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2022/23 overall performance

ANNUAL RECYCLING LEAGUE TABLE FOR ENGLAND
The following table contains household waste data derived from WasteDataFlow and Defra’s statistical department for the period covering the financial year 2022/23. The data shows the total household waste recycling, composting and reuse rate for English local authorities from April 2022 to March 2023. Local authorities are listed in overall performance order. Data is sourced from Defra data

Notes from Defra: From 2011-12 onwards, 7 local authorities started reporting as Dorset Waste Partnership. These are Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, West Dorset, Purbeck, North Dorset and East Dorset District Councils, Christchurch Borough Council, and Dorset County Council.
From 2015/16 onwards Chiltern District Council jointly reports their waste data with Wycombe District Council.
From 2016/17 onwards, Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire Councils jointly report their waste.
From 2017/18 6 local authorities started reporting as Somerset Waste Partnership. These are Somerset County Council, Mendip, Sedgemoor, South Somerset, Taunton Deane and West Somerset.
For 2018/19 Defra stated that Household recycling contains material sent for recycling, composting or reuse by local authorities as well as those collected from household sources by ‘private-voluntary’ organisations.
From 2019-20 there were several mergers and changes to local authorities:
a. Five of the local authorities reporting as the ‘Dorset waste Partnership’: East Dorset District Council, North Dorset District council, Purbeck District Council, West Dorset district council and Weymouth and Portland Borough Council merged to become Dorset Council.
b. Christchurch BC, formerly part of the Dorset Waste Partnership, merged with Bournemouth BC and Poole BC, to become Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Council.
c. Suffolk Coastal DC and Waveney DC merged to become West Suffolk Council.
d. Forest Heath DC and St Edmundsbury BC merged to become West Suffolk Council
e. Corby BD and Kettering BC now report together as Corby and Kettering Shared Service.
From 2020/21, Buckinghamshire CC disposal authority was replaced by Buckinghamshire Council unitary. Aylesbury Vale, South Bucks and Wycombe were absorbed into this unitary authority.

Key: C – collection authority; U – Unitary authority; D – Disposal authority

Rank Local Authority 2022/23
financial year
Authority
type 
RECYCLING RATE
Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting (Ex NI192)
Collected household waste per person (kg) (Ex BVPI 84a)
1 South Oxfordshire District Council Collection 61.6% 344.1
2 Three Rivers District Council Collection 61.5% 340.0
3 Vale of White Horse District Council Collection 60.9% 334.9
4 St Albans City and District Council Collection 60.1% 334.7
5 Stratford-on-Avon District Council Collection 60.0% 383.9
6 East Devon District Council Collection 59.5% 304.8
7 Stockport MBC Collection 59.3% 330.7
8 Surrey Heath Borough Council Collection 59.3% 346.0
9 Dorset Council Unitary 59.1% 443.7
10 North Somerset Council Unitary 58.9% 418.3
11 Rochford District Council Collection 58.7% 387.4
12 South Gloucestershire Council Unitary 58.6% 394.1
13 East Riding of Yorkshire Council Unitary 58.4% 472.6
14 Trafford MBC Collection 58.4% 321.5
15 Tandridge District Council Collection 57.8% 358.7
16 Waverley Borough Council Collection 57.8% 348.9
17 Oxfordshire County Council Disposal 57.2% 382.0
18 Bath and North East Somerset Council Unitary 56.9% 366.1
19 Cotswold District Council Collection 56.8% 406.2
20 West Oxfordshire District Council Collection 56.8% 363.0
21 Maldon District Council Collection 56.7% 359.8
22 Stroud District Council Collection 56.6% 306.8
23 Cheshire West and Chester Unitary 56.4% 434.5
24 Guildford Borough Council Collection 56.4% 351.6
25 Somerset Waste Partnership Unitary 56.3% 433.9
26 Woking Borough Council Collection 55.8% 345.2
