The following table contains municipal waste data derived from WasteDataFlow for the period covering the financial year 2012/13. The data shows the total household waste recycling, composting and reuse rate for English local authorities from April 2012 to March 2013. Local authorities are listed in overall performance order:
| Rank | Local Authority | Recycling, Reuse and Composting Rates |
| 1 | Rochford District Council | 66.75% |
| 2 | South Oxfordshire District Council | 65.32% |
| 3 | Vale of White Horse District Council | 65.13% |
| 4 | Surrey Heath Borough Council | 63.77% |
| 5 | Three Rivers District Council | 61.96% |
| 6 | Stockport MBC | 60.97% |
| 7 | Calderdale MBC | 60.61% |
| 8 | Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 60.28% |
| 9 | West Oxfordshire District Council | 60.11% |
| 10 | Rutland County Council | 59.83% |
| 11 | Oxfordshire County Council | 59.79% |
| 12 | Epping Forest Borough Council | 58.80% |
| 13 | Woking Borough Council | 58.57% |
| 14 | Cotswold District Council | 58.57% |
| 15 | North Somerset Council | 58.43% |
| 16 | Lichfield District Council | 57.84% |
| 17 | West Devon Borough Council | 57.01% |
| 18 | Braintree District Council | 56.86% |
| 19 | Harborough District Council | 56.70% |
| 20 | Mole Valley District Council | 56.69% |
| 21 | Suffolk Coastal District Council | 56.66% |
| 22 | Warwick District Council | 56.52% |
| 23 | Teignbridge District Council | 56.38% |
| 24 | Cheshire West and Chester | 56.10% |
| 25 | South Cambridgeshire District Council | 55.97% |
| 26 | Huntingdonshire District Council | 55.91% |
| 27 | Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 55.55% |
| 28 | Uttlesford District Council | 55.53% |
| 29 | Castle Point Borough Council | 55.50% |
| 30 | Leicestershire County Council | 55.46% |
| 31 | Cherwell District Council | 54.85% |
| 32 | Devon County Council | 54.82% |
| 33 | Bexley LB | 54.30% |
| 34 | West Lindsey District Council | 53.95% |
| 35 | Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 53.95% |
| 36 | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 53.91% |
| 37 | Cambridgeshire County Council | 53.90% |
| 38 | South Hams District Council | 53.85% |
| 39 | Cheshire East | 53.78% |
| 40 | Staffordshire County Council | 53.63% |
| 41 | East Lindsey District Council | 53.57% |
| 42 | Milton Keynes Council | 53.53% |
| 43 | Tewkesbury Borough Council | 53.15% |
| 44 | East Staffordshire Borough Council | 52.92% |
| 45 | Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 52.69% |
| 46 | Guildford Borough Council | 52.51% |
| 47 | Horsham District Council | 52.45% |
| 48 | Suffolk County Council | 52.37% |
| 49 | Warwickshire County Council | 52.34% |
| 50 | Stafford Borough Council | 52.25% |
| 51 | Surrey County Council | 52.13% |
| 52 | Essex County Council | 52.05% |
| 53 | Ryedale District Council | 51.97% |
| 54 | Cannock Chase Council | 51.96% |
| 55 | Bradford City MDC (MBC) | 51.85% |
| 56 | Basildon District Council | 51.85% |
| 57 | Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council | 51.73% |
| 58 | South Gloucestershire Council | 51.42% |
| 59 | Lincolnshire County Council | 51.35% |
| 60 | St Edmundsbury Borough Council | 51.22% |
| 61 | Tamworth Borough Council | 51.13% |
| 62 | Rushcliffe Borough Council | 50.84% |
| 63 | North Kesteven District Council | 50.79% |
| 64 | Central Bedfordshire | 50.67% |
| 65 | Shropshire | 50.60% |
| 66 | Waverley Borough Council | 50.59% |
| 67 | Waveney District Council | 50.46% |
| 68 | South Staffordshire Council | 50.37% |
| 69 | Rugby Borough Council | 50.35% |
| 70 | Dorset Waste Partnership | 50.32% |
| 71 | Somerset County Council | 50.31% |
| 72 | Elmbridge Borough Council | 50.11% |
| 73 | West Berkshire District Council | 50.06% |
| 74 | Blaby District Council | 49.91% |
| 75 | Barnsley MBC | 49.88% |
| 76 | Bournemouth Borough Council | 49.72% |
| 77 | Daventry District Council | 49.72% |
| 78 | Fenland District Council | 49.45% |
| 79 | Bromley LB | 49.07% |
