The following table contains municipal waste data derived from WasteDataFlow for the period covering the financial year 2010/11. The data shows the total household waste sent for recycling by English local authorities from April 2010 to March 2011.
There are 46 local authorities which are not included in the table as the information is not available. WasteDataFlow attributed this to a change in the councils’ status. Local authorities are listed in overall performance order.
| Rank | Local Authority | Recycling Rate |
| 1 | Bournemouth Borough Council | 41.81% |
| 2 | Surrey Heath Borough Council | 39.73% |
| 3 | City of London | 37.09% |
| 4 | Uttlesford District Council | 36.46% |
| 5 | South Oxfordshire District Council | 35.23% |
| 6 | Darlington Borough Council | 34.08% |
| 7 | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 33.95% |
| 8 | Worcester City Council | 32.92% |
| 9 | Mid Sussex District Council | 32.91% |
| 10 | Harlow District Council | 32.80% |
| 11 | Swindon Borough Council | 32.69% |
| 12 | Wychavon District Council | 32.45% |
| 13 | Mid Suffolk District Council | 32.09% |
| 14 | Waverley Borough Council | 32.09% |
| 15 | Walsall MBC | 32.01% |
| 16 | Mole Valley District Council | 32.00% |
| 17 | Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 31.96% |
| 18 | Rutland County Council | 31.76% |
| 19 | Chichester District Council | 31.68% |
| 20 | Guildford Borough Council | 31.66% |
| 21 | East Hampshire District Council | 31.59% |
| 22 | South Holland District Council | 31.42% |
| 23 | South Kesteven District Council | 31.37% |
| 24 | Hart District Council | 31.20% |
| 25 | Suffolk County Council | 30.71% |
| 26 | Adur District Council | 30.69% |
| 27 | Herefordshire Council | 30.38% |
| 28 | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 30.25% |
| 29 | Woking Borough Council | 30.18% |
| 30 | Lincolnshire County Council | 30.14% |
| 31 | Richmond upon Thames LB | 30.02% |
| 32 | Chiltern District Council | 29.92% |
| 33 | West Dorset District Council | 29.88% |
| 34 | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 29.80% |
| 35 | Bromley LB | 29.75% |
| 36 | Central Bedfordshire | 29.70% |
| 37 | North Somerset Council | 29.53% |
| 38 | Spelthorne Borough Council | 29.52% |
| 39 | Elmbridge Borough Council | 29.51% |
| 40 | Vale of White Horse District Council | 29.45% |
| 41 | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 29.43% |
| 42 | Charnwood Borough Council | 29.42% |
| 43 | Oxfordshire County Council | 29.40% |
| 44 | Eastleigh Borough Council | 29.38% |
| 45 | Worcestershire County Council | 29.26% |
| 46 | Exeter City Council | 29.13% |
| 47 | Bath and North East Somerset Council | 29.04% |
| 48 | Essex County Council | 28.96% |
| 49 | Hillingdon LB | 28.93% |
| 50 | Torbay Council | 28.93% |
| 51 | Tewkesbury Borough Council | 28.86% |
| 52 | Purbeck District Council | 28.76% |
| 53 | Lancashire County Council | 28.72% |
| 54 | Sutton LB | 28.64% |
| 55 | Dorset County Council | 28.56% |
| 56 | Rochford District Council | 28.52% |
| 57 | Epping Forest Borough Council | 28.52% |
| 58 | Broxtowe Borough Council | 28.48% |
| 59 | Broadland District Council | 28.39% |
| 60 | West Sussex County Council | 28.37% |
| 61 | Norwich City Council | 28.36% |
| 62 | Swale Borough Council | 28.29% |
