The following table contains municipal waste data derived from WasteDataFlow for the period covering the financial year 2011/12. The data shows the total household waste sent for recycling by English local authorities from April 2011 to March 2012.
There are 52 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 | Surrey Heath Borough Council | 39.22% |
| 2 | Vale of White Horse District Council | 37.27% |
| 3 | South Oxfordshire District Council | 36.95% |
| 4 | Darlington Borough Council | 36.94% |
| 5 | Uttlesford District Council | 35.47% |
| 6 | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 34.94% |
| 7 | Rutland County Council | 34.76% |
| 8 | City of London | 34.38% |
| 9 | North Somerset Council | 34.24% |
| 10 | Swindon Borough Council | 33.33% |
| 11 | Wychavon District Council | 32.80% |
| 12 | Worcester City Council | 32.58% |
| 13 | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 32.14% |
| 14 | Waverley Borough Council | 31.98% |
| 15 | Harlow District Council | 31.94% |
| 16 | South Holland District Council | 31.90% |
| 17 | Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 31.52% |
| 18 | Mid Sussex District Council | 31.47% |
| 19 | Mole Valley District Council | 31.42% |
| 20 | Oxfordshire County Council | 31.16% |
| 21 | East Northamptonshire Council | 31.10% |
| 22 | Charnwood Borough Council | 30.99% |
| 23 | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 30.96% |
| 24 | Guildford Borough Council | 30.86% |
| 25 | South Kesteven District Council | 30.80% |
| 26 | Hart District Council | 30.74% |
| 27 | Herefordshire Council | 30.72% |
| 28 | East Hampshire District Council | 30.72% |
| 29 | Mid Suffolk District Council | 30.70% |
| 30 | Richmond upon Thames LB | 30.53% |
| 31 | Central Bedfordshire | 30.48% |
| 32 | Suffolk County Council | 30.26% |
| 33 | Castle Point Borough Council | 30.23% |
| 34 | Lincolnshire County Council | 30.10% |
| 35 | Bournemouth Borough Council | 30.07% |
| 36 | Bromley LB | 30.06% |
| 37 | Worcestershire County Council | 30.02% |
| 38 | Bath and North East Somerset Council | 29.96% |
| 39 | East Devon District Council | 29.79% |
| 40 | Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council | 29.78% |
| 41 | Chichester District Council | 29.58% |
| 42 | Walsall MBC | 29.58% |
| 43 | Runnymede Borough Council | 29.45% |
| 44 | Gedling Borough Council | 29.40% |
| 45 | Elmbridge Borough Council | 29.33% |
| 46 | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 29.29% |
| 47 | Hammersmith and Fulham LB | 29.27% |
| 48 | Adur District Council | 29.21% |
| 49 | Bexley LB | 29.19% |
| 50 | West Oxfordshire District Council | 29.16% |
| 51 | Spelthorne Borough Council | 29.08% |
| 52 | Woking Borough Council | 29.07% |
| 53 | County Durham | 29.06% |
| 54 | Cambridgeshire County Council | 28.97% |
| 55 | Surrey County Council | 28.92% |
| 56 | Eastleigh Borough Council | 28.89% |
| 57 | Rochford District Council | 28.87% |
| 58 | Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 28.84% |
| 59 | Essex County Council | 28.64% |
| 60 | Tamworth Borough Council | 28.57% |
| 61 | Exeter City Council | 28.54% |
| 62 | Redditch Borough Council | 28.45% |
| 63 | Epping Forest Borough Council | 28.41% |
| 64 | Tewkesbury Borough Council | 28.38% |
| 65 | Milton Keynes Council | 28.38% |
| 66 | Norwich City Council | 28.34% |
| 67 | Chiltern District Council | 28.32% |
| 68 | Nottinghamshire County Council | 28.31% |
| 69 | Lancashire County Council | 28.28% |
| 70 | Broxtowe Borough Council | 28.24% |
| 71 | Hillingdon LB | 28.24% |
| 72 | Cheshire East | 28.11% |
| 73 | Torbay Council | 28.11% |
| 74 | Basildon District Council | 27.99% |
| 75 | Wandsworth LB | 27.96% |
| 76 | Swale Borough Council | 27.94% |
| 77 | Calderdale MBC | 27.85% |
| 78 | Lichfield District Council | 27.81% |
| 79 | Merton LB | 27.76% |
| 80 | Brentwood Borough Council | 27.71% |
| 81 | Wyre Forest District Council | 27.70% |
| 82 | Devon County Council | 27.67% |
| 83 | Blaby District Council | 27.67% |
