The following table contains municipal waste data derived from WasteDataFlow for the period covering the financial year 2014/15. The data shows the total household waste recycling, composting and reuse rate for English local authorities from April 2014 to March 2015. Local authorities are listed in overall performance order:
Rank | Local Authority | Recycling, Reuse and Composting Rates |
1 | South Oxfordshire District Council | 67.3% |
2 | Vale of White Horse District Council | 65.6% |
3 | Rochford District Council | 65.2% |
4 | Surrey Heath Borough Council | 63.3% |
5 | Three Rivers District Council | 63.2% |
6 | Trafford MBC | 61.9% |
7 | Stockport MBC | 60.7% |
8 | Oxfordshire County Council | 60.5% |
9 | Calderdale MBC | 60.4% |
10 | Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 60.3% |
11 | North Somerset Council | 60.1% |
12 | South Northamptonshire District Council | 59.9% |
13 | West Oxfordshire District Council | 59.5% |
14 | Rutland County Council | 59.1% |
15 | Cheshire West and Chester | 59.1% |
16 | North Hertfordshire District Council | 58.5% |
17 | Epping Forest Borough Council | 58.5% |
18 | Woking Borough Council | 58.4% |
19 | Cambridgeshire County Council | 58.2% |
20 | South Cambridgeshire District Council | 58.1% |
21 | Cotswold District Council | 58.0% |
22 | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 57.5% |
23 | Harborough District Council | 57.5% |
24 | Chiltern District Council | 57.4% |
25 | Buckinghamshire County Council | 57.0% |
26 | Huntingdonshire District Council | 56.9% |
27 | Cheshire East | 56.8% |
28 | Guildford Borough Council | 56.8% |
29 | East Cambridgeshire District Council | 56.6% |
30 | West Devon Borough Council | 56.5% |
31 | Suffolk Coastal District Council | 56.5% |
32 | Mole Valley District Council | 55.6% |
33 | Devon County Council | 55.4% |
34 | Ashford Borough Council | 55.3% |
35 | Derbyshire Dales District Council | 55.2% |
36 | Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 55.2% |
37 | Warwick District Council | 54.8% |
38 | Cherwell District Council | 54.8% |
39 | Lichfield District Council | 54.6% |
40 | Dorset Waste Partnership | 54.4% |
41 | Braintree District Council | 54.3% |
42 | West Lindsey District Council | 54.2% |
43 | Warwickshire County Council | 54.2% |
44 | South Staffordshire Council | 54.1% |
45 | Bexley LB | 54.0% |
46 | Teignbridge District Council | 53.7% |
47 | South Hams District Council | 53.4% |
48 | Barnsley MBC | 53.2% |
49 | Surrey County Council | 53.2% |
50 | Suffolk County Council | 53.1% |
51 | Stafford Borough Council | 52.8% |
52 | Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 52.7% |
53 | Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | 52.6% |
54 | Wycombe District Council | 52.5% |
55 | Somerset County Council | 52.2% |
56 | Castle Point Borough Council | 52.2% |
57 | Staffordshire County Council | 51.9% |
58 | West Berkshire District Council | 51.9% |
59 | Milton Keynes Council | 51.8% |
60 | Waveney District Council | 51.8% |
61 | St Edmundsbury Borough Council | 51.7% |
62 | East Staffordshire Borough Council | 51.7% |
63 | Basildon District Council | 51.7% |
64 | Waverley Borough Council | 51.7% |
65 | Tandridge District Council | 51.7% |
66 | Bradford City MDC (MBC) | 51.6% |
67 | Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council | 51.6% |
68 | Aylesbury Vale District Council | 51.4% |
69 | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 51.4% |
70 | Wyre Borough Council | 51.1% |
71 | Daventry District Council | 51.1% |
72 | Essex County Council | 51.1% |
73 | Elmbridge Borough Council | 50.9% |
74 | Fenland District Council | 50.8% |
75 | South Bucks District Council | 50.7% |
76 | Tewkesbury Borough Council | 50.7% |
77 | Leicestershire County Council | 50.5% |