| 63 | Arun District Council | 28.24% |
| 64 | Brentwood Borough Council | 28.22% |
| 65 | Havant Borough Council | 28.11% |
| 66 | Milton Keynes Council | 28.04% |
| 67 | Redditch Borough Council | 28.02% |
| 68 | Test Valley Borough Council | 27.91% |
| 69 | Bexley LB | 27.82% |
| 70 | Malvern Hills District Council | 27.69% |
| 71 | Devon County Council | 27.57% |
| 72 | Lichfield District Council | 27.54% |
| 73 | Winchester City Council | 27.53% |
| 74 | Shepway District Council | 27.52% |
| 75 | Norfolk County Council | 27.50% |
| 76 | New Forest District Council | 27.47% |
| 77 | Castle Point Borough Council | 27.46% |
| 78 | Stockport MBC | 27.35% |
| 79 | Gedling Borough Council | 27.33% |
| 80 | South Norfolk Council | 27.30% |
| 81 | Tamworth Borough Council | 27.28% |
| 82 | Merton LB | 27.28% |
| 83 | Somerset County Council | 27.28% |
| 84 | Surrey County Council | 27.26% |
| 85 | Ealing LB | 27.26% |
| 86 | Fareham Borough Council | 27.20% |
| 87 | Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 27.16% |
| 88 | Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council | 27.13% |
| 89 | Worthing Borough Council | 27.06% |
| 90 | Breckland Council | 27.06% |
| 91 | Harrow LB | 27.03% |
| 92 | Hammersmith and Fulham LB | 26.97% |
| 93 | Tandridge District Council | 26.89% |
| 94 | Huntingdonshire District Council | 26.83% |
| 95 | Craven District Council | 26.76% |
| 96 | West Oxfordshire District Council | 26.74% |
| 97 | Northumberland | 26.66% |
| 98 | Cambridgeshire County Council | 26.62% |
| 99 | Nottinghamshire County Council | 26.50% |
| 100 | Basildon District Council | 26.49% |
| 101 | County Durham | 26.47% |
| 102 | York City Council | 26.44% |
| 103 | Weymouth and Portland Borough Council | 26.42% |
| 104 | Staffordshire County Council | 26.40% |
| 105 | Wandsworth LB | 26.39% |
| 106 | Blaby District Council | 26.37% |
| 107 | Rugby Borough Council | 26.33% |
| 108 | North Kesteven District Council | 26.29% |
| 109 | East Lindsey District Council | 26.28% |
| 110 | Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 26.24% |
| 111 | Cannock Chase Council | 26.13% |
| 112 | Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 26.10% |
| 113 | Suffolk Coastal District Council | 26.09% |
| 114 | Wyre Forest District Council | 26.09% |
| 115 | Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | 26.07% |
| 116 | Trafford MBC | 25.98% |
| 117 | Lincoln City Council | 25.95% |
| 118 | Tendring District Council | 25.95% |
| 119 | West Lindsey District Council | 25.87% |
| 120 | Kirklees MBC | 25.86% |
| 121 | Peterborough City Council | 25.85% |
| 122 | Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | 25.85% |
| 123 | Western Riverside Waste Authority | 25.72% |
| 124 | East Devon District Council | 25.71% |
| 125 | Carlisle City Council | 25.66% |
| 126 | Hyndburn Borough Council | 25.61% |
| 127 | Gloucestershire County Council | 25.55% |
| 128 | North Norfolk District Council | 25.53% |
| 129 | Crawley Borough Council | 25.52% |
| 130 | Cheshire East | 25.47% |
| 131 | Sedgemoor District Council | 25.44% |
| 132 | Hartlepool Borough Council | 25.36% |
| 133 | Leicestershire County Council | 25.24% |
| 134 | Cotswold District Council | 25.21% |
| 135 | South Bucks District Council | 25.18% |
| 136 | Boston Borough Council | 25.16% |