| 84 | Cannock Chase Council | 27.66% |
| 85 | Sutton LB | 27.63% |
| 86 | Hartlepool Borough Council | 27.63% |
| 87 | Sedgemoor District Council | 27.50% |
| 88 | South Cambridgeshire District Council | 27.37% |
| 89 | Stockport MBC | 27.37% |
| 90 | Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 27.33% |
| 91 | Broadland District Council | 27.32% |
| 92 | Arun District Council | 27.27% |
| 93 | Halton Borough Council | 27.19% |
| 94 | South Gloucestershire Council | 27.18% |
| 95 | Havant Borough Council | 27.15% |
| 96 | Solihull MBC | 27.14% |
| 97 | West Sussex County Council | 27.10% |
| 98 | Boston Borough Council | 27.09% |
| 99 | Suffolk Coastal District Council | 27.08% |
| 100 | York City Council | 27.08% |
| 101 | Rushcliffe Borough Council | 27.06% |
| 102 | Norfolk County Council | 27.03% |
| 103 | Shepway District Council | 27.00% |
| 104 | North Kesteven District Council | 26.87% |
| 105 | Western Riverside Waste Authority | 26.83% |
| 106 | Oxford City Council | 26.81% |
| 107 | Huntingdonshire District Council | 26.60% |
| 108 | Staffordshire County Council | 26.54% |
| 109 | Malvern Hills District Council | 26.44% |
| 110 | Trafford MBC | 26.43% |
| 111 | South Somerset District Council | 26.42% |
| 112 | Craven District Council | 26.39% |
| 113 | Blackpool Borough Council | 26.37% |
| 114 | Worthing Borough Council | 26.32% |
| 115 | New Forest District Council | 26.29% |
| 116 | Fareham Borough Council | 26.29% |
| 117 | West Devon Borough Council | 26.28% |
| 118 | Ashfield District Council | 26.27% |
| 119 | Sunderland City Council | 26.20% |
| 120 | Cheshire West and Chester | 26.19% |
| 121 | Tendring District Council | 26.19% |
| 122 | Sandwell MBC | 26.17% |
| 123 | Somerset County Council | 26.14% |
| 124 | Winchester City Council | 26.11% |
| 125 | Bradford City MDC (MBC) | 25.97% |
| 126 | Kirklees MBC | 25.94% |
| 127 | Gloucestershire County Council | 25.93% |
| 128 | Newark and Sherwood District Council | 25.90% |
| 129 | Northumberland | 25.88% |
| 130 | South Norfolk Council | 25.86% |
| 131 | Ealing LB | 25.82% |
| 132 | Test Valley Borough Council | 25.77% |
| 133 | West Lindsey District Council | 25.76% |
| 134 | Peterborough City Council | 25.75% |
| 135 | Taunton Deane Borough Council | 25.73% |
| 136 | Hyndburn Borough Council | 25.73% |
| 137 | Rossendale Borough Council | 25.55% |
| 138 | Leicestershire County Council | 25.54% |
| 139 | Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 25.45% |
| 140 | Mendip District Council | 25.45% |
| 141 | Wakefield City MDC | 25.36% |
| 142 | Kent County Council | 25.28% |
| 143 | East Lindsey District Council | 25.24% |
| 144 | Reading Borough Council | 25.15% |
| 145 | Tower Hamlets LB | 25.15% |
| 146 | West Berkshire District Council | 25.14% |
| 147 | Cheltenham Borough Council | 25.13% |
| 148 | Bracknell Forest Borough Council | 25.06% |
| 149 | Lambeth LB | 24.99% |
| 150 | Westminster City Council | 24.99% |
| 151 | Bromsgrove District Council | 24.97% |
| 152 | Ribble Valley Borough Council | 24.95% |
| 153 | Rugby Borough Council | 24.90% |
| 154 | Chorley Borough Council | 24.88% |
| 155 | Islington LB | 24.80% |
| 156 | Tandridge District Council | 24.79% |
| 157 | Wirral MBC | 24.72% |
| 158 | Wellingborough Borough Council | 24.70% |
| 159 | South Ribble Borough Council | 24.69% |
| 160 | South Bucks District Council | 24.63% |
| 161 | Braintree District Council | 24.61% |
| 162 | North Norfolk District Council | 24.58% |
| 163 | Cherwell District Council | 24.56% |
| 164 | Stafford Borough Council | 24.55% |
| 165 | Wigan MBC | 24.49% |
| 166 | Coventry City Council | 24.47% |
| 167 | Telford and Wrekin Council | 24.38% |
| 168 | South Hams District Council | 24.36% |
| 169 | East Staffordshire Borough Council | 24.35% |
| 170 | Harrow LB | 24.32% |
| 171 | Carlisle City Council | 24.30% |
| 172 | North Tyneside Council | 24.28% |
| 173 | Warwickshire County Council | 24.26% |
