2024/25 Recycling League Table England

ANNUAL RECYCLING LEAGUE TABLE FOR ENGLAND 2024/25

The following table contains household waste data derived from WasteDataFlow and Defra’s statistical department for the period covering the financial year 2024/25. The data shows the total household waste recycling, composting and reuse rate for English local authorities from April 2024 to March 2025. Local authorities are listed in overall performance order.

Data is sourced from Defra
Authority Authority type Residual household waste per household (kg/household) (Ex NI191) Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting (Ex NI192)
1 Stratford-on-Avon District Council Collection 284 63.90%
2 Milton Keynes Council Unitary 337.8 63.20%
3 South Oxfordshire District Council Collection 310.1 61.30%
4 Three Rivers District Council Collection 315.1 61.10%
5 East Riding of Yorkshire Council Unitary 397.4 61.00%
6 East Devon District Council Collection 256.3 60.10%
7 Dorset Council Unitary 368.3 59.90%
8 North Somerset Council Unitary 369.5 59.60%
9 Stockport MBC Collection 294.2 59.50%
10 St Albans City and District Council Collection 318.1 59.10%
11 Surrey Heath Borough Council Collection 346.2 59.00%
12 Vale of White Horse District Council Collection 317.1 58.90%
13 South Gloucestershire Council Unitary 386.1 58.30%
14 Wokingham Council Unitary 378.1 58.20%
15 Guildford Borough Council Collection 351.8 58.00%
16 Mid Devon District Council Collection 296.8 57.90%
17 Maldon District Council Collection 343.2 57.80%
18 Cheshire West and Chester Unitary 416.3 57.60%
19 Rochford District Council Collection 359 57.60%
20 Tandridge District Council Collection 353.5 57.60%
21 Trafford MBC Collection 309.8 57.50%
22 Rutland County Council Unitary 434.1 57.40%
23 Warwick District Council Collection 306.5 57.30%
24 West Oxfordshire District Council Collection 342 57.00%
25 Cotswold District Council Collection 344.3 56.70%
26 Oxfordshire County Council Disposal 394.5 56.60%
27 Bath and North East Somerset Council Unitary 366.9 56.50%
28 North Hertfordshire District Council Collection 329.7 56.50%
29 Stroud District Council Collection 299 56.40%
30 Waverley Borough Council Collection 363.3 55.80%
31 Mole Valley District Council Collection 367.4 55.50%
32 Somerset Council Unitary 428 55.50%
33 Woking Borough Council Collection 348.8 55.00%
34 East Cambridgeshire District Council Collection 346.4 54.80%
35 Devon County Council Disposal 406.5 54.20%
36 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council Collection 375.2 54.10%
37 Surrey County Council Disposal 451.1 53.90%
38 West Devon Borough Council Collection 298.9 53.80%
39 Elmbridge Borough Council Collection 395.3 53.70%
40 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Collection 379.8 53.70%
41 Teignbridge District Council Collection 348.7 53.60%
42 Bracknell Forest Borough Council Unitary 418.9 53.50%
43 Forest of Dean District Council Collection 401.6 52.80%
44 Broadland District Council Collection 385 52.70%
45 Torridge District Council Collection 327.2 52.60%
46 West Berkshire District Council Unitary 481.2 52.50%
47 Epping Forest Borough Council Collection 417.9 52.30%
48 Warwickshire County Council Disposal 419.9 52.20%
49 Chelmsford Borough Council Collection 397.2 52.00%
50 Hertfordshire County Council Disposal 445.2 51.70%
51 Colchester Borough Council Collection 326.4 51.60%
52 Dacorum Borough Council Collection 388.8 51.60%
53 Horsham District Council Collection 389.4 51.60%