78 | Warrington Borough Council | 50.5% |
79 | St Albans City and District Council | 50.4% |
80 | Bath and North East Somerset Council | 50.4% |
81 | Uttlesford District Council | 50.3% |
82 | Cannock Chase Council | 50.1% |
83 | North Lincolnshire Council | 50.1% |
84 | Fylde Borough Council | 50.0% |
85 | Bournemouth Borough Council | 49.9% |
86 | Lincolnshire County Council | 49.6% |
87 | East Hertfordshire District Council | 49.5% |
88 | South Ribble Borough Council | 49.4% |
89 | Hertfordshire County Council | 49.4% |
90 | Cumbria County Council | 49.4% |
91 | Tamworth Borough Council | 49.3% |
92 | Shropshire | 49.2% |
93 | West Somerset District Council | 49.2% |
94 | Isle of Wight Council | 49.2% |
95 | Maidstone Borough Council | 49.1% |
96 | South Derbyshire District Council | 49.0% |
97 | Rushcliffe Borough Council | 49.0% |
98 | Wealden District Council | 48.9% |
99 | Blaby District Council | 48.8% |
100 | Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 48.8% |
101 | North Warwickshire Borough Council | 48.7% |
102 | Brentwood Borough Council | 48.6% |
103 | Central Bedfordshire | 48.5% |
104 | Charnwood Borough Council | 48.4% |
105 | Canterbury City Council | 48.4% |
106 | Taunton Deane Borough Council | 48.4% |
107 | Kettering Borough Council | 48.3% |
108 | North Yorkshire County Council | 48.2% |
109 | Mid Devon District Council | 48.2% |
110 | Ryedale District Council | 48.1% |
111 | Bromley LB | 48.0% |
112 | Welwyn Hatfield Council | 48.0% |
113 | Forest of Dean District Council | 47.9% |
114 | Chorley Borough Council | 47.7% |
115 | Hambleton District Council | 47.7% |
116 | Telford and Wrekin Council | 47.6% |
117 | South Kesteven District Council | 47.6% |
118 | Shepway District Council | 47.6% |
119 | South Gloucestershire Council | 47.5% |
120 | Gloucestershire County Council | 47.4% |
121 | Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | 47.4% |
122 | Lancashire County Council | 47.3% |
123 | North Kesteven District Council | 47.3% |
124 | Derbyshire County Council | 47.1% |
125 | Northamptonshire County Council | 46.8% |
126 | Broadland District Council | 46.8% |
127 | Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 46.8% |
128 | Halton Borough Council | 46.8% |
129 | Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 46.7% |
130 | Peterborough City Council | 46.6% |
131 | Melton Borough Council | 46.6% |
132 | Forest Heath District Council | 46.6% |
133 | Bury MBC | 46.6% |
134 | North West Leicestershire District Council | 46.6% |
135 | Wiltshire | 46.5% |
136 | East Lindsey District Council | 46.5% |
137 | Chelmsford Borough Council | 46.4% |
138 | Sedgemoor District Council | 46.3% |
139 | Dacorum Borough Council | 46.3% |
140 | East Devon District Council | 46.3% |
141 | Medway Borough Council | 46.1% |
142 | Maldon District Council | 46.1% |
143 | Rugby Borough Council | 46.0% |
144 | Harlow District Council | 45.9% |
145 | Poole Borough Council | 45.8% |
146 | Oxford City Council | 45.8% |
147 | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 45.7% |
148 | Kent County Council | 45.6% |
149 | Cheltenham Borough Council | 45.6% |
150 | Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council | 45.5% |
151 | Rother District Council | 45.4% |
152 | West Lancashire Borough Council | 45.3% |
153 | Wigan MBC | 45.3% |
154 | Harrow LB | 45.1% |
155 | South Somerset District Council | 45.1% |
156 | Greater Manchester WDA (MBC) | 45.0% |
157 | Torridge District Council | 45.0% |
158 | Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 45.0% |
159 | Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 44.9% |
160 | East Northamptonshire Council | 44.7% |
161 | Boston Borough Council | 44.5% |
162 | Horsham District Council | 44.5% |