| 137 | Halton Borough Council | 25.08% |
| 138 | Cheshire West and Chester | 25.06% |
| 139 | Kent County Council | 25.04% |
| 140 | Cherwell District Council | 25.01% |
| 141 | Waveney District Council | 24.98% |
| 142 | Braintree District Council | 24.98% |
| 143 | Chorley Borough Council | 24.98% |
| 144 | Hampshire County Council | 24.96% |
| 145 | South Hams District Council | 24.90% |
| 146 | North Tyneside Council | 24.82% |
| 147 | Mendip District Council | 24.81% |
| 148 | Calderdale MBC | 24.80% |
| 149 | Ribble Valley Borough Council | 24.74% |
| 150 | Lambeth LB | 24.73% |
| 151 | Canterbury City Council | 24.72% |
| 152 | Buckinghamshire County Council | 24.72% |
| 153 | Stafford Borough Council | 24.68% |
| 154 | West Devon Borough Council | 24.67% |
| 155 | Rushcliffe Borough Council | 24.65% |
| 156 | Oxford City Council | 24.64% |
| 157 | Telford and Wrekin Council | 24.59% |
| 158 | Wakefield City MDC | 24.59% |
| 159 | Blackpool Borough Council | 24.43% |
| 160 | Westminster City Council | 24.43% |
| 161 | Cumbria County Council | 24.34% |
| 162 | Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 24.29% |
| 163 | West London Waste Authority | 24.25% |
| 164 | Rossendale Borough Council | 24.22% |
| 165 | Thanet District Council | 24.21% |
| 166 | Cornwall | 24.16% |
| 167 | Wyre Borough Council | 24.16% |
| 168 | Coventry City Council | 24.07% |
| 169 | Stroud District Council | 24.07% |
| 170 | St Edmundsbury Borough Council | 24.06% |
| 171 | North Yorkshire County Council | 24.06% |
| 172 | Horsham District Council | 24.05% |
| 173 | Bracknell Forest Borough Council | 24.00% |
| 174 | South Ribble Borough Council | 24.00% |
| 175 | Scarborough Borough Council | 23.97% |
| 176 | Colchester Borough Council | 23.92% |
| 177 | East Staffordshire Borough Council | 23.91% |
| 178 | Newark and Sherwood District Council | 23.91% |
| 179 | Brighton and Hove Council | 23.88% |
| 180 | Pendle Borough Council | 23.87% |
| 181 | West Berkshire District Council | 23.86% |
| 182 | Islington LB | 23.83% |
| 183 | Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 23.80% |
| 184 | North Dorset District Council | 23.80% |
| 185 | Rochdale MBC | 23.71% |
| 186 | South Gloucestershire Council | 23.66% |
| 187 | Wigan MBC | 23.65% |
| 188 | Thurrock Council | 23.64% |
| 189 | Tameside MBC | 23.62% |
| 190 | Bromsgrove District Council | 23.60% |
| 191 | Warrington Borough Council | 23.55% |
| 192 | North Lincolnshire Council | 23.54% |
| 193 | Warwickshire County Council | 23.44% |
| 194 | Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 23.42% |
| 195 | Ashfield District Council | 23.35% |
| 196 | Northampton Borough Council | 23.33% |
| 197 | Greater Manchester WDA (MBC) | 23.33% |
| 198 | Croydon LB | 23.31% |
| 199 | Wiltshire | 23.29% |
| 200 | Slough Borough Council | 23.18% |
| 201 | Hertfordshire County Council | 23.14% |
| 202 | Amber Valley Borough Council | 23.13% |
| 203 | Gravesham Borough Council | 23.13% |
| 204 | Luton Borough Council | 23.13% |
| 205 | Solihull MBC | 23.12% |
| 206 | Nottingham City Council | 23.05% |
| 207 | Hounslow LB | 23.03% |
| 208 | Ipswich Borough Council | 23.03% |
| 209 | Doncaster MBC | 22.96% |
| 210 | South Tyneside MBC | 22.87% |
| 211 | South Somerset District Council | 22.86% |