27 Mid Devon District Council Collection 55.4% 329.8
28 North Hertfordshire District Council Collection 55.2% 339.6
29 Mole Valley District Council Collection 55.1% 366.7
30 East Cambridgeshire District Council Collection 55.0% 339.9
31 Bracknell Forest Borough Council Unitary 54.5% 367.2
32 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council Collection 54.2% 344.7
33 Devon County Council Disposal 54.0% 415.2
34 Surrey County Council Disposal 54.0% 409.3
35 West Devon Borough Council Collection 53.9% 311.2
36 Teignbridge District Council Collection 53.8% 355.2
37 West Sussex County Council Disposal 53.7% 417.6
38 Colchester Borough Council Collection 53.5% 307.0
39 Elmbridge Borough Council Collection 53.5% 375.9
40 Warwick District Council Collection 53.4% 354.6
41 Huntingdonshire District Council Collection 53.3% 359.0
42 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Collection 53.2% 383.1
43 Wokingham Council Unitary 52.9% 366.8
44 Cherwell District Council Collection 52.8% 364.4
45 Derbyshire Dales District Council Collection 52.7% 347.0
46 Bury MBC Collection 52.6% 316.3
47 Torridge District Council Collection 52.6% 339.7
48 Forest of Dean District Council Collection 52.4% 379.7
49 Shropshire Unitary 52.1% 482.9
50 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council Collection 51.8% 337.8
51 Tewkesbury Borough Council Collection 51.8% 372.7
52 Cheshire East Unitary 51.7% 449.0
53 Epping Forest Borough Council Collection 51.7% 383.3
54 Gloucestershire County Council Disposal 51.5% 411.5
55 Wigan MBC Unitary 51.5% 403.9
56 Horsham District Council Collection 51.4% 353.4
57 Chelmsford Borough Council Collection 51.3%   362.2
58 Hertfordshire County Council Disposal 51.2% 391.1
59 Ashford Borough Council Collection 51.0% 344.6
60 Rutland County Council Unitary 50.9% 465.7
61 Tameside MBC Collection 50.9% 304.7
62 Cumbria County Council Disposal 50.7% 466.0
63 Dacorum Borough Council Collection 50.5% 359.6
64 Broadland District Council Collection 50.3% 369.1
65 North Lincolnshire Council Unitary 50.3% 468.7
66 Greater Manchester WDA (MBC) Disposal 50.2% 375.2
67 Watford Borough Council Collection 50.2% 306.8
68 West Berkshire District Council Unitary 49.8% 427.4
69 Buckinghamshire Council Unitary 49.6% 396.8
70 Bolton MBC Collection 49.5% 300.1
71 Cheltenham Borough Council Collection 49.5% 382.8
72 Reading Borough Council Unitary 49.5% 304.9
73 Maidstone Borough Council Collection 49.4% 329.0
74 Essex County Council Disposal 48.8% 416.5
75 Bromley LB Unitary 48.7% 366.6
76 Oxford City Council Collection 48.6% 252.1
77 Ealing LB Collection 48.4% 226.5
78 Hambleton District Council Collection 48.4% 378.3
79 Cambridgeshire County Council Disposal 48.2% 403.8
80 High Peak Borough Council Collection 48.2% 369.9
81 Telford and Wrekin Council Unitary 48.2% 449.5
82 Total Total 48.2% 407.2
83 Milton Keynes Council Unitary 48.1% 400.6
84 Uttlesford District Council Collection 48.1% 351.8
85 Warwickshire County Council Disposal 48.0% 394.8
86 Runnymede Borough Council Collection 47.9% 325.5
87 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Collection 47.8% 372.7
88 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Collection 47.8% 350.4
89 Isle of Wight Council Unitary 47.7% 389.6
90 Salford City Council MBC Collection 47.6% 292.2
91 Welwyn Hatfield Council Collection 47.6% 318.0
92 Wakefield City MDC Unitary 47.5% 424.2
93 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Unitary 47.3% 405.3
94 Rochdale MBC Collection 47.1% 313.7
95 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council Unitary 47.1% 382.5
96 Cambridge City and South Cambs Councils Collection 46.9% 326.4
97 Calderdale MBC Unitary 46.8% 382.1
98 Derbyshire County Council Disposal 46.6% 440.7
99 Kingston-upon-Hull City Council Unitary 46.6% 387.6
100 Castle Point Borough Council Collection 46.5% 358.0
101 Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Unitary 46.5% 325.6
102 Chorley Borough Council Collection 46.0% 365.7
