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2014/15 overall performance

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%
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