The following table contains household waste data derived from WasteDataFlow and Defra’s statistical department for the period covering the financial year 2017/18. The data shows the total household waste recycling, composting and reuse rate for English local authorities from April 2017 to March 2018. Local authorities are listed in overall performance order.
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.
| Rank | Local Authority 2017/18 financial year |
Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting (Ex NI192) |
Collected household waste per person (kg) (Ex BVPI 84a) |
| 1 | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 64.5% | 499.8 |
| 2 | Rochford District Council | 63.0% | 384.8 |
| 3 | South Oxfordshire District Council | 63.0% | 354.1 |
| 4 | Three Rivers District Council | 62.4% | 363.2 |
| 5 | Surrey Heath Borough Council | 61.4% | 334.0 |
| 6 | Stroud District Council | 61.2% | 288.7 |
| 7 | South Northamptonshire District Council | 60.5% | 434.2 |
| 8 | Vale of White Horse District Council | 60.4% | 321.0 |
| 9 | Derbyshire Dales District Council | 60.3% | 369.7 |
| 10 | Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 60.3% | 444.6 |
| 11 | Dorset Waste Partnership | 59.7% | 460.7 |
| 12 | West Oxfordshire District Council | 59.6% | 385.4 |
| 13 | St Albans City and District Council | 59.5% | 351.6 |
| 14 | Maldon District Council | 59.3% | 352.6 |
| 15 | Cotswold District Council | 58.7% | 448.8 |
| 16 | Trafford MBC | 58.5% | 328.4 |
| 17 | Guildford Borough Council | 58.4% | 346.5 |
| 18 | Tandridge District Council | 58.4% | 362.7 |
| 19 | Cheshire West and Chester | 58.3% | 473.5 |
| 20 | Mole Valley District Council | 57.9% | 380.1 |
| 21 | Rutland County Council | 57.8% | 514.2 |
| 22 | Stockport MBC | 57.5% | 348.9 |
| 23 | North Hertfordshire District Council | 57.5% | 371.4 |
| 24 | Oxfordshire County Council | 57.2% | 419.2 |
| 25 | Woking Borough Council | 57.1% | 361.2 |
| 26 | North Somerset Council | 57.1% | 466.4 |
| 27 | Ashford Borough Council | 56.6% | 315.3 |
| 28 | Buckinghamshire County Council | 56.6% | 446.3 |
| 29 | East Cambridgeshire District Council | 56.2% | 359.8 |
| 30 | Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 56.0% | 385.0 |
| 31 | Huntingdonshire District Council | 55.8% | 370.1 |
| 32 | Cherwell District Council | 55.6% | 408.4 |
| 33 | Teignbridge District Council | 55.4% | 363.0 |
| 34 | Epping Forest Borough Council | 55.2% | 409.9 |
| 35 | Waverley Borough Council | 54.9% | 342.3 |
| 36 | Colchester Borough Council | 54.8% | 289.8 |
| 37 | Cambridgeshire County Council | 54.8% | 460.4 |
| 38 | Surrey County Council | 54.8% | 426.6 |
| 39 | Bath and North East Somerset Council | 54.8% | 397.8 |
| 40 | Tewkesbury Borough Council | 54.5% | 360.0 |
| 41 | Cheshire East | 54.4% | 480.7 |
| 42 | Forest of Dean District Council | 54.2% | 378.7 |
| 43 | Gloucestershire County Council | 54.2% | 448.0 |
| 44 | East Devon District Council | 54.2% | 274.1 |
| 45 | Shropshire | 54.1% | 486.3 |
| 46 | Aylesbury Vale District Council | 54.1% | 300.1 |
| 47 | Devon County Council | 54.0% | 446.7 |