| 174 | Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 24.25% |
| 175 | West Somerset District Council | 24.22% |
| 176 | Warrington Borough Council | 24.22% |
| 177 | Hampshire County Council | 24.15% |
| 178 | Greater Manchester WDA (MBC) | 24.13% |
| 179 | West London Waste Authority | 24.12% |
| 180 | Havering LB | 24.11% |
| 181 | Cumbria County Council | 24.07% |
| 182 | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 23.99% |
| 183 | Stroud District Council | 23.95% |
| 184 | Gateshead MBC | 23.94% |
| 185 | St Edmundsbury Borough Council | 23.94% |
| 186 | Northampton Borough Council | 23.92% |
| 187 | Dorset Waste Partnership | 23.88% |
| 188 | Lincoln City Council | 23.85% |
| 189 | Colchester Borough Council | 23.84% |
| 190 | South Tyneside MBC | 23.84% |
| 191 | Canterbury City Council | 23.80% |
| 192 | Breckland Council | 23.76% |
| 193 | Wokingham Council | 23.73% |
| 194 | Wyre Borough Council | 23.71% |
| 195 | Waveney District Council | 23.68% |
| 196 | North Yorkshire County Council | 23.66% |
| 197 | Barnsley MBC | 23.65% |
| 198 | Brighton and Hove Council | 23.60% |
| 199 | Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | 23.58% |
| 200 | Gosport Borough Council | 23.58% |
| 201 | Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 23.52% |
| 202 | Buckinghamshire County Council | 23.52% |
| 203 | Wiltshire | 23.48% |
| 204 | Dover District Council | 23.47% |
| 205 | Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 23.37% |
| 206 | Corby Borough Council | 23.36% |
| 207 | Hertfordshire County Council | 23.32% |
| 208 | Pendle Borough Council | 23.32% |
| 209 | Cotswold District Council | 23.32% |
| 210 | Crawley Borough Council | 23.29% |
| 211 | Scarborough Borough Council | 23.26% |
| 212 | Croydon LB | 23.23% |
| 213 | Dartford Borough Council | 23.22% |
| 214 | Medway Borough Council | 23.21% |
| 215 | North Lincolnshire Council | 23.16% |
| 216 | Horsham District Council | 23.14% |
| 217 | Hounslow LB | 23.11% |
| 218 | Forest Heath District Council | 23.11% |
| 219 | Doncaster MBC | 23.04% |
| 220 | Ipswich Borough Council | 23.02% |
| 221 | Amber Valley Borough Council | 22.97% |
| 222 | Northamptonshire County Council | 22.93% |
| 223 | Thanet District Council | 22.92% |
| 224 | Warwick District Council | 22.63% |
| 225 | Thurrock Council | 22.61% |
| 226 | Bassetlaw District Council | 22.59% |
| 227 | Slough Borough Council | 22.58% |
| 228 | Sheffield City Council | 22.57% |
| 229 | Derbyshire County Council | 22.54% |
| 230 | Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council | 22.49% |
| 231 | Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | 22.43% |
| 232 | Rochdale MBC | 22.42% |
| 233 | Rotherham MBC | 22.41% |
| 234 | Greenwich LB | 22.41% |
| 235 | Maidstone Borough Council | 22.41% |
| 236 | Leicester City Council | 22.40% |
| 237 | Bristol City Council | 22.38% |
| 238 | Mansfield District Council | 22.35% |
| 239 | Richmondshire District Council | 22.35% |
| 240 | Plymouth City Council | 22.30% |
| 241 | Lewes District Council | 22.27% |
| 242 | Bedford | 22.17% |
| 243 | Burnley Borough Council | 22.17% |
| 244 | Nottingham City Council | 22.15% |
| 245 | Cambridge City Council | 22.13% |
| 246 | Poole Borough Council | 22.07% |
| 247 | Melton Borough Council | 22.07% |
| 248 | Sevenoaks District Council | 22.00% |
| 249 | Redbridge LB | 21.97% |
| 250 | Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 21.95% |
| 251 | Cornwall | 21.80% |
| 252 | Gravesham Borough Council | 21.76% |
| 253 | South Staffordshire Council | 21.73% |
| 254 | Fylde Borough Council | 21.72% |
| 255 | Derby City Council | 21.58% |
| 256 | Fenland District Council | 21.54% |
| 257 | Luton Borough Council | 21.49% |
| 258 | Rushmoor Borough Council | 21.44% |
| 259 | Camden LB | 21.39% |
| 260 | Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 21.37% |
| 261 | Oldham MBC | 21.36% |
| 262 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC | 21.33% |
| 263 | Merseyside WDA (MBC) | 21.33% |
| 264 | Tameside MBC | 21.25% |