| 80 | Brentwood Borough Council | 49.05% |
| 81 | Wolverhampton MBC | 48.99% |
| 82 | South Ribble Borough Council | 48.88% |
| 83 | South Northamptonshire District Council | 48.76% |
| 84 | Charnwood Borough Council | 48.71% |
| 85 | Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 48.54% |
| 86 | Wigan MBC | 48.52% |
| 87 | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 48.42% |
| 88 | South Kesteven District Council | 48.27% |
| 89 | Chorley Borough Council | 48.14% |
| 90 | Gloucestershire County Council | 48.07% |
| 91 | Peterborough City Council | 48.01% |
| 92 | Sandwell MBC | 47.95% |
| 93 | Trafford MBC | 47.90% |
| 94 | Derbyshire Dales District Council | 47.85% |
| 95 | Buckinghamshire County Council | 47.61% |
| 96 | Lancashire County Council | 47.58% |
| 97 | West Lancashire District Council | 47.51% |
| 98 | Wyre Borough Council | 47.47% |
| 99 | North Hertfordshire District Council | 47.31% |
| 100 | Forest Heath District Council | 47.01% |
| 101 | Maldon District Council | 46.95% |
| 102 | Mid Devon District Council | 46.85% |
| 103 | Dacorum Borough Council | 46.84% |
| 104 | Forest of Dean District Council | 46.71% |
| 105 | East Hertfordshire District Council | 46.58% |
| 106 | North West Leicestershire District Council | 46.55% |
| 107 | Harlow District Council | 46.45% |
| 108 | Kettering Borough Council | 46.33% |
| 109 | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 46.31% |
| 110 | Northamptonshire County Council | 46.21% |
| 111 | Isle of Wight Council | 46.21% |
| 112 | Chelmsford Borough Council | 46.19% |
| 113 | East Northamptonshire Council | 46.18% |
| 114 | Wiltshire | 46.10% |
| 115 | East Devon District Council | 46.05% |
| 116 | Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 46.03% |
| 117 | Richmond upon Thames LB | 46.03% |
| 118 | Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 46.02% |
| 119 | York City Council | 45.96% |
| 120 | Cumbria County Council | 45.93% |
| 121 | Bath and North East Somerset Council | 45.83% |
| 122 | Fylde Borough Council | 45.83% |
| 123 | Shepway District Council | 45.78% |
| 124 | Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council | 45.70% |
| 125 | North Yorkshire County Council | 45.68% |
| 126 | Hertfordshire County Council | 45.55% |
| 127 | Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | 45.51% |
| 128 | Derbyshire County Council | 45.49% |
| 129 | Chiltern District Council | 45.44% |
| 130 | Maidstone Borough Council | 45.42% |
| 131 | Dover District Council | 45.41% |
| 132 | Broadland District Council | 45.41% |
| 133 | Derby City Council | 45.39% |
| 134 | Bristol City Council | 45.30% |
| 135 | Hambleton District Council | 45.24% |
| 136 | Wychavon District Council | 45.21% |
| 137 | Cheltenham Borough Council | 45.20% |
| 138 | South Derbyshire District Council | 45.20% |
| 139 | Taunton Deane Borough Council | 45.08% |
| 140 | Sedgemoor District Council | 45.03% |
| 141 | Rother District Council | 45.00% |
| 142 | Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 44.92% |
| 143 | Oxford City Council | 44.83% |
| 144 | Corby Borough Council | 44.77% |
| 145 | Harrow LB | 44.75% |
| 146 | North East Derbyshire District Council | 44.73% |
| 147 | Melton Borough Council | 44.70% |
| 148 | Torbay Council | 44.62% |
| 149 | Carlisle City Council | 44.55% |
| 150 | Northampton Borough Council | 44.34% |
| 151 | Swindon Borough Council | 44.33% |
| 152 | Croydon LB | 44.30% |
| 153 | North Devon District Council | 44.24% |
| 154 | Eden District Council | 44.21% |
| 155 | West Somerset District Council | 44.08% |
| 156 | Lincoln City Council | 44.08% |
| 157 | Norfolk County Council | 43.98% |
| 158 | North Lincolnshire Council | 43.93% |
| 159 | Solihull MBC | 43.92% |
| 160 | Wealden District Council | 43.90% |
| 161 | Welwyn Hatfield Council | 43.82% |
| 162 | County Durham | 43.56% |
| 163 | Worcestershire County Council | 43.54% |
| 164 | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 43.42% |
| 165 | Craven District Council | 43.38% |
