The following table contains municipal waste data issued by Defra to letsrecycle.com in November 2007 for the period covering the financial year 2006/07.
The data shows household waste recycling and composting rates for English councils from April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007, 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.
|
Rank
|
Local Authority
|
Recycling %
|
Composting %
|
Total
|
|
|
1
|
North Kesteven District Council
|
28.08
|
27.41
|
55.49
|
|
2
|
South Shropshire District Council
|
21.84
|
31.36
|
53.2
|
|
3
|
Rushcliffe Borough Council
|
27.07
|
25.11
|
52.18
|
|
4
|
Huntingdonshire District Council
|
24.49
|
27.23
|
51.72
|
|
5
|
Ryedale District Council
|
20.13
|
30.88
|
51.01
|
|
6
|
South Cambridgeshire District Council
|
18.24
|
32.74
|
50.98
|
|
7
|
Teignbridge District Council
|
19.84
|
30.6
|
50.44
|
|
8
|
St Edmundsbury Borough Council
|
23.2
|
26.83
|
50.03
|
|
9
|
South Hams District Council
|
27.7
|
21.06
|
48.76
|
|
10
|
Harborough District Council
|
19.64
|
28.96
|
48.6
|
|
11
|
Cambridgeshire County Council
|
22.08
|
26.42
|
48.5
|
|
12
|
Waveney District Council
|
26.33
|
22.08
|
48.41
|
|
13
|
Melton Borough Council
|
22.79
|
25.11
|
47.9
|
|
14
|
Lichfield District Council
|
23.31
|
24.28
|
47.59
|
|
15
|
Fenland District Council
|
19.54
|
27.83
|
47.37
|
|
16
|
Somerset County Council
|
26.5
|
20.78
|
47.28
|
|
17
|
Daventry District Council
|
17.1
|
29.93
|
47.03
|
|
18
|
Forest Heath District Council
|
22.06
|
23.96
|
46.02
|
|
19
|
Devon County Council
|
26.2
|
19.6
|
45.8
|
|
20
|
South Somerset District Council
|
27.02
|
18.69
|
45.71
|
|
21
|
Broadland District Council
|
32.27
|
13.42
|
45.69
|
|
22
|
Three Rivers District Council
|
20.4
|
25.2
|
45.6
|
|
23
|
Kettering Borough Council
|
22.3
|
22.78
|
45.08
|
|
24
|
Chiltern District Council
|
32.44
|
12.59
|
45.03
|
|
25
|
Vale Royal Borough Council
|
19.02
|
26.01
|
45.03
|
|
26
|
Canterbury City Council
|
28.08
|
16.91
|
44.99
|
|
27
|
Cherwell District Council
|
22.96
|
21.67
|
44.63
|
|
28
|
South Staffordshire Council
|
20.65
|
23.6
|
44.25
|
|
29
|
South Ribble Borough Council
|
22.5
|
21.7
|
44.2
|
|
30
|
Chorley Borough Council
|
23.53
|
20.55
|
44.08
|
|
31
|
Mid Devon District Council
|
17.77
|
26.31
|
44.08
|
|
32
|
Hambleton District Council
|
14.69
|
29.23
|
43.92
|
|
33
|
Peterborough City Council
|
19.22
|
24.53
|
43.75
|
|
34
|
Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council
|
24.96
|
18.21
|
43.17
|
|
35
|
Dacorum Borough Council
|
20.61
|
22.42
|
43.03
|
|
36
|
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
|
17.93
|
25.09
|
43.02
|
|
37
|
Suffolk County Council
|
23.92
|
18.98
|
42.9
|
|
38
|
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
|
21.97
|
20.79
|
42.76
|
|
39
|
Uttlesford District Council
|
30.06
|
12.69
|
42.75
|
|
40
|
Leicestershire County Council
|
20.57
|
21.96
|
42.53
|
|
41
|
Dorset County Council
|
23.78
|
18.56
|
42.34
|
|
42
|
Mendip District Council
|
22.55
|
19.35
|
41.9
|
|
43
