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2016/17 overall performance

The following table contains municipal waste data derived from WasteDataFlow for the period covering the financial year 2016/17. The data shows the total household waste recycling, composting and reuse rate for English local authorities from April 2016 to March 2017. Local authorities are listed in overall performance order:

 

Rank Authority Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting (Ex NI192)
1 East Riding of Yorkshire Council 65.4%
2 Rochford District Council 63.9%
3 South Oxfordshire District Council 63.8%
4 West Oxfordshire District Council 63.4%
5 Vale of White Horse District Council 62.5%
6 Surrey Heath Borough Council 62.3%
7 Three Rivers District Council 61.9%
8 South Northamptonshire District Council 61.4%
9 Trafford MBC 61.3%
10 Stratford-on-Avon District Council 61.3%
11 Derbyshire Dales District Council 59.8%
12 Guildford Borough Council 59.7%
13 Cotswold District Council 59.6%
14 Woking Borough Council 59.4%
15 Dorset Waste Partnership 59.4%
16 Rutland County Council 59.3%
17 Stockport MBC 59.0%
18 North Hertfordshire District Council 58.9%
19 Mole Valley District Council 58.2%
20 Cheshire West and Chester 58.0%
21 Maldon District Council 58.0%
22 Epping Forest Borough Council 57.7%
23 Oxfordshire County Council 57.7%
24 Tandridge District Council 57.7%
25 Surrey County Council 57.7%
26 St Albans City and District Council 57.5%
27 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council 57.4%
28 Suffolk Coastal District Council 57.4%
29 Cherwell District Council 56.5%
30 North Somerset Council 56.3%
31 Teignbridge District Council 55.7%
32 Devon County Council 55.7%
33 Buckinghamshire County Council 55.4%
34 Cheshire East 55.2%
35 Ashford Borough Council 55.0%
36 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council 55.0%
37 Elmbridge Borough Council 55.0%
38 Shropshire 54.8%
39 Warwick District Council 54.7%
40 South Hams District Council 54.7%
41 Warwickshire County Council 54.4%
42 Warrington Borough Council 54.3%
43 Bath and North East Somerset Council 54.1%
44 Cambridgeshire County Council 53.8%
45 West Devon Borough Council 53.8%
46 Harborough District Council 53.6%
47 Mid Devon District Council 53.4%
48 Tewkesbury Borough Council 53.3%
49 Welwyn Hatfield Council 53.0%
50 Essex County Council 52.9%
51 Tameside MBC 52.8%
52 Bury MBC 52.7%
53 Bexley LB 52.7%
54 Somerset County Council 52.7%
55 East Cambridgeshire District Council 52.4%
56 Lichfield District Council 52.3%
57 Hertfordshire County Council 52.2%
58 Forest of Dean District Council 52.2%
59 Gloucestershire County Council 52.0%
60 Stafford Borough Council 51.9%
61 South Staffordshire Council 51.9%
62 Wealden District Council 51.9%
63 Hambleton District Council 51.8%
64 Daventry District Council 51.8%
65 West Berkshire District Council 51.8%
66 Uttlesford District Council 51.5%
67 Wycombe District Council b 51.3%
68 South Bucks District Council 51.3%
69 Waverley Borough Council 51.3%
70 East Hertfordshire District Council 51.2%
71 Dacorum Borough Council 51.1%
72 Broadland District Council 50.9%
73 Huntingdonshire District Council 50.8%
74 Ealing LB 50.7%
75 Milton Keynes Council 50.6%
76 Fylde Borough Council 50.5%
77 West Somerset District Council 50.5%
78 Rushcliffe Borough Council 50.4%
79 Aylesbury Vale District Council 50.3%
80 Northamptonshire County Council 50.2%
81 Rugby Borough Council 50.1%
82 Suffolk County Council 50.1%
83 Maidstone Borough Council 49.9%
84 Kettering Borough Council 49.8%
85 Calderdale MBC 49.7%
86 Leicestershire County Council 49.7%
87 Braintree District Council 49.7%
88 Kingston-upon-Hull City Council 49.5%
89 Basildon District Council 49.5%
90 Poole Borough Council 49.5%
91 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council 49.4%
92 East Staffordshire Borough Council 49.3%
93 Staffordshire County Council 49.2%
94 South Gloucestershire Council 49.2%
95 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council 49.1%
96 Oxford City Council 49.0%
97 West Lindsey District Council 48.9%
98 Castle Point Borough Council 48.9%
99 Bournemouth Borough Council 48.8%
100 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council 48.6%
101 Barnsley MBC 48.5%
102 Charnwood Borough Council 48.4%
103 Derbyshire County Council 48.3%
104 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council 48.3%