| 166 | Runnymede Borough Council | 43.33% |
| 167 | Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 43.30% |
| 168 | Selby District Council | 43.27% |
| 169 | Allerdale Borough Council | 43.25% |
| 170 | Telford and Wrekin Council | 43.16% |
| 171 | Hillingdon LB | 43.04% |
| 172 | Bury MBC | 43.03% |
| 173 | North Norfolk District Council | 43.01% |
| 174 | High Peak Borough Council | 42.98% |
| 175 | Torridge District Council | 42.96% |
| 176 | Thurrock Council | 42.96% |
| 177 | Tandridge District Council | 42.96% |
| 178 | Warrington Borough Council | 42.94% |
| 179 | South Somerset District Council | 42.94% |
| 180 | Canterbury City Council | 42.86% |
| 181 | Cambridge City Council | 42.85% |
| 182 | Hartlepool Borough Council | 42.79% |
| 183 | South Lakeland District Council | 42.74% |
| 184 | Nottinghamshire County Council | 42.69% |
| 185 | Spelthorne Borough Council | 42.64% |
| 186 | West Sussex County Council | 42.61% |
| 187 | Brent LB | 42.50% |
| 188 | Greater Manchester WDA (MBC) | 42.17% |
| 189 | St Albans City and District Council | 41.63% |
| 190 | Richmondshire District Council | 41.61% |
| 191 | Wellingborough Borough Council | 41.57% |
| 192 | Rotherham MBC | 41.47% |
| 193 | Bromsgrove District Council | 41.47% |
| 194 | Leicester City Council | 41.45% |
| 195 | Wokingham Council | 41.31% |
| 196 | Broxtowe Borough Council | 41.23% |
| 197 | Doncaster MBC | 41.18% |
| 198 | Medway Borough Council | 41.03% |
| 199 | Kent County Council | 41.03% |
| 200 | Mid Suffolk District Council | 40.97% |
| 201 | Mid Sussex District Council | 40.96% |
| 202 | Bolsover District Council | 40.95% |
| 203 | Scarborough Borough Council | 40.89% |
| 204 | Mendip District Council | 40.84% |
| 205 | Copeland Borough Council | 40.84% |
| 206 | Lancaster City Council | 40.81% |
| 207 | Ipswich Borough Council | 40.77% |
| 208 | Ealing LB | 40.57% |
| 209 | Hertsmere Borough Council | 40.46% |
| 210 | Walsall MBC | 40.45% |
| 211 | Chesterfield Borough Council | 40.44% |
| 212 | Wirral MBC | 40.43% |
| 213 | Colchester Borough Council | 40.30% |
| 214 | Leeds City Council MBC | 40.28% |
| 215 | Eastleigh Borough Council | 40.23% |
| 216 | Poole Borough Council | 40.18% |
| 217 | Northumberland | 40.15% |
| 218 | West London Waste Authority | 39.95% |
| 219 | Greenwich LB | 39.94% |
| 220 | Erewash Borough Council | 39.91% |
| 221 | Herefordshire Council | 39.70% |
| 222 | Watford Borough Council | 39.66% |
| 223 | Blackpool Borough Council | 39.56% |
| 224 | Wakefield City MDC | 39.54% |
| 225 | East Sussex County Council | 39.20% |
| 226 | South Norfolk Council | 39.17% |
| 227 | Bedford | 39.12% |
| 228 | Wycombe District Council | 39.07% |
| 229 | Sefton MBC | 38.96% |
| 230 | Merton LB | 38.86% |
| 231 | Enfield LB | 38.81% |
| 232 | Hampshire County Council | 38.68% |
| 233 | Bracknell Forest Borough Council | 38.48% |
| 234 | Chichester District Council | 38.47% |
| 235 | Gloucester City Council | 37.95% |
| 236 | Hart District Council | 37.95% |
| 237 | Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | 37.90% |
| 238 | Darlington Borough Council | 37.78% |
| 239 | Aylesbury Vale District Council | 37.78% |
| 240 | Halton Borough Council | 37.36% |
| 241 | Worcester City Council | 37.10% |
| 242 | Tameside MBC | 37.04% |
| 243 | Norwich City Council | 37.01% |
| 244 | Breckland Council | 36.97% |
| 245 | Stevenage Borough Council | 36.82% |
| 246 | Manchester City Council MBC | 36.79% |
| 247 | Gateshead MBC | 36.76% |
| 248 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC | 36.75% |
| 249 | Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 36.70% |
| 250 | Fareham Borough Council | 36.63% |
| 251 | Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 36.63% |
| 252 | Ribble Valley Borough Council | 36.59% |
| 253 | Arun District Council | 36.57% |
| 254 | Sutton LB | 36.53% |
| 255 | Gedling Borough Council | 36.41% |
| 256 | City of London | 36.41% |
| 257 | Coventry City Council | 36.27% |
| 258 | Boston Borough Council | 36.24% |