|
Oswestry Borough Council
|
18.45
|
23.39
|
41.84
|
|
44
|
North Norfolk District Council
|
26.08
|
15.53
|
41.61
|
|
45
|
Cotswold District Council
|
18.11
|
22.93
|
41.04
|
|
46
|
Taunton Deane Borough Council
|
23.95
|
17.08
|
41.03
|
|
47
|
North Shropshire District Council
|
13.03
|
27.9
|
40.93
|
|
48
|
Erewash Borough Council
|
25.49
|
15.41
|
40.9
|
|
49
|
South Northamptonshire District Council
|
15.93
|
24.95
|
40.88
|
|
50
|
Bromsgrove District Council
|
21.22
|
19.61
|
40.83
|
|
51
|
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
|
22.85
|
17.52
|
40.37
|
|
52
|
Lincolnshire County Council
|
23.27
|
17.04
|
40.31
|
|
53
|
Macclesfield Borough Council
|
20.37
|
19.87
|
40.24
|
|
54
|
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
|
14.32
|
25.91
|
40.23
|
|
55
|
Wyre Borough Council
|
19.23
|
20.96
|
40.19
|
|
56
|
Shepway District Council
|
26.79
|
13.37
|
40.16
|
|
57
|
Buckinghamshire County Council
|
23.51
|
16.59
|
40.1
|
|
58
|
West Wiltshire District Council
|
18.79
|
21.31
|
40.1
|
|
59
|
Fylde Borough Council
|
17.81
|
22.2
|
40.01
|
|
60
|
Bexley LB
|
22.21
|
17.79
|
40
|
|
61
|
York City Council
|
23.3
|
16.63
|
39.93
|
|
62
|
Bath and North East Somerset Council
|
25.59
|
14.24
|
39.83
|
|
63
|
Cambridge City Council
|
17.09
|
22.54
|
39.63
|
|
64
|
West Devon Borough Council
|
20.65
|
18.98
|
39.63
|
|
65
|
South Gloucestershire Council
|
20.76
|
18.78
|
39.54
|
|
66
|
Wycombe District Council
|
21.01
|
18.39
|
39.4
|
|
67
|
Northamptonshire County Council
|
21.4
|
17.9
|
39.3
|
|
68
|
Eden District Council
|
21.05
|
18.17
|
39.22
|
|
69
|
Mole Valley District Council
|
31.61
|
7.56
|
39.17
|
|
70
|
Lancashire County Council
|
24.83
|
13.91
|
38.74
|
|
71
|
Broxtowe Borough Council
|
26.54
|
12.12
|
38.66
|
|
72
|
Breckland Council
|
27.55
|
10.92
|
38.47
|
|
73
|
Norfolk County Council
|
26.1
|
12.36
|
38.46
|
|
74
|
Blaby District Council
|
27.52
|
10.9
|
38.42
|
|
75
|
North Lincolnshire Council
|
17.27
|
21.15
|
38.42
|
|
76
|
Woking Borough Council
|
27.18
|
11.21
|
38.39
|
|
77
|
Fareham Borough Council
|
27.18
|
11.19
|
38.37
|
|
78
|
Oxfordshire County Council
|
22.83
|
15.52
|
38.35
|
|
79
|
Tamworth Borough Council
|
23
|
15.34
|
38.34
|
|
80
|
Suffolk Coastal District Council
|
16.55
|
21.76
|
38.31
|
|
81
|
Wiltshire County Council
|
24.24
|
14.04
|
38.28
|
|
82
|
West Lancashire District Council
|
18.11
|
19.89
|
38
|
|
83
|
Shropshire County Council
|
17.81
|
20.11
|
37.92
|
|
84
|
Nottinghamshire County Council
|
25.29
|
12.54
|
37.83
|
|
85
|
Horsham District Council
|
14.91
|
22.84
|
37.75
|
|
86
|
Bridgnorth District Council
|
19.66
|
18.01
|
37.67
|
|
87
|
Eastleigh Borough Council
|
31.26
|
6.2
|
37.46
|
|
88
|
Northampton Borough Council
|
20.41
|
16.81
|
37.22
|
|
89
|
Cannock Chase Council
|
18.64
|
18.41
|
37.05
|
|
90
|
Staffordshire County Council
|
19.55
|
17.44
|
36.99
|
|
91
|
Epping Forest Borough Council
|
25.17
|
11.79
|
36.96
|
|
92
|
Castle Morpeth Borough Council
|
28.41
|
8.51
|
36.92
|
|
93
|