105 Rother District Council 48.3%
106 Taunton Deane Borough Council 48.3%
107 South Derbyshire District Council 48.2%
108 High Peak Borough Council 48.1%
109 Blaby District Council 47.9%
110 North Lincolnshire Council 47.8%
111 Melton Borough Council 47.7%
112 Wakefield City MDC 47.5%
113 South Ribble Borough Council 47.4%
114 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council 47.4%
115 Cheltenham Borough Council 47.3%
116 Rochdale MBC 47.2%
117 Chorley Borough Council 47.2%
118 West Lancashire Borough Council 47.1%
119 Doncaster MBC 47.0%
120 Chelmsford Borough Council 47.0%
121 Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 47.0%
122 Bromley LB 46.9%
123 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council 46.8%
124 Sedgemoor District Council 46.8%
125 Greater Manchester WDA (MBC) 46.7%
126 North Yorkshire County Council 46.7%
127 North West Leicestershire District Council 46.7%
128 Lincolnshire County Council 46.7%
129 Norfolk County Council 46.7%
130 Isle of Wight Council 46.5%
131 Ryedale District Council 46.4%
132 North East Derbyshire District Council 46.3%
133 Fenland District Council 46.3%
134 Kent County Council 46.3%
135 East Northamptonshire Council 46.2%
136 North Warwickshire Borough Council 46.2%
137 Central Bedfordshire 46.2%
138 South Somerset District Council 46.2%
139 North Kesteven District Council 46.1%
140 Cambridge City and South Cambs Councils c 46.1%
141 East Devon District Council 46.1%
142 Chesterfield Borough Council 46.0%
143 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 46.0%
144 Spelthorne Borough Council 46.0%
145 Telford and Wrekin Council 45.8%
146 Tamworth Borough Council 45.8%
147 Colchester Borough Council 45.8%
148 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council 45.7%
149 Lancashire County Council 45.6%
150 Stroud District Council 45.5%
151 East Lindsey District Council 45.4%
152 Cannock Chase Council 45.4%
153 Brentwood Borough Council 45.2%
154 Salford City Council MBC 44.9%
155 Wyre Borough Council 44.9%
156 South Norfolk Council 44.9%
157 Bromsgrove District Council 44.7%
158 Dover District Council 44.7%
159 Cumbria County Council 44.5%
160 Horsham District Council 44.5%
161 North Devon District Council 44.5%
162 Bolton MBC 44.4%
163 Canterbury City Council 44.4%
164 West Sussex County Council 44.3%
165 Nottinghamshire County Council 44.2%
166 Wychavon District Council 44.2%
167 Runnymede Borough Council 44.1%
168 Harlow District Council 43.9%
169 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council 43.8%
170 Mid Suffolk District Council  43.8%
171 Wigan MBC 43.7%
172 Halton Borough Council 43.6%
173 East Sussex County Council 43.6%
174 Hertsmere Borough Council 43.4%
175 Hillingdon LB 43.4%
176 Bristol City Council 43.4%
177 Mendip District Council 43.4%
178 St Edmundsbury Borough Council 43.3%
179 South Kesteven District Council 43.2%
180 Wiltshire 43.1%
181 Eden District Council 42.9%
182 Watford Borough Council 42.9%
183 Medway Borough Council 42.8%
184 Erewash Borough Council 42.7%
185 Wellingborough Borough Council 42.7%
186 Worcestershire County Council 42.7%
187 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council 42.6%
188 Selby District Council 42.6%
189 Craven District Council 42.6%
190 Corby Borough Council 42.6%
191 York City Council 42.5%
192 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council 42.5%
193 Shepway District Council 42.5%
194 South Lakeland District Council 42.4%
195 Solihull MBC 42.4%
196 Waveney District Council 42.4%
197 Richmond upon Thames LB 42.4%
198 Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC 42.3%
199 Torridge District Council 42.2%
200 Rotherham MBC 42.1%
201 Bolsover District Council 42.1%
202 Wolverhampton MBC 42.0%
203 Peterborough City Council 41.9%
204 North Norfolk District Council 41.9%
205 Hampshire County Council 41.6%
206 Swale Borough Council 41.6%
207 Northampton Borough Council 41.5%
208 Torbay Council 41.5%
209 Richmondshire District Council 41.3%
210 Walsall MBC 41.3%
211 Herefordshire Council 41.2%
212 Merseyside WDA (MBC) 41.1%
213 Broxbourne Borough Council 41.1%
214 Chichester District Council 41.1%
215 Carlisle City Council 41.0%
216 Ashfield District Council 41.0%
217 Sandwell MBC 41.0%
218 Leicester City Council 40.7%
219 Bedford 40.7%
220 Eastleigh Borough Council 40.7%