103 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council Collection 45.8% 362.0
104 Chichester District Council Collection 45.7% 366.6
105 North Devon District Council Collection 45.6% 369.9
106 Oldham MBC Collection 45.6% 296.7
107 South Ribble Borough Council Collection 45.6% 366.4
108 Blackpool Borough Council Unitary 45.5% 441.4
109 Rushcliffe Borough Council Collection 45.5% 372.0
110 Total Total 45.4% 396.0
111 Total Total 45.3% 414.9
112 Bristol City Council Unitary 45.1% 327.4
113 Central Bedfordshire Unitary 45.1% 426.1
114 Wealden District Council Collection 45.0% 346.4
115 South Hams District Council Collection 44.8% 339.4
116 Total Total 44.7% 405.6
117 Barnsley MBC Unitary 44.6% 405.3
118 Folkestone and Hythe District Council Collection 44.6% 363.8
119 Stafford Borough Council Collection 44.6% 373.6
120 Canterbury City Council Collection 44.5% 319.1
121 Rother District Council Collection 44.5% 395.0
122 Rotherham MBC Unitary 44.5% 386.0
123 West Lancashire Borough Council Collection 44.5% 396.5
124 West Northamptonshire Unitary 44.5% 408.1
125 Lichfield District Council Collection 44.3% 369.1
126 Warrington Borough Council Unitary 44.2% 412.0
127 Braintree District Council Collection 44.0% 387.5
128 Eden District Council Collection 44.0% 379.8
129 South Staffordshire Council Collection 43.9% 368.1
130 Staffordshire County Council Disposal 43.9% 443.0
131 Bexley LB Unitary 43.8% 337.9
132 South Lakeland District Council Collection 43.7% 419.0
133 Doncaster MBC Unitary 43.6% 430.0
134 Harborough District Council Collection 43.6% 363.3
135 North Yorkshire County Council Disposal 43.6% 450.9
136 South Derbyshire District Council Collection 43.6% 378.5
137 East Hertfordshire District Council Collection 43.5% 355.7
138 Sutton LB Unitary 43.3% 316.2
139 Dover District Council Collection 43.2% 351.7
140 Rugby Borough Council Collection 43.2% 331.0
141 Wychavon District Council Collection 43.2% 361.9
142 Basildon District Council Collection 43.1% 400.2
143 Hertsmere Borough Council Collection 43.1% 343.3
144 Norfolk County Council Disposal 43.1% 422.8
145 North Norfolk District Council Collection 43.1% 404.9
146 Ryedale District Council Collection 43.1% 403.8
147 Merton LB Unitary 43.0% 318.8
148 North West Leicestershire District Council Collection 43.0% 373.4
149 Spelthorne Borough Council Collection 43.0% 328.5
150 Melton Borough Council Collection 42.9% 395.3
151 Lancashire County Council Disposal 42.8% 424.5
152 Broxbourne Borough Council Collection 42.7% 326.8
153 Arun District Council Collection 42.3% 352.1
154 Eastleigh Borough Council Collection 42.2% 327.8
155 Selby District Council Collection 42.2% 414.7
156 Kent County Council Disposal 42.1% 407.6
157 North Kesteven District Council Collection 42.1% 381.6
158 Worcestershire County Council Disposal 42.1% 429.9
159 North Northamptonshire Unitary 42.0% 395.5
160 Hart District Council Collection 41.9% 337.5
161 Gloucester City Council Collection 41.8% 333.3
162 Leicestershire County Council Disposal 41.8% 408.1
163 Mid Sussex District Council Collection 41.8% 323.7
164 Worthing Borough Council Collection 41.8% 340.5
165 Rushmoor Borough Council Collection 41.7% 305.2
166 Total Total 41.7% 390.2
167 York City Council Unitary 41.6% 390.3
168 Charnwood Borough Council Collection 41.5% 320.5
169 Solihull MBC Unitary 41.5% 405.8
170 Total Total 41.5% 394.0
171 Chesterfield Borough Council Collection 41.3% 371.3
172 Harrogate Borough Council Collection 41.3% 315.5
173 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council Collection 41.3% 382.9
174 Malvern Hills District Council Collection 41.3% 316.6
175 Nottinghamshire County Council Disposal 41.3% 445.2
176 Bromsgrove District Council Collection 41.2% 365.7
177 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council Collection 41.2% 375.8
178 East Sussex County Council Disposal 41.1% 423.9
179 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Unitary 41.1% 397.5
180 Total Total 41.1% 411.1
181 Fylde Borough Council Collection 41.0% 391.0