| 212 | South Cambridgeshire District Council | 22.86% |
| 213 | Taunton Deane Borough Council | 22.81% |
| 214 | Gosport Borough Council | 22.80% |
| 215 | East Northamptonshire Council | 22.80% |
| 216 | Wokingham Council | 22.77% |
| 217 | Gateshead MBC | 22.74% |
| 218 | Dartford Borough Council | 22.72% |
| 219 | Poole Borough Council | 22.70% |
| 220 | Richmondshire District Council | 22.69% |
| 221 | Fenland District Council | 22.64% |
| 222 | Wirral MBC | 22.60% |
| 223 | West Somerset District Council | 22.60% |
| 224 | Melton Borough Council | 22.53% |
| 225 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC | 22.47% |
| 226 | Burnley Borough Council | 22.44% |
| 227 | Lewes District Council | 22.39% |
| 228 | Tower Hamlets LB | 22.37% |
| 229 | Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 22.36% |
| 230 | Bedford | 22.34% |
| 231 | East Dorset District Council | 22.33% |
| 232 | Sandwell MBC | 22.32% |
| 233 | Christchurch Borough Council | 22.32% |
| 234 | Sevenoaks District Council | 22.31% |
| 235 | Rushmoor Borough Council | 22.24% |
| 236 | Forest Heath District Council | 22.22% |
| 237 | Fylde Borough Council | 22.20% |
| 238 | Medway Borough Council | 22.11% |
| 239 | Derby City Council | 22.03% |
| 240 | Camden LB | 21.98% |
| 241 | Corby Borough Council | 21.98% |
| 242 | Warwick District Council | 21.87% |
| 243 | Oldham MBC | 21.86% |
| 244 | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 21.78% |
| 245 | South Lakeland District Council | 21.78% |
| 246 | South Staffordshire Council | 21.75% |
| 247 | Plymouth City Council | 21.61% |
| 248 | Mansfield District Council | 21.54% |
| 249 | St Albans City and District Council | 21.53% |
| 250 | Sunderland City Council | 21.48% |
| 251 | Runnymede Borough Council | 21.47% |
| 252 | Bristol City Council | 21.41% |
| 253 | Cambridge City Council | 21.38% |
| 254 | Rotherham MBC | 21.32% |
| 255 | North Devon District Council | 21.24% |
| 256 | Northamptonshire County Council | 21.24% |
| 257 | Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 21.23% |
| 258 | Wellingborough Borough Council | 21.20% |
| 259 | Hastings Borough Council | 21.19% |
| 260 | East Sussex County Council | 21.15% |
| 261 | Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 21.10% |
| 262 | Sheffield City Council | 21.10% |
| 263 | Maldon District Council | 21.05% |
| 264 | Merseyside WDA (MBC) | 20.94% |
| 265 | Aylesbury Vale District Council | 20.91% |
| 266 | Erewash Borough Council | 20.91% |
| 267 | Barnsley MBC | 20.88% |
| 268 | Lancaster City Council | 20.74% |
| 269 | Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 20.64% |
| 270 | Dacorum Borough Council | 20.61% |
| 271 | Cheltenham Borough Council | 20.56% |
| 272 | Teignbridge District Council | 20.44% |
| 273 | Haringey LB | 20.37% |
| 274 | Shropshire | 20.32% |
| 275 | Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council | 20.30% |
| 276 | Gloucester City Council | 20.24% |
| 277 | North Hertfordshire District Council | 20.12% |
| 278 | Wycombe District Council | 20.05% |
| 279 | Rother District Council | 20.01% |
| 280 | Allerdale Borough Council | 20.00% |
| 281 | North West Leicestershire District Council | 19.94% |
| 282 | Greenwich LB | 19.81% |
| 283 | Bassetlaw District Council | 19.75% |