Ipswich Borough Council
|
18.92
|
17.86
|
36.78
|
|
94
|
Hampshire County Council
|
25.19
|
11.55
|
36.74
|
|
95
|
East Lindsey District Council
|
19.23
|
17.44
|
36.67
|
|
96
|
Kennet District Council
|
22.98
|
13.67
|
36.65
|
|
97
|
Gedling Borough Council
|
32.08
|
4.49
|
36.57
|
|
98
|
Derbyshire Dales District Council
|
18.25
|
18.24
|
36.49
|
|
99
|
Babergh District Council
|
28.63
|
7.83
|
36.46
|
|
100
|
Bournemouth Borough Council
|
29.11
|
7.16
|
36.27
|
|
101
|
Lincoln City Council
|
17.64
|
18.63
|
36.27
|
|
102
|
Cheshire County Council
|
17.93
|
18.29
|
36.22
|
|
103
|
Congleton Borough Council
|
13.39
|
22.68
|
36.07
|
|
104
|
Charnwood Borough Council
|
27.95
|
7.94
|
35.89
|
|
105
|
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
|
20.86
|
15.03
|
35.89
|
|
106
|
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council
|
24.64
|
11.25
|
35.89
|
|
107
|
Hertfordshire County Council
|
19.69
|
16.09
|
35.78
|
|
108
|
Forest of Dean District Council
|
14
|
21.76
|
35.76
|
|
109
|
Braintree District Council
|
23.4
|
12.1
|
35.5
|
|
110
|
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
|
23.93
|
11.56
|
35.49
|
|
111
|
North West Leicestershire District Council
|
14.31
|
20.96
|
35.27
|
|
112
|
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
|
14.28
|
20.91
|
35.19
|
|
113
|
North Devon District Council
|
18.43
|
16.68
|
35.11
|
|
114
|
East Cambridgeshire District Council
|
16.8
|
18.3
|
35.1
|
|
115
|
North Yorkshire County Council
|
18.9
|
16.17
|
35.07
|
|
116
|
Milton Keynes Council
|
24.38
|
10.57
|
34.95
|
|
117
|
Telford and Wrekin Council
|
19.82
|
15.09
|
34.91
|
|
118
|
Waverley Borough Council
|
31.15
|
3.74
|
34.89
|
|
119
|
Bedfordshire County Council
|
21.27
|
13.59
|
34.86
|
|
120
|
East Hampshire District Council
|
29.31
|
5.52
|
34.83
|
|
121
|
Carlisle City Council
|
17.23
|
17.28
|
34.51
|
|
122
|
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
|
25.87
|
8.58
|
34.45
|
|
123
|
Watford Borough Council
|
18.43
|
16.01
|
34.44
|
|
124
|
Exeter City Council
|
29.17
|
5.15
|
34.32
|
|
125
|
Mid Suffolk District Council
|
34.21
|
0
|
34.21
|
|
126
|
Essex County Council
|
21.28
|
12.91
|
34.19
|
|
127
|
West Sussex County Council
|
22.34
|
11.83
|
34.17
|
|
128
|
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
|
18.38
|
15.72
|
34.1
|
|
129
|
Guildford Borough Council
|
25.65
|
8.41
|
34.06
|
|
130
|
Easington District Council
|
13.14
|
20.85
|
33.99
|
|
131
|
Wokingham Council
|
22.82
|
11.17
|
33.99
|
|
132
|
Alnwick District Council
|
28.86
|
5.08
|
33.94
|
|
133
|
Chichester District Council
|
32.6
|
1.22
|
33.82
|
|
134
|
Chelmsford Borough Council
|
16.17
|
17.41
|
33.58
|
|
135
|
Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council
|
22.11
|
11.47
|
33.58
|
|
136
|
Poole Borough Council
|
23.32
|
10.26
|
33.58
|
|
137
|
Northumberland County Council
|
24.08
|
9.47
|
33.55
|
|
138
|
Hyndburn Borough Council
|
24.91
|
8.6
|
33.51
|
|
139
|
South Oxfordshire District Council
|
27.17
|
6.11
|
33.28