| 265 | East London Waste Authority | 21.03% |
| 266 | Erewash Borough Council | 20.96% |
| 267 | Brent LB | 20.83% |
| 268 | Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 20.77% |
| 269 | North Devon District Council | 20.77% |
| 270 | North East Derbyshire District Council | 20.68% |
| 271 | Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 20.67% |
| 272 | Allerdale Borough Council | 20.61% |
| 273 | North West Leicestershire District Council | 20.58% |
| 274 | Lancaster City Council | 20.58% |
| 275 | Hastings Borough Council | 20.52% |
| 276 | East Sussex County Council | 20.50% |
| 277 | South Lakeland District Council | 20.36% |
| 278 | Maldon District Council | 20.31% |
| 279 | Enfield LB | 20.29% |
| 280 | Aylesbury Vale District Council | 20.28% |
| 281 | High Peak Borough Council | 20.26% |
| 282 | Teignbridge District Council | 20.25% |
| 283 | St Albans City and District Council | 20.08% |
| 284 | Manchester City Council MBC | 19.94% |
| 285 | Daventry District Council | 19.91% |
| 286 | Welwyn Hatfield Council | 19.89% |
| 287 | Three Rivers District Council | 19.83% |
| 288 | Shropshire | 19.74% |
| 289 | Gloucester City Council | 19.63% |
| 290 | Wycombe District Council | 19.63% |
| 291 | Rother District Council | 19.50% |
| 292 | Bury MBC | 19.46% |
| 293 | Newham LB | 19.36% |
| 294 | North Hertfordshire District Council | 19.36% |
| 295 | North London Waste Authority | 19.33% |
| 296 | Dacorum Borough Council | 19.24% |
| 297 | West Lancashire Borough Council | 19.21% |
| 298 | Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 19.21% |
| 299 | Hertsmere Borough Council | 19.16% |
| 300 | Southwark LB | 19.14% |
| 301 | Harborough District Council | 19.03% |
| 302 | Selby District Council | 18.95% |
| 303 | East Hertfordshire District Council | 18.88% |
| 304 | Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 18.85% |
| 305 | South Northamptonshire District Council | 18.81% |
| 306 | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 18.74% |
| 307 | Barnet LB | 18.73% |
| 308 | Haringey LB | 18.70% |
| 309 | Isle of Wight Council | 18.64% |
| 310 | Kettering Borough Council | 18.53% |
| 311 | Eden District Council | 18.48% |
| 312 | Hackney LB | 18.16% |
| 313 | Barking and Dagenham LB | 18.15% |
| 314 | Chelmsford Borough Council | 18.13% |
| 315 | Leeds City Council MBC | 18.07% |
| 316 | Stevenage Borough Council | 17.90% |
| 317 | Derbyshire Dales District Council | 17.88% |
| 318 | Copeland Borough Council | 17.88% |
| 319 | Portsmouth City Council | 17.81% |
| 320 | Wolverhampton MBC | 17.79% |
| 321 | Eastbourne Borough Council | 17.77% |
| 322 | Sefton MBC | 17.75% |
| 323 | Waltham Forest LB | 17.75% |
| 324 | Hambleton District Council | 17.71% |
| 325 | Chesterfield Borough Council | 17.71% |
| 326 | Preston City Council | 17.67% |
| 327 | Knowsley MBC | 17.44% |
| 328 | Torridge District Council | 17.38% |
| 329 | Dudley MBC | 17.35% |
| 330 | Bolton MBC | 17.33% |
| 331 | Ryedale District Council | 17.11% |
| 332 | Broxbourne Borough Council | 16.91% |
| 333 | Salford City Council MBC | 16.87% |
| 334 | Watford Borough Council | 16.71% |
| 335 | Wealden District Council | 16.65% |
| 336 | South Derbyshire District Council | 16.36% |
| 337 | Liverpool City Council | 16.22% |
| 338 | Lewisham LB | 16.21% |
| 339 | Birmingham City Council | 16.21% |
| 340 | Bolsover District Council | 16.13% |
| 341 | Mid Devon District Council | 16.07% |
| 342 | Harrogate Borough Council | 15.90% |
| 343 | Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 15.82% |
| 344 | North East Lincolnshire Council | 15.64% |
| 345 | East Cambridgeshire District Council | 15.22% |
| 346 | Middlesbrough Borough Council | 14.83% |
| 347 | Council of the Isles of Scilly | 14.63% |
| 348 | St Helens MBC | 14.28% |
| 349 | Forest of Dean District Council | 14.25% |
| 350 | Southampton City Council | 13.91% |
| 351 | North Warwickshire Borough Council | 13.86% |
| 352 | Ashford Borough Council | 13.68% |