| 259 | Merseyside WDA (MBC) | 36.22% |
| 260 | Reading Borough Council | 36.09% |
| 261 | Mansfield District Council | 36.08% |
| 262 | Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 35.97% |
| 263 | Oldham MBC | 35.96% |
| 264 | Pendle Borough Council | 35.88% |
| 265 | Hyndburn Borough Council | 35.77% |
| 266 | North Tyneside Council | 35.58% |
| 267 | Winchester City Council | 35.45% |
| 268 | Hounslow LB | 35.05% |
| 269 | South Tyneside MBC | 34.89% |
| 270 | Exeter City Council | 34.85% |
| 271 | Dudley MBC | 34.79% |
| 272 | Preston Borough Council | 34.72% |
| 273 | Rossendale Borough Council | 34.62% |
| 274 | Harrogate Borough Council | 34.60% |
| 275 | Havering LB | 34.60% |
| 276 | East Hampshire District Council | 34.53% |
| 277 | Broxbourne Borough Council | 34.26% |
| 278 | Worthing Borough Council | 34.14% |
| 279 | Sunderland City Council | 34.07% |
| 280 | Cornwall | 33.88% |
| 281 | Ashfield District Council | 33.85% |
| 282 | North Warwickshire Borough Council | 33.69% |
| 283 | Luton Borough Council | 33.61% |
| 284 | Test Valley Borough Council | 33.56% |
| 285 | Rochdale MBC | 33.37% |
| 286 | East Cambridgeshire District Council | 33.37% |
| 287 | Adur District Council | 33.25% |
| 288 | Barnet LB | 33.03% |
| 289 | Plymouth City Council | 32.85% |
| 290 | Eastbourne Borough Council | 32.78% |
| 291 | Burnley Borough Council | 32.68% |
| 292 | Kirklees MBC | 32.57% |
| 293 | South Bucks District Council | 32.43% |
| 294 | North East Lincolnshire Council | 32.43% |
| 295 | Sevenoaks District Council | 32.29% |
| 296 | Swale Borough Council | 32.20% |
| 297 | Wyre Forest District Council | 31.74% |
| 298 | North London Waste Authority | 31.72% |
| 299 | Haringey LB | 31.66% |
| 300 | Nottingham City Council | 31.62% |
| 301 | Malvern Hills District Council | 31.43% |
| 302 | Islington LB | 31.43% |
| 303 | Knowsley MBC | 30.91% |
| 304 | Camden LB | 30.91% |
| 305 | Waltham Forest LB | 30.79% |
| 306 | Bolton MBC | 30.72% |
| 307 | Southwark LB | 30.38% |
| 308 | Birmingham City Council | 30.38% |
| 309 | Havant Borough Council | 30.30% |
| 310 | South Holland District Council | 30.06% |
| 311 | Slough Borough Council | 29.93% |
| 312 | New Forest District Council | 29.67% |
| 313 | Redbridge LB | 29.44% |
| 314 | St Helens MBC | 29.32% |
| 315 | Redditch Borough Council | 29.26% |
| 316 | Salford City Council MBC | 29.23% |
| 317 | Stroud District Council | 28.92% |
| 318 | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 28.91% |
| 319 | Tendring District Council | 28.69% |
| 320 | Amber Valley Borough Council | 27.99% |
| 321 | Sheffield City Council | 27.72% |
| 322 | Tower Hamlets LB | 27.65% |
| 323 | East London Waste Authority | 27.57% |
| 324 | Dartford Borough Council | 27.01% |
| 325 | Barking and Dagenham LB | 26.84% |
| 326 | Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 26.84% |
| 327 | Brighton and Hove Council | 26.80% |
| 328 | Thanet District Council | 26.78% |
| 329 | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 26.44% |
| 330 | Crawley Borough Council | 26.11% |
| 331 | Rushmoor Borough Council | 25.78% |
| 332 | Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 25.23% |
| 333 | Liverpool City Council | 24.70% |
| 334 | Western Riverside Waste Authority | 24.60% |
| 335 | Gravesham Borough Council | 24.47% |
| 336 | Newark and Sherwood District Council | 24.46% |
| 337 | Hackney LB | 24.32% |
| 338 | Gosport Borough Council | 24.14% |
| 339 | Southampton City Council | 23.86% |
| 340 | Hastings Borough Council | 23.68% |
| 341 | Wandsworth LB | 23.45% |
| 342 | Portsmouth City Council | 22.80% |
| 343 | Lambeth LB | 22.76% |
| 344 | Hammersmith and Fulham LB | 22.66% |
| 345 | Bassetlaw District Council | 22.48% |
| 346 | Lewes District Council | 22.32% |
| 347 | Westminster City Council | 21.70% |
| 348 | Middlesbrough Borough Council | 21.55% |
| 349 | Newham LB | 21.04% |
| 350 | Lewisham LB | 20.03% |
| 351 | Council of the Isles of Scilly | 17.70% |
| 352 | Ashford Borough Council | 11.88% |