54 Cherwell District Council Collection 399.4 51.50%
55 Derbyshire Dales District Council Collection 361.8 51.40%
56 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Collection 381.6 51.40%
57 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council Collection 395.4 51.30%
58 Bury MBC Collection 351 51.20%
59 Greater Manchester WDA (MBC) Disposal 415.9 50.90%
60 Shropshire Unitary 510.5 50.90%
61 Uttlesford District Council Collection 385.2 50.70%
62 Gloucestershire County Council Disposal 446.2 50.50%
63 North Lincolnshire Council Unitary 535 50.50%
64 Westmorland and Furness Council Unitary 448.8 50.20%
65 Wigan MBC Unitary 443.1 50.20%
66 Cumberland Council Unitary 485.1 50.10%
67 Bromley LB Unitary 418.6 49.90%
68 Tewkesbury Borough Council Collection 415.8 49.80%
69 Reading Borough Council Unitary 378.5 49.40%
70 West Sussex County Council Disposal 484.1 49.40%
71 South Hams District Council Collection 327 49.30%
72 Ealing LB Collection 263.1 49.20%
73 Buckinghamshire Council Unitary 509.5 48.90%
74 Essex County Council Disposal 488.1 48.90%
75 Ashford Borough Council Collection 398.6 48.80%
76 Cheltenham Borough Council Collection 391.2 48.40%
77 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Collection 448.7 48.40%
78 Watford Borough Council Collection 370.5 48.40%
79 Bolton MBC Collection 357.4 48.30%
80 Oxford City Council Collection 327.3 48.20%
81 Wakefield City MDC Unitary 491.8 48.20%
82 Bexley LB Unitary 425.7 48.00%
83 Rochdale MBC Collection 380 48.00%
84 Basildon District Council Collection 463.4 47.90%
85 Telford and Wrekin Council Unitary 548.5 47.90%
86 Wealden District Council Collection 419.8 47.90%
87 Cheshire East Unitary 503.6 47.80%
88 Welwyn Hatfield Council Collection 395.9 47.80%
89 Cambridge City and South Cambs Councils Collection 405.2 47.70%
90 Tameside MBC Collection 358.2 47.50%
91 Salford City Council MBC Collection 307.8 47.30%
92 Kingston-upon-Hull City Council Unitary 448.3 47.20%
93 Rotherham MBC Unitary 458.8 47.10%
94 Doncaster MBC Unitary 508.3 46.70%
95 Cambridgeshire County Council Disposal 510.7 46.60%
96 Runnymede Borough Council Collection 384.1 46.60%
97 Braintree District Council Collection 452.4 46.20%
98 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council Unitary 482.8 46.20%
99 Huntingdonshire District Council Collection 429.3 46.00%
100 Rother District Council Collection 418.8 46.00%
101 Folkestone and Hythe District Council Collection 404 45.90%
102 Rugby Borough Council Collection 408.1 45.90%
103 Barnsley MBC Unitary 470.7 45.70%
104 Rushcliffe Borough Council Collection 458.4 45.50%
105 Derbyshire County Council Disposal 521.1 45.40%
106 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council Collection 425.4 45.30%
107 Cornwall Unitary 497.1 45.10%
108 Castle Point Borough Council Collection 469 44.90%
109 North Devon District Council Collection 424.4 44.90%
110 Isle of Wight Council Unitary 469.8 44.80%
111 Leicestershire County Council Disposal 526 44.80%
112 Spelthorne Borough Council Collection 431.4 44.80%
113 South Staffordshire Council Collection 471.2 44.60%
114 North Northamptonshire Unitary 520.2 44.40%
115 West Northamptonshire Unitary 545.2 44.40%
116 Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Unitary 449.1 44.20%
117 Bristol City Council Unitary 422.6 44.10%
118 Stafford Borough Council Collection 465.1 44.00%
119 Warrington Borough Council Unitary 522.1 44.00%