|
|
140
|
South Bucks District Council
|
26.18
|
7.04
|
33.22
|
|
141
|
North Hertfordshire District Council
|
15.26
|
17.95
|
33.21
|
|
142
|
West Lindsey District Council
|
19.6
|
13.41
|
33.01
|
|
143
|
Gloucestershire County Council
|
19.24
|
13.77
|
33.01
|
|
144
|
Mid Bedfordshire District Council
|
24.44
|
8.52
|
32.96
|
|
145
|
Allerdale Borough Council
|
16.83
|
16.09
|
32.92
|
|
146
|
Maldon District Council
|
19.77
|
13.1
|
32.87
|
|
147
|
South Norfolk Council
|
28.58
|
4.27
|
32.85
|
|
148
|
Derby City Council
|
18.63
|
14.09
|
32.72
|
|
149
|
Warwickshire County Council
|
15.93
|
16.79
|
32.72
|
|
150
|
Stockport MBC
|
15.61
|
16.9
|
32.51
|
|
151
|
Kent County Council
|
21.79
|
10.64
|
32.43
|
|
152
|
Medway Borough Council
|
20.12
|
12.27
|
32.39
|
|
153
|
Arun District Council
|
25.72
|
6.66
|
32.38
|
|
154
|
St Albans City and District Council
|
19.14
|
13.16
|
32.3
|
|
155
|
Worcestershire County Council
|
22.5
|
9.78
|
32.28
|
|
156
|
Cumbria County Council
|
18.42
|
13.79
|
32.21
|
|
157
|
Swindon Borough Council
|
22.52
|
9.61
|
32.13
|
|
158
|
Carrick District Council
|
23.95
|
8.1
|
32.05
|
|
159
|
Blackpool Borough Council
|
20.03
|
11.94
|
31.97
|
|
160
|
South Bedfordshire District Council
|
16.78
|
15.17
|
31.95
|
|
161
|
Bristol City Council
|
21.44
|
10.5
|
31.94
|
|
162
|
Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council
|
24.62
|
7.31
|
31.93
|
|
163
|
South Kesteven District Council
|
18.06
|
13.83
|
31.89
|
|
164
|
Bromley LB
|
25.96
|
5.89
|
31.85
|
|
165
|
Pendle Borough Council
|
21.23
|
10.61
|
31.84
|
|
166
|
Richmond upon Thames LB
|
22.78
|
8.93
|
31.71
|
|
167
|
Chesterfield Borough Council
|
15.28
|
16.41
|
31.69
|
|
168
|
North Dorset District Council
|
24.59
|
7.06
|
31.65
|
|
169
|
Richmondshire District Council
|
16.89
|
14.75
|
31.64
|
|
170
|
Derbyshire County Council
|
19.01
|
12.61
|
31.62
|
|
171
|
Burnley Borough Council
|
22.02
|
9.59
|
31.61
|
|
172
|
East Dorset District Council
|
21.52
|
10.06
|
31.58
|
|
173
|
Torridge District Council
|
18.03
|
13.46
|
31.49
|
|
174
|
Brentwood Borough Council
|
19.82
|
11.39
|
31.21
|
|
175
|
North Somerset Council
|
18.19
|
12.98
|
31.17
|
|
176
|
Colchester Borough Council
|
18.45
|
12.51
|
30.96
|
|
177
|
Surrey County Council
|
21.46
|
9.49
|
30.95
|
|
178
|
South Lakeland District Council
|
16.83
|
14.11
|
30.94
|
|
179
|
Chester City Council
|
15.77
|
15.09
|
30.86
|
|
180
|
Hart District Council
|
25.91
|
4.94
|
30.85
|
|
181
|
Corby Borough Council
|
18.61
|
12.05
|
30.66
|
|
182
|
Cornwall County Council
|
21.58
|
9.07
|
30.65
|
|
183
|
Hillingdon LB
|
18.56
|
12.08
|
30.64
|
|
184
|
Copeland Borough Council
|
15.18
|
15.35
|
30.53
|
|
185
|
Purbeck District Council
|
30.32
|
0.13
|
30.45
|
|
186
|
Wellingborough Borough Council
|
17.83
|
12.49
|
30.32
|
|
187
|
Havant Borough Council
|
29.92
|
0.39
|
30.31
|
|
188
|
Wealden District Council
|
13.5
|
16.77
|
30.27
|
|
189
|
Sutton LB
|
20.81
|
9.45
|
30.26
|
|
190
|
Sevenoaks District Council
|
24.59
|