163 | Eden District Council | 44.4% |
164 | North Devon District Council | 44.2% |
165 | Wolverhampton MBC | 44.1% |
166 | North East Derbyshire District Council | 44.0% |
167 | South Lakeland District Council | 43.8% |
168 | Hillingdon LB | 43.8% |
169 | Bromsgrove District Council | 43.8% |
170 | Selby District Council | 43.8% |
171 | Runnymede Borough Council | 43.7% |
172 | Bristol City Council | 43.5% |
173 | Hertsmere Borough Council | 43.3% |
174 | Norfolk County Council | 43.2% |
175 | Spelthorne Borough Council | 43.2% |
176 | Cambridge City Council | 43.1% |
177 | Mid Suffolk District Council | 43.1% |
178 | Carlisle City Council | 43.0% |
179 | Wychavon District Council | 43.0% |
180 | Lancaster City Council | 42.9% |
181 | Leeds City Council MBC | 42.9% |
182 | High Peak Borough Council | 42.8% |
183 | Nottinghamshire County Council | 42.8% |
184 | Mendip District Council | 42.8% |
185 | Corby Borough Council | 42.6% |
186 | County Durham | 42.6% |
187 | Torbay Council | 42.5% |
188 | Colchester Borough Council | 42.5% |
189 | York City Council | 42.5% |
190 | Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 42.4% |
191 | Dover District Council | 42.4% |
192 | Chesterfield Borough Council | 42.3% |
193 | Dudley MBC | 42.2% |
194 | Craven District Council | 42.1% |
195 | Walsall MBC | 42.0% |
196 | Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 41.9% |
197 | East Sussex County Council | 41.9% |
198 | Merseyside WDA (MBC) | 41.9% |
199 | Watford Borough Council | 41.7% |
200 | Northampton Borough Council | 41.6% |
201 | West Sussex County Council | 41.6% |
202 | Wokingham Council | 41.5% |
203 | North Norfolk District Council | 41.4% |
204 | Harrogate Borough Council | 41.3% |
205 | Bolsover District Council | 41.3% |
206 | Richmond upon Thames LB | 41.2% |
207 | Salford City Council MBC | 41.2% |
208 | Sefton MBC | 41.1% |
209 | Ipswich Borough Council | 40.9% |
210 | Sandwell MBC | 40.9% |
211 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC | 40.8% |
212 | Worcestershire County Council | 40.8% |
213 | Tameside MBC | 40.8% |
214 | Scarborough Borough Council | 40.7% |
215 | Lincoln City Council | 40.7% |
216 | St Helens MBC | 40.6% |
217 | Eastleigh Borough Council | 40.6% |
218 | Doncaster MBC | 40.6% |
219 | Thurrock Council | 40.4% |
220 | South Norfolk Council | 40.4% |
221 | Swale Borough Council | 40.3% |
222 | Wellingborough Borough Council | 40.2% |
223 | Ealing LB | 40.1% |
224 | Herefordshire Council | 40.0% |
225 | Blackpool Borough Council | 39.9% |
226 | Croydon LB | 39.9% |
227 | Solihull MBC | 39.8% |
228 | Northumberland | 39.6% |
229 | Preston City Council | 39.6% |
230 | Mid Sussex District Council | 39.5% |
231 | Bracknell Forest Borough Council | 39.3% |
232 | Allerdale Borough Council | 39.3% |
233 | South Tyneside MBC | 39.2% |
234 | Broxtowe Borough Council | 39.0% |
235 | Bolton MBC | 38.9% |
236 | Erewash Borough Council | 38.9% |
237 | Wakefield City MDC | 38.8% |
238 | Ribble Valley Borough Council | 38.6% |
239 | West London Waste Authority | 38.5% |
240 | Enfield LB | 38.5% |
241 | Chichester District Council | 38.4% |
242 | Stevenage Borough Council | 38.2% |
243 | Malvern Hills District Council | 38.1% |
244 | Hampshire County Council | 38.0% |
245 | Hartlepool Borough Council | 38.0% |
246 | Barnet LB | 38.0% |
247 | Bedford | 37.9% |
248 | Richmondshire District Council | 37.7% |
249 | Rotherham MBC | 37.6% |
250 | Worcester City Council | 37.6% |
251 | Sutton LB | 37.6% |
252 | Merton LB | 37.5% |
253 | Arun District Council | 37.5% |
254 | North Tyneside Council | 37.4% |
255 | Haringey LB | 37.3% |
256 | Breckland Council | 37.3% |
257 | Hart District Council | 37.1% |
258 | Reading Borough Council | 37.0% |
259 | Oldham MBC | 37.0% |