221 Breckland Council 40.3%
222 Bracknell Forest Borough Council 40.1%
223 Ipswich Borough Council 40.0%
224 Scarborough Borough Council 39.9%
225 Broxtowe Borough Council 39.9%
226 Stevenage Borough Council 39.8%
227 Oldham MBC 39.7%
228 Harrow LB 39.7%
229 Gloucester City Council 39.7%
230 Mid Sussex District Council 39.6%
231 County Durham 39.5%
232 West London Waste Authority 39.1%
233 Lancaster City Council 38.9%
234 St Helens MBC 38.9%
235 Harrogate Borough Council 38.9%
236 Wokingham Council 38.9%
237 Arun District Council 38.9%
238 Croydon LB 38.6%
239 Swindon Borough Council 38.4%
240 Norwich City Council 38.3%
241 Hart District Council 38.3%
242 Sevenoaks District Council 38.3%
243 Allerdale Borough Council 37.9%
244 Leeds City Council MBC 37.9%
245 Sefton MBC 37.8%
246 Northumberland 37.7%
247 Malvern Hills District Council 37.7%
248 Boston Borough Council 37.6%
249 Forest Heath District Council 37.5%
250 Darlington Borough Council 37.4%
251 Barnet LB 37.4%
252 Dudley MBC 37.3%
253 Havering LB 37.3%
254 Enfield LB 37.2%
255 Thurrock Council 37.1%
256 Eastbourne Borough Council 37.1%
257 Ribble Valley Borough Council 37.0%
258 Bradford City MDC (MBC) 37.0%
259 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council 36.7%
260 Gedling Borough Council 36.7%
261 Worcester City Council 36.7%
262 Sutton LB 36.5%
263 Brent LB 36.4%
264 Lincoln City Council 36.2%
265 Manchester City Council MBC 36.0%
266 Wirral MBC 35.9%
267 Haringey LB 35.7%
268 Merton LB 35.7%
269 Burnley Borough Council 35.5%
270 Derby City Council 35.3%
271 Worthing Borough Council 35.3%
272 North Tyneside Council 35.2%
273 Greenwich LB 34.9%
274 Stoke-on-Trent City Council 34.8%
275 South Tyneside MBC 34.7%
276 Mansfield District Council 34.6%
277 Cornwall 34.6%
278 Rossendale Borough Council 34.5%
279 Gravesham Borough Council 34.5%
280 Waltham Forest LB 34.4%
281 Gateshead MBC 34.2%
282 Winchester City Council 34.2%
283 Pendle Borough Council 34.1%
284 Southwark LB 34.0%
285 Luton Borough Council 33.8%
286 East Hampshire District Council 33.8%
287 Thanet District Council 33.8%
288 Middlesbrough Borough Council 33.7%
289 Blackpool Borough Council 33.5%
290 Great Yarmouth Borough Council 33.3%
291 Fareham Borough Council 33.2%
292 Hartlepool Borough Council 33.1%
293 Test Valley Borough Council 33.0%
294 Hyndburn Borough Council 32.9%
295 Knowsley MBC 32.8%
296 Wyre Forest District Council 32.8%
297 Adur District Council 32.7%
298 Copeland Borough Council 32.5%
299 Amber Valley Borough Council 32.2%
300 North London Waste Authority 32.2%
301 Reading Borough Council 32.1%
302 Plymouth City Council 32.0%
303 Newark and Sherwood District Council 31.9%
304 Islington LB 31.6%
305 Exeter City Council 31.6%
306 Preston City Council 31.4%
307 Redditch Borough Council 31.0%
308 New Forest District Council 31.0%
309 Hastings Borough Council 30.3%
310 Kirklees MBC 30.1%
311 Hounslow LB 30.1%
312 Coventry City Council 29.9%
313 Nottingham City Council 29.8%
314 Sheffield City Council 29.6%
315 Havant Borough Council 29.5%
316 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council 29.3%
317 North East Lincolnshire Council 28.9%
318 Lambeth LB 28.8%
319 City of London 28.5%
320 South Holland District Council 28.3%
321 Southampton City Council 28.2%
322 Liverpool City Council 28.1%
323 Tower Hamlets LB 27.6%
324 Crawley Borough Council 27.4%
325 Hackney LB 27.0%
326 Brighton and Hove Council 27.0%
327 Tendring District Council 26.8%
328 Redbridge LB 26.7%
329 Camden LB 26.6%
330 Rushmoor Borough Council 26.6%
331 Sunderland City Council 26.5%
332 Slough Borough Council 26.3%
333 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council 26.3%
334 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council 25.8%
335 East London Waste Authority 25.8%
336 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 25.7%
337 Barking and Dagenham LB 25.3%
338 Dartford Borough Council 25.2%
339 Lewes District Council 25.1%
340 Portsmouth City Council 24.7%
341 Birmingham City Council 24.4%
342 Western Riverside Waste Authority 23.7%
343 Hammersmith and Fulham LB 23.2%
344 Gosport Borough Council 22.0%
345 Wandsworth LB 21.9%
346 Bassetlaw District Council 21.1%
347 Council of the Isles of Scilly 19.5%
348 Lewisham LB 17.7%
349 Westminster City Council 17.4%
350 Newham LB 14.1%

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