182 North East Derbyshire District Council Collection 41.0% 358.3
183 Carlisle City Council Collection 40.8% 391.3
184 South Norfolk Council Collection 40.7% 363.6
185 Blaby District Council Collection 40.6% 333.2
186 Gravesham Borough Council Collection 40.4% 332.2
187 Lewes District Council Collection 40.4% 332.5
188 Richmond upon Thames LB Collection 40.3% 361.8
189 Wyre Borough Council Collection 40.3% 376.7
190 Cannock Chase Council Collection 40.1% 369.7
191 Craven District Council Collection 40.1% 353.7
192 Peterborough City Council Unitary 40.1% 378.2
193 Swale Borough Council Collection 40.1% 349.2
194 Wiltshire Unitary 40.0% 403.6
195 East Lindsey District Council Collection 39.7% 372.1
196 Erewash Borough Council Collection 39.7% 375.4
197 West Lindsey District Council Collection 39.6% 387.8
198 Leicester City Council Unitary 39.5% 336.2
199 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council Collection 39.5% 295.1
200 Winchester City Council Collection 39.5% 326.0
201 Adur District Council Collection 39.4% 279.8
202 Harlow District Council Collection 39.3% 301.3
203 East Suffolk Council Collection 39.1% 375.9
204 Mid Suffolk and Babergh District Council Collection 39.0% 354.4
205 Bradford City MDC (MBC) Unitary 38.9% 349.6
206 Manchester City Council MBC Collection 38.8% 293.6
207 Hampshire County Council Disposal 38.7% 400.2
208 Richmondshire District Council Collection 38.7% 356.5
209 East Staffordshire Borough Council Collection 38.6% 362.4
210 Tendring District Council Collection 38.6% 339.2
211 Lincolnshire County Council Disposal 38.5% 425.8
212 Norwich City Council Collection 38.5% 302.5
213 Derby City Council Unitary 38.4% 375.4
214 South Kesteven District Council Collection 38.4% 364.3
215 Suffolk County Council Disposal 38.2% 421.0
216 Torbay Council Unitary 38.2% 393.2
217 Breckland Council Collection 38.0% 360.7
218 North East Lincolnshire Council Unitary 37.9% 431.9
219 Total Total 37.9% 392.5
220 Eastbourne Borough Council Collection 37.7% 323.3
221 Fenland District Council Collection 37.7% 405.0
222 Herefordshire Council Unitary 37.6% 365.7
223 Brentwood Borough Council Collection 37.4% 361.3
224 Test Valley Borough Council Collection 37.4% 335.4
225 County Durham Unitary 37.1% 433.5
226 Croydon LB Unitary 37.1% 333.3
227 Hillingdon LB Collection 37.1% 316.4
228 North Warwickshire Borough Council Collection 37.0% 399.1
229 Scarborough Borough Council Collection 37.0% 373.6
230 Stevenage Borough Council Collection 37.0% 334.7
231 Havering LB Collection 36.6% 393.8
232 Medway Borough Council Unitary 36.6% 404.3
233 Wolverhampton MBC Unitary 36.6% 371.3
234 Ribble Valley Borough Council Collection 36.5% 385.0
235 Copeland Borough Council Collection 36.3% 382.9
236 Council of the Isles of Scilly Unitary 36.3% 603.3
237 Hounslow LB Collection 36.2% 298.8
238 Lancaster City Council Collection 36.2% 356.7
239 West London Waste Authority Disposal 36.1% 308.5
240 Bolsover District Council Collection 36.0% 405.4
241 West Suffolk Council Collection 35.9% 361.5
242 Allerdale Borough Council Collection 35.8% 405.5
243 Fareham Borough Council Collection 35.8% 306.2
244 Bedford Unitary 35.7% 386.0
245 Dudley MBC Unitary 35.5% 365.9
246 Sevenoaks District Council Collection 35.5% 380.1
247 Halton Borough Council Unitary 35.4% 423.6
248 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Collection 35.4% 347.0
249 Tamworth Borough Council Collection 35.4% 351.0
250 Thanet District Council Collection 35.4% 349.1
251 Ashfield District Council Collection 35.0% 353.9
252 Worcester City Council Collection 35.0% 303.3
253 Leeds City Council MBC Unitary 34.9% 367.0
254 Merseyside WDA (MBC) Disposal 34.7% 452.4
255 Newark and Sherwood District Council Collection 34.4% 364.6
256 East Hampshire District Council Collection 34.3% 309.8
257 Enfield LB Collection 34.2% 310.7
258 Cornwall Unitary 34.1% 459.9
259 New Forest District Council Collection 34.0% 324.8
260 Northumberland Unitary 34.0% 448.8
261 St Helens MBC Collection 34.0% 343.0
262 Stoke-on-Trent City Council Unitary 33.7% 387.4
