 South Bedfordshire District Council 12 14 3
61 South Bucks District Council 23 33 3
17 South Cambridgeshire DC 28 16 9
173 South Derbyshire District Council 17 14 5
169 South Gloucestershire Council 18 14 4
81 South Hams District Council 21 24 4
233 South Holland District Council 15 16 1
283 South Kesteven DC 14 12 6
238 South Lakeland District Council 15 14 5
135 South Norfolk Council East 19 20 3
146 South Northamptonshire District Council 18 10 3
49 South Oxfordshire District Council 24 22 4
82 South Ribble Borough Council 21 14 3
31 South Shropshire District Council 26 20 11
232 South Somerset District Council 15 15 4
346 South Staffordshire Council 10 12 4
276 South Tyneside MBC 14 10 6
299 Southampton City Council 13 16 1
117 Southend-on-Sea BC 19 18 2
383 Southwark LB 7 10 2
272 Spelthorne Borough Council 14 22 0
120 St Albans City and District Council 19 28 2
4 St Edmundsbury Borough Council 35 33 5
340 St Helens MBC 11 8 5
349 Stafford BC 10 10 1
97 Staffordshire County Council 20 18 3
12 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council 30 10 11
188 Stevenage Borough Council 17 16 2
38 Stockport MBC 25 20 12
338 Stockton-on-Tees BC 11 10 2
229 Stoke-on-Trent City Council 15 18 1
149 Stratford-on-Avon District Council 18 24 3
92 Stroud District Council 21 26 0
67 Suffolk Coastal DC 22 24 8
29 Suffolk County Council 26 28 5
387 Sunderland City Council 7 10 4
102 Surrey County Council 20 30 2
51 Surrey Heath Borough Council 24 33 0
35 Sutton LB 25 33 6
244 Swale Borough Council 15 16 0
220 Swindon Borough Council 15 30 1
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367 Tameside MBC 9 8 1
358 Tamworth Borough Council 10 10 1
76 Tandridge District Council 22 33 1
166 Taunton Deane Borough Council 18 18 4
199 Teesdale District Council 17 10 8
129 Teignbridge DC 19 24 5
268 Telford and Wrekin Council 14 10 4
231 Tendring District Council East 15 16 4
288 Test Valley Borough Council 14 33 1
277 Tewkesbury Borough Council 14 14 5
290 Thanet District Council 13 14 6
140 Three Rivers District Council 19 22 5
329 Thurrock Council 12 10 1
190 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council 17 20 0
93 Torbay Council 21 20 1
63 Torridge District Council 23 22 1
392 Tower Hamlets LB 5 10 2
381 Trafford MBC 8 8 1
43 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council 25 20 4
280 Tynedale District Council 14 12 7
118 Uttlesford District Council 19 24 2
121 Vale of White Horse District Council 19 15 2
219 Vale Royal Borough Council 15 10 5
186 Wakefield City MBC 17 10 5
252 Walsall MBC 15 16 3
326 Waltham Forest LB 12 12 2
172 Wandsworth LB 17 16 7
132 Wansbeck Borough Council 19 10 1
304 Warrington Borough Council 13 20 -1
59 Warwick District Council 23 18 12
77 Warwickshire County Council 22 16 7
91 Watford Borough Council 21 20 8
307 Waveney District Council East 13 10 7
170 Waverley Borough Council 18 24 4
11 Wealden DC 30 16 5
308 Wear Valley District Council 13 10 7
181 Wellingborough BC 17 12 4
130 Welwyn Hatfield Council 19 24 1
185 West Berkshire Council 17 20 4
34 West Devon Borough Council 26 30 4
264 West Dorset District Council 14 18 2
204 West Lancashire District Council 16 18 8
255 West Lindsey District Council 15 10 5
184 West London Waste Authority 17 18 3
282 West Oxfordshire District Council 14 12 1
242 West Somerset District Council 15 14 3
73 West Sussex County Council 22 24 2
348 West Wiltshire District Council 10 10 3
245 Western Riverside Waste Authority London 15 16 3
291 Westminster City Council 13 12 2
251 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council 15 30 2
321 Wigan MBC 12 10 3
86 Wiltshire County Council 21 20 2
162 Winchester City Council 18 30 2
56 Windsor and Maidenhead BC 23 30 -5
384 Wirral MBC 7 12 0
119 Woking Borough Council 19 26 2
32 Wokingham Council 26 22 2
361 Wolverhampton MBC 9 10 0
205 Worcester City Council 16 16 8
125 Worcestershire County Council 19 20 4
306 Worthing Borough Council 13 24 3
178 Wychavon District Council 17 14 6
198 Wycombe DC 17 20 3
41 Wyre Borough Council 25 14 -9
297 Wyre Forest District Council 13 10 5
218 York City Council 15 12 3



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