5.54
|
30.13
|
|
191
|
Hertsmere Borough Council
|
12.46
|
17.4
|
29.86
|
|
192
|
Surrey Heath Borough Council
|
20.15
|
9.65
|
29.8
|
|
193
|
Isle of Wight Council
|
14.89
|
14.87
|
29.76
|
|
194
|
North East Derbyshire District Council
|
13.49
|
16.21
|
29.7
|
|
195
|
Stafford Borough Council
|
11.4
|
18.26
|
29.66
|
|
196
|
Enfield LB
|
19.36
|
10.28
|
29.64
|
|
197
|
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
|
20.8
|
8.79
|
29.59
|
|
198
|
Selby District Council
|
14.45
|
15.14
|
29.59
|
|
199
|
Barnet LB
|
17.92
|
11.55
|
29.47
|
|
200
|
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
|
23.97
|
5.46
|
29.43
|
|
201
|
Warwick District Council
|
15.27
|
14.08
|
29.35
|
|
202
|
Bolton MBC
|
18.5
|
10.76
|
29.26
|
|
203
|
Durham County Council
|
16.62
|
12.63
|
29.25
|
|
204
|
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
|
19.83
|
9.31
|
29.14
|
|
205
|
Vale of White Horse District Council
|
22.82
|
6.28
|
29.1
|
|
206
|
Derwentside District Council
|
19.47
|
9.54
|
29.01
|
|
207
|
East Sussex County Council
|
18.38
|
10.54
|
28.92
|
|
208
|
Luton Borough Council
|
19.53
|
9.26
|
28.79
|
|
209
|
New Forest District Council
|
26.27
|
2.44
|
28.71
|
|
210
|
Preston Borough Council
|
16.24
|
12.33
|
28.57
|
|
211
|
Craven District Council
|
17.72
|
10.63
|
28.35
|
|
212
|
Rotherham MBC
|
17.21
|
11.13
|
28.34
|
|
213
|
Durham City Council
|
16.99
|
11.32
|
28.31
|
|
214
|
Cheltenham Borough Council
|
16.56
|
11.71
|
28.27
|
|
215
|
Ashfield District Council
|
27.62
|
0.59
|
28.21
|
|
216
|
East Staffordshire Borough Council
|
12.5
|
15.7
|
28.2
|
|
217
|
City of London
|
28.1
|
0.09
|
28.19
|
|
218
|
Rossendale Borough Council
|
21.29
|
6.85
|
28.14
|
|
219
|
Camden LB
|
22.38
|
5.67
|
28.05
|
|
220
|
Welwyn Hatfield Council
|
12.94
|
15.1
|
28.04
|
|
221
|
Wansbeck District Council
|
22.03
|
5.96
|
27.99
|
|
222
|
Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council
|
13.86
|
14.1
|
27.96
|
|
223
|
Warrington Borough Council
|
15.62
|
12.32
|
27.94
|
|
224
|
Wyre Forest District Council
|
27.89
|
0
|
27.89
|
|
225
|
North Cornwall District Council
|
21.1
|
6.66
|
27.76
|
|
226
|
Harrow LB
|
14.7
|
13
|
27.7
|
|
227
|
Reading Borough Council
|
22.86
|
4.78
|
27.64
|
|
228
|
Hartlepool Borough Council
|
17.22
|
10.4
|
27.62
|
|
229
|
Broxbourne Borough Council
|
13.71
|
13.89
|
27.6
|
|
230
|
South Derbyshire District Council
|
14.25
|
13.33
|
27.58
|
|
231
|
Teesdale District Council
|
17.42
|
10.11
|
27.53
|
|
232
|
West London Waste Authority
|
17.37
|
10.16
|
27.53
|
|
233
|
East Northamptonshire Council
|
23.26
|
4.26
|
27.52
|
|
234
|
Waltham Forest LB
|
17.23
|
10.28
|
27.51
|
|
235
|
West Dorset District Council
|
27.04
|
0.3
|
27.34
|
|
236
|
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
|
20.62
|
6.69
|
27.31
|
|
237
|
Brighton and Hove Council
|
23.86
|
3.41
|
27.27
|
|
238
|
Bedford Borough Council
|
14.26
|
12.97
|
27.23
|
|
239
|
Leicester City Council
|
16.3
|
10.88
|
27.18
|
|
240
|
Test Valley Borough Council
|