263 Brent LB Collection 33.4% 257.2
264 Boston Borough Council Collection 33.3% 379.3
265 Swindon Borough Council Unitary 33.3% 366.0
266 Wyre Forest District Council Collection 33.1% 343.4
267 Sefton MBC Collection 33.0% 386.1
268 Barking and Dagenham LB Collection 32.8% 362.9
269 Walsall MBC Unitary 32.8% 381.4
270 Waltham Forest LB Collection 32.8% 315.7
271 Gedling Borough Council Collection 32.7% 367.1
272 Total Total 32.7% 317.8
273 Broxtowe Borough Council Collection 32.4% 357.3
274 Plymouth City Council Unitary 32.2% 377.6
275 Amber Valley Borough Council Collection 32.1% 366.5
276 North Tyneside Council Unitary 32.0% 396.6
277 Sheffield City Council Unitary 32.0% 328.1
278 Southwark LB Unitary 32.0% 345.8
279 Darlington Borough Council Unitary 31.7% 411.9
280 Gateshead MBC Unitary 31.7% 435.3
281 Lincoln City Council Collection 31.6% 338.5
282 Burnley Borough Council Collection 31.5% 313.9
283 Rossendale Borough Council Collection 31.5% 340.3
284 Crawley Borough Council Collection 31.4% 285.4
285 Ipswich Borough Council Collection 31.4% 358.2
286 Total Total 31.2% 416.0
287 Wirral MBC Collection 31.2% 365.7
288 Lambeth LB Collection 31.1% 214.5
289 East London Waste Authority Disposal 31.0% 343.4
290 South Holland District Council Collection 31.0% 367.2
291 South Tyneside MBC Unitary 31.0% 420.4
292 Redbridge LB Collection 30.8% 317.6
293 Preston City Council Collection 30.7% 351.3
294 Hyndburn Borough Council Collection 30.6% 287.8
295 North London Waste Authority Disposal 30.6% 311.8
296 Coventry City Council Unitary 30.5% 349.1
297 Great Yarmouth Borough Council Collection 30.4% 374.1
298 Mansfield District Council Collection 30.3% 388.5
299 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Unitary 30.2% 393.7
300 Sunderland City Council Unitary 30.2% 404.2
301 Hartlepool Borough Council Unitary 30.1% 399.6
302 Harrow LB Collection 30.0% 356.6
303 Havant Borough Council Collection 29.9% 332.9
304 City of London Unitary 29.8% 406.3
305 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Unitary 29.6% 341.6
306 Pendle Borough Council Collection 29.6% 343.6
307 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Collection 29.4% 327.5
308 Greenwich LB Unitary 29.2% 345.7
309 Sandwell MBC Unitary 29.2% 351.5
310 Hastings Borough Council Collection 28.6% 329.3
311 Thurrock Council Unitary 28.5% 385.0
312 Brighton and Hove Council Unitary 28.3% 365.4
313 Camden LB Collection 27.7% 262.0
314 Islington LB Collection 27.7% 246.7
315 Portsmouth City Council Unitary 27.7% 334.5
316 Haringey LB Collection 27.4% 307.5
317 Redditch Borough Council Collection 27.4% 311.5
318 Southampton City Council Unitary 27.4% 348.3
319 Barnet LB Collection 27.3% 354.0
320 Gosport Borough Council Collection 27.3% 287.8
321 Bassetlaw District Council Collection 26.5% 377.0
322 Hackney LB Collection 26.3% 318.3
323 Knowsley MBC Collection 26.3% 381.1
324 Kirklees MBC Unitary 26.0% 357.2
325 Hammersmith and Fulham LB Collection 25.7% 230.0
326 Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC Unitary 25.6% 355.1
327 Newham LB Collection 25.6% 339.9
328 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Unitary 25.2% 421.5
329 Nottingham City Council Unitary 25.1% 350.4
330 Slough Borough Council Unitary 25.1% 312.6
331 Luton Borough Council Unitary 24.9% 331.5
332 Westminster City Council Unitary 24.6% 397.7
333 Exeter City Council Collection 24.5% 278.4
334 Western Riverside Waste Authority Disposal 24.3% 268.1
335 Dartford Borough Council Collection 23.5% 337.0
336 Middlesbrough Borough Council Unitary 23.1% 451.4
337 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Collection 23.1% 308.7
338 Lewisham LB Unitary 23.0% 290.2
339 Birmingham City Council Unitary 22.9% 341.1
340 Wandsworth LB Collection 22.4% 286.1
341 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council Collection 18.0% 345.5
342 Liverpool City Council Collection 17.9% 379.0
343 Tower Hamlets LB Unitary 17.7% 296.4

 

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