120 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Unitary 487.1 43.90%
121 East Staffordshire Borough Council Collection 457.6 43.90%
122 Maidstone Borough Council Collection 441.5 43.90%
123 Norfolk County Council Disposal 505.4 43.90%
124 Wychavon District Council Collection 445.2 43.90%
125 Arun District Council Collection 433.1 43.80%
126 North Norfolk District Council Collection 421.3 43.80%
127 Solihull MBC Unitary 533.6 43.70%
128 High Peak Borough Council Collection 459.4 43.60%
129 North West Leicestershire District Council Collection 466.3 43.50%
130 West Lancashire Borough Council Collection 488.8 43.50%
131 Harborough District Council Collection 452.5 43.40%
132 Worcestershire County Council Disposal 554.5 43.40%
133 Dover District Council Collection 404.8 43.30%
134 Lichfield District Council Collection 461 43.30%
135 Staffordshire County Council Disposal 549.7 43.30%
136 Chichester District Council Collection 428.2 43.20%
137 East Hertfordshire District Council Collection 452.9 43.20%
138 Eastleigh Borough Council Collection 416.7 43.10%
139 North East Derbyshire District Council Collection 450 43.10%
140 Canterbury City Council Collection 398.2 43.00%
141 Oldham MBC Collection 415.8 43.00%
142 Rushmoor Borough Council Collection 414.3 42.80%
143 Mid Sussex District Council Collection 416 42.70%
144 Worthing Borough Council Collection 417.2 42.70%
145 Hertsmere Borough Council Collection 451.1 42.60%
146 Malvern Hills District Council Collection 378.4 42.60%
147 Richmond upon Thames LB Collection 486 42.60%
148 Broxbourne Borough Council Collection 435.2 42.50%
149 Central Bedfordshire Unitary 566.7 42.40%
150 North Yorkshire Council Unitary 540 42.30%
151 South Derbyshire District Council Collection 518.8 42.30%
152 South Norfolk Council Collection 458.3 42.30%
153 Hart District Council Collection 463.9 42.20%
154 East Sussex County Council Disposal 534.6 42.10%
155 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council Collection 450.1 42.10%
156 Bromsgrove District Council Collection 482.8 42.00%
157 South Ribble Borough Council Collection 453.5 42.00%
158 Calderdale MBC Unitary 484.4 41.90%
159 North Warwickshire Borough Council Collection 529.5 41.90%
160 Chorley Borough Council Collection 476.3 41.80%
161 Lancashire County Council Disposal 550.7 41.80%
162 Mid Suffolk and Babergh District Council Collection 456.3 41.80%
163 Wiltshire Unitary 539.4 41.80%
164 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council Collection 490.1 41.70%
165 Adur District Council Collection 386.8 41.60%
166 North Kesteven District Council Collection 495 41.60%
167 Charnwood Borough Council Collection 437.3 41.30%
168 Kent County Council Disposal 546.9 41.20%
169 East Suffolk Council Collection 455.9 41.10%
170 Sutton LB Unitary 469.6 41.00%
171 Gloucester City Council Collection 445.2 40.80%
172 Nottinghamshire County Council Disposal 590.6 40.80%
173 York City Council Unitary 502.6 40.80%
174 Blackpool Borough Council Unitary 518.5 40.70%
175 Torbay Council Unitary 511.2 40.70%
176 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council Collection 398.5 40.60%
177 Gravesham Borough Council Collection 443.7 40.40%
178 Harlow District Council Collection 439.7 40.40%
179 Leicester City Council Unitary 525.3 40.40%
180 Winchester City Council Collection 439.8 40.40%
181 Wyre Borough Council Collection 448.9 40.40%
182 Blaby District Council Collection 459.1 40.30%
183 Fylde Borough Council Collection 475.4 40.30%