260 | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 36.8% |
261 | Knowsley MBC | 36.7% |
262 | Darlington Borough Council | 36.5% |
263 | Middlesbrough Borough Council | 36.3% |
264 | Gedling Borough Council | 36.2% |
265 | Gloucester City Council | 36.0% |
266 | Wirral MBC | 36.0% |
267 | Gateshead MBC | 35.9% |
268 | Swindon Borough Council | 35.8% |
269 | Mansfield District Council | 35.8% |
270 | Waltham Forest LB | 35.5% |
271 | Winchester City Council | 35.3% |
272 | Plymouth City Council | 35.3% |
273 | Brent LB | 35.2% |
274 | Broxbourne Borough Council | 35.0% |
275 | Norwich City Council | 35.0% |
276 | Eastbourne Borough Council | 34.7% |
277 | Worthing Borough Council | 34.6% |
278 | Leicester City Council | 34.6% |
279 | Southwark LB | 34.6% |
280 | Hounslow LB | 34.5% |
281 | Fareham Borough Council | 34.4% |
282 | City of London | 34.4% |
283 | Luton Borough Council | 34.4% |
284 | Hyndburn Borough Council | 34.3% |
285 | Cornwall | 34.3% |
286 | Greenwich LB | 34.3% |
287 | Pendle Borough Council | 34.2% |
288 | Copeland Borough Council | 34.2% |
289 | Gravesham Borough Council | 34.2% |
290 | Coventry City Council | 34.1% |
291 | Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 33.9% |
292 | Thanet District Council | 33.9% |
293 | Exeter City Council | 33.8% |
294 | Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 33.7% |
295 | Rochdale MBC | 33.4% |
296 | Sevenoaks District Council | 33.4% |
297 | North London Waste Authority | 33.3% |
298 | Derby City Council | 32.9% |
299 | Nottingham City Council | 32.9% |
300 | Amber Valley Borough Council | 32.9% |
301 | Rossendale Borough Council | 32.8% |
302 | Manchester City Council MBC | 32.8% |
303 | Islington LB | 32.8% |
304 | East Hampshire District Council | 32.6% |
305 | Ashfield District Council | 32.5% |
306 | Havering LB | 32.4% |
307 | Test Valley Borough Council | 32.0% |
308 | Adur District Council | 32.0% |
309 | Wyre Forest District Council | 31.9% |
310 | North East Lincolnshire Council | 31.9% |
311 | Burnley Borough Council | 31.7% |
312 | South Holland District Council | 30.8% |
313 | Sunderland City Council | 30.6% |
314 | Stroud District Council | 30.4% |
315 | Redditch Borough Council | 30.1% |
316 | Sheffield City Council | 30.0% |
317 | New Forest District Council | 29.8% |
318 | Liverpool City Council | 29.6% |
319 | Havant Borough Council | 29.2% |
320 | Slough Borough Council | 29.2% |
321 | Redbridge LB | 28.7% |
322 | Lambeth LB | 28.3% |
323 | Tower Hamlets LB | 28.1% |
324 | Hastings Borough Council | 28.0% |
325 | Kirklees MBC | 27.6% |
326 | Dartford Borough Council | 27.6% |
327 | Newark and Sherwood District Council | 27.0% |
328 | Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 26.7% |
329 | Crawley Borough Council | 26.6% |
330 | Birmingham City Council | 26.6% |
331 | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 26.6% |
332 | Tendring District Council | 26.3% |
333 | Camden LB | 26.3% |
334 | Southampton City Council | 26.1% |
335 | Rushmoor Borough Council | 25.9% |
336 | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 25.3% |
337 | Hackney LB | 25.3% |
338 | Brighton and Hove Council | 25.2% |
339 | East London Waste Authority | 25.0% |
340 | Lewes District Council | 24.6% |
341 | Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 24.6% |
342 | Gosport Borough Council | 23.5% |
343 | Barking and Dagenham LB | 23.4% |
344 | Western Riverside Waste Authority | 23.3% |
345 | Portsmouth City Council | 22.7% |
346 | Hammersmith and Fulham LB | 20.7% |
347 | Wandsworth LB | 20.7% |
348 | Bassetlaw District Council | 19.2% |
349 | Westminster City Council | 19.1% |
350 | Newham LB | 17.2% |
351 | Lewisham LB | 17.1% |
352 | Council of the Isles of Scilly | 14.1% |