| 284 | Dover District Council | 19.68% |
| 285 | Bradford City MDC (MBC) | 19.54% |
| 286 | East Hertfordshire District Council | 19.53% |
| 287 | Selby District Council | 19.53% |
| 288 | Enfield LB | 19.47% |
| 289 | North London Waste Authority | 19.42% |
| 290 | Havering LB | 19.37% |
| 291 | Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 19.35% |
| 292 | West Lancashire Borough Council | 19.33% |
| 293 | Derbyshire County Council | 19.31% |
| 294 | South Northamptonshire District Council | 19.23% |
| 295 | Copeland Borough Council | 19.21% |
| 296 | Maidstone Borough Council | 19.19% |
| 297 | Three Rivers District Council | 19.19% |
| 298 | Southwark LB | 19.14% |
| 299 | Hackney LB | 19.05% |
| 300 | Salford City Council MBC | 18.95% |
| 301 | Kettering Borough Council | 18.95% |
| 302 | Portsmouth City Council | 18.82% |
| 303 | Eden District Council | 18.78% |
| 304 | Barnet LB | 18.73% |
| 305 | Harborough District Council | 18.70% |
| 306 | Broxbourne Borough Council | 18.44% |
| 307 | Eastbourne Borough Council | 18.44% |
| 308 | High Peak Borough Council | 18.38% |
| 309 | Chelmsford Borough Council | 18.31% |
| 310 | Bolton MBC | 18.20% |
| 311 | Redbridge LB | 18.18% |
| 312 | Leicester City Council | 18.09% |
| 313 | Waltham Forest LB | 17.98% |
| 314 | Torridge District Council | 17.96% |
| 315 | Reading Borough Council | 17.88% |
| 316 | Hambleton District Council | 17.74% |
| 317 | Sefton MBC | 17.74% |
| 318 | Daventry District Council | 17.62% |
| 319 | North East Lincolnshire Council | 17.46% |
| 320 | Watford Borough Council | 17.43% |
| 321 | Preston City Council | 17.39% |
| 322 | Wolverhampton MBC | 17.35% |
| 323 | Lewisham LB | 17.27% |
| 324 | Knowsley MBC | 17.04% |
| 325 | Stevenage Borough Council | 17.00% |
| 326 | Manchester City Council MBC | 16.97% |
| 327 | Ryedale District Council | 16.97% |
| 328 | Mid Devon District Council | 16.95% |
| 329 | Derbyshire Dales District Council | 16.80% |
| 330 | Wealden District Council | 16.78% |
| 331 | Hertsmere Borough Council | 16.72% |
| 332 | Dudley MBC | 16.65% |
| 333 | Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 16.63% |
| 334 | Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 16.60% |
| 335 | Harrogate Borough Council | 16.49% |
| 336 | South Derbyshire District Council | 16.39% |
| 337 | Liverpool City Council | 16.14% |
| 338 | East Cambridgeshire District Council | 16.13% |
| 339 | Birmingham City Council | 16.08% |
| 340 | East London Waste Authority | 16.00% |
| 341 | Brent LB | 15.99% |
| 342 | Bury MBC | 15.88% |
| 343 | Chesterfield Borough Council | 15.74% |
| 344 | Southampton City Council | 15.62% |
| 345 | Barking and Dagenham LB | 15.48% |
| 346 | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 15.30% |
| 347 | Middlesbrough Borough Council | 15.20% |
| 348 | Isle of Wight Council | 14.97% |
| 349 | St Helens MBC | 14.91% |
| 350 | Leeds City Council MBC | 14.88% |
| 351 | Forest of Dean District Council | 14.65% |
| 352 | North East Derbyshire District Council | 14.43% |
| 353 | Ashford Borough Council | 13.64% |
| 354 | Welwyn Hatfield Council | 12.34% |
| 355 | North Warwickshire Borough Council | 12.31% |
| 356 | Newham LB | 10.41% |
| 357 | Council of the Isles of Scilly | 9.22% |
| 358 | Bolsover District Council | 8.83% |