184 Hampshire County Council Disposal 557.4 40.10%
185 Melton Borough Council Collection 502.7 40.00%
186 Lewes District Council Collection 431.5 39.90%
187 West Lindsey District Council Collection 487.3 39.70%
188 Suffolk County Council Disposal 567.3 39.60%
189 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Unitary 528.9 39.40%
190 Breckland Council Collection 494.6 39.30%
191 Dudley MBC Unitary 474.5 39.20%
192 East Lindsey District Council Collection 433.3 39.20%
193 Tendring District Council Collection 435.6 39.10%
194 Manchester City Council MBC Collection 394.5 38.90%
195 Derby City Council Unitary 531.3 38.70%
196 Herefordshire Council Unitary 490.5 38.60%
197 Fenland District Council Collection 519 38.40%
198 Test Valley Borough Council Collection 471.7 38.30%
199 Peterborough City Council Unitary 581.5 38.20%
200 Ribble Valley Borough Council Collection 479.9 38.20%
201 Stevenage Borough Council Collection 494.3 38.20%
202 Norwich City Council Collection 393.6 38.10%
203 Havering LB Collection 592 38.00%
204 Lincolnshire County Council Disposal 581.6 38.00%
205 South Kesteven District Council Collection 474.8 38.00%
206 Merton LB Unitary 496.1 37.50%
207 Council of the Isles of Scilly Unitary 876.9 37.40%
208 Fareham Borough Council Collection 443.2 37.40%
209 Leeds City Council MBC Unitary 517.8 37.30%
210 Medway Borough Council Unitary 588.5 37.20%
211 New Forest District Council Collection 443.6 37.20%
212 Hillingdon LB Collection 532.1 37.00%
213 Eastbourne Borough Council Collection 399.8 36.90%
214 Newark and Sherwood District Council Collection 511.5 36.90%
215 North East Lincolnshire Council Unitary 575.4 36.90%
216 Bedford Unitary 593.2 36.80%
217 County Durham Unitary 571 36.80%
218 Sevenoaks District Council Collection 548.3 36.60%
219 Hounslow LB Collection 530.8 36.50%
220 West Suffolk Council Collection 501.1 36.50%
221 Croydon LB Unitary 528 36.30%
222 Tamworth Borough Council Collection 510.1 36.30%
223 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Collection 501.6 36.10%
224 Lancaster City Council Collection 463.5 35.90%
225 Erewash Borough Council Collection 515.1 35.70%
226 Swindon Borough Council Unitary 542 35.70%
227 Bolsover District Council Collection 554.8 35.60%
228 Chesterfield Borough Council Collection 492.4 35.40%
229 Halton Borough Council Unitary 624.4 35.40%
230 Cannock Chase Council Collection 503.4 35.30%
231 Merseyside WDA (MBC) Disposal 628 35.20%
232 Broxtowe Borough Council Collection 499.4 35.10%
233 Swale Borough Council Collection 513.2 34.90%
234 Worcester City Council Collection 432.4 34.90%
235 East Hampshire District Council Collection 456.8 34.80%
236 Northumberland Unitary 604.4 34.80%
237 Thanet District Council Collection 443.9 34.70%
238 Ashfield District Council Collection 522.1 34.60%
239 Thurrock Council Unitary 598.5 34.50%
240 West London Waste Authority Disposal 529.5 34.50%
241 Stoke-on-Trent City Council Unitary 545.4 34.30%
242 Southwark LB Unitary 469.3 34.00%
243 Sefton MBC Collection 538.3 33.90%
244 Brentwood Borough Council Collection 563 33.80%
245 Ipswich Borough Council Collection 537.1 33.50%
246 North Tyneside Council Unitary 546.4 33.50%
247 Waltham Forest LB Collection 556.2 33.50%
248 Plymouth City Council Unitary 563.3 33.00%
249 Brent LB Collection 423.2 32.90%
250 Enfield LB Collection 550.2 32.90%
251 Islington LB Collection 284.3 32.90%
252 Wyre Forest District Council Collection 482.1 32.90%
253 Wolverhampton MBC Unitary 591.1 32.70%
254 Greenwich LB Unitary 538.4 32.50%
255 Lambeth LB Collection 302.6 32.50%
256 Walsall MBC Unitary 646.6 32.30%
257 East London Waste Authority Disposal 628.2 32.20%
258 Coventry City Council Unitary 537.7 32.00%
259 Gedling Borough Council Collection 551.4 32.00%
260 Boston Borough Council Collection 591.1 31.90%
261 Great Yarmouth Borough Council Collection 511.6 31.60%
262 St Helens MBC Collection 506.3 31.60%
263 South Holland District Council Collection 545.1 31.50%
264 Sunderland City Council Unitary 581.5 31.10%
265 Wirral MBC Collection 541.8 31.10%
266 Amber Valley Borough Council Collection 543.9 31.00%
267 Sheffield City Council Unitary 486.7 31.00%
268 Bradford City MDC (MBC) Unitary 587.4 30.90%
269 Darlington Borough Council Unitary 584.2 30.90%
270 Redbridge LB Collection 635.7 30.80%
271 Barking and Dagenham LB Collection 698 30.70%
272 Crawley Borough Council Collection 512.8 30.70%
273 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Unitary 551.8 30.70%
274 Harrow LB Collection 639.6 30.60%
275 Lincoln City Council Collection 511.3 30.60%
276 Sandwell MBC Unitary 634.6 30.60%
277 Gateshead MBC Unitary 599.2 30.50%
278 Hammersmith and Fulham LB Collection 341.6 30.20%
279 Havant Borough Council Collection 512.1 30.20%
280 Hyndburn Borough Council Collection 437.7 30.00%
281 South Tyneside MBC Unitary 574.5 30.00%
282 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Collection 537 29.90%
283 Burnley Borough Council Collection 495.1 29.90%
284 Redditch Borough Council Collection 524.2 29.60%
285 Hastings Borough Council Collection 480.9 29.50%
286 Southampton City Council Unitary 566.5 29.20%
287 Exeter City Council Collection 418.1 29.00%
288 Rossendale Borough Council Collection 519.4 28.90%
289 Mansfield District Council Collection 606.9 28.80%
290 Newham LB Collection 660.1 28.70%
291 Haringey LB Collection 514.2 28.60%
292 Knowsley MBC Collection 589 28.50%
293 North London Waste Authority Disposal 515.1 28.50%
294 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Unitary 614.6 28.30%
295 Wandsworth LB Collection 427.7 27.90%
296 Barnet LB Collection 637.4 27.80%
297 Brighton and Hove Council Unitary 543.7 27.70%
298 Camden LB Collection 329.1 27.70%
299 Western Riverside Waste Authority Disposal 383.8 27.70%
300 Bassetlaw District Council Collection 580.5 27.50%
301 Portsmouth City Council Unitary 539.5 27.50%
302 Slough Borough Council Unitary 592.7 27.40%
303 Lewisham LB Unitary 502.4 27.20%
304 Hartlepool Borough Council Unitary 604.1 27.10%
305 Kirklees MBC Unitary 602.6 27.00%
306 Preston City Council Collection 544.3 26.90%
307 Pendle Borough Council Collection 575.3 26.70%
308 Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC Unitary 566.9 25.90%
309 Luton Borough Council Unitary 715.1 25.70%
310 City of London Unitary 337.4 25.50%
311 Nottingham City Council Unitary 566.1 25.30%
312 Gosport Borough Council Collection 496.1 25.10%
313 Hackney LB Collection 487.7 24.70%
314 Westminster City Council Unitary 488.9 24.40%
315 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Unitary 702 24.20%
316 Dartford Borough Council Collection 603.5 23.70%
317 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Collection 403.8 22.50%
318 Middlesbrough Borough Council Unitary 721.4 21.50%
319 Birmingham City Council Unitary 665.6 20.30%
320 Liverpool City Council Collection 594.3 17.90%
321 Tower Hamlets LB Unitary 513 17.00%

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