| 48 | Suffolk Coastal District Council | 54.0% | 387.3 |
| 49 | Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | 53.9% | 353.4 |
| 50 | South Hams District Council | 53.9% | 393.1 |
| 51 | Isle of Wight Council | 53.4% | 449.8 |
| 52 | Chelmsford Borough Council | 53.0% | 389.3 |
| 53 | Elmbridge Borough Council | 52.9% | 385.3 |
| 54 | Essex County Council | 52.8% | 449.7 |
| 55 | Dacorum Borough Council | 52.5% | 360.8 |
| 56 | Tameside MBC | 52.4% | 299.5 |
| 57 | Bournemouth Borough Council | 52.3% | 403.6 |
| 58 | Somerset Waste Partnership | 52.3% | 228.4 |
| 59 | Warwick District Council | 52.3% | 368.8 |
| 60 | Wycombe District Council | 52.1% | 347.2 |
| 61 | Bexley LB | 52.1% | 398.2 |
| 62 | South Bucks District Council | 51.9% | 337.2 |
| 63 | Mid Devon District Council | 51.8% | 345.4 |
| 64 | Milton Keynes Council | 51.7% | 459.8 |
| 65 | Daventry District Council | 51.7% | 415.8 |
| 66 | Bury MBC | 51.7% | 331.8 |
| 67 | South Gloucestershire Council | 51.6% | 415.3 |
| 68 | West Berkshire District Council | 51.5% | 483.8 |
| 69 | Warwickshire County Council | 51.4% | 449.8 |
| 70 | West Sussex County Council | 51.3% | 457.0 |
| 71 | Wealden District Council | 51.3% | 382.5 |
| 72 | West Devon Borough Council | 51.2% | 323.7 |
| 73 | Maidstone Borough Council | 51.1% | 340.7 |
| 74 | Poole Borough Council | 51.1% | 445.2 |
| 75 | Hertfordshire County Council | 50.9% | 416.1 |
| 76 | Oxford City Council | 50.8% | 291.1 |
| 77 | South Staffordshire Council | 50.4% | 389.8 |
| 78 | Lichfield District Council | 50.4% | 415.3 |
| 79 | Rother District Council | 50.2% | 376.0 |
| 80 | Rushcliffe Borough Council | 50.2% | 388.8 |
| 81 | Sutton LB | 50.0% | 350.7 |
| 82 | Stafford Borough Council | 50.0% | 399.6 |
| 83 | Bromley LB | 50.0% | 384.3 |
| 84 | Broadland District Council | 50.0% | 378.8 |
| 85 | Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 49.9% | 375.3 |
| 86 | Horsham District Council | 49.8% | 372.0 |
| 87 | Braintree District Council | 49.5% | 384.9 |
| 88 | Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 49.1% | 400.6 |
| 89 | East Hertfordshire District Council | 48.9% | 375.8 |
| 90 | Kettering Borough Council | 48.8% | 397.8 |
| 91 | Ealing LB | 48.8% | 250.8 |
| 92 | Uttlesford District Council | 48.6% | 362.7 |
| 93 | Castle Point Borough Council | 48.6% | 364.5 |
| 94 | Wigan MBC | 48.5% | 405.0 |
| 95 | Cheltenham Borough Council | 48.5% | 404.8 |
| 96 | Cambridge City and South Cambs Councils | 48.5% | 375.7 |
| 97 | Basildon District Council | 48.4% | 419.6 |
| 98 | Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 48.4% | 376.7 |
| 99 | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 48.3% | 340.8 |
| 100 | Hambleton District Council | 48.3% | 378.5 |
| 101 | Derbyshire County Council | 48.2% | 455.3 |
| 102 | North Lincolnshire Council | 48.2% | 490.7 |
| 103 | Northamptonshire County Council | 48.1% | 460.0 |
| 104 | Suffolk County Council | 48.0% | 452.9 |
| 105 | Calderdale MBC | 48.0% | 390.4 |
| 106 | Rochdale MBC | 47.9% | 308.6 |
| 107 | Wakefield City MDC | 47.8% | 438.0 |
| 108 | High Peak Borough Council | 47.7% | 368.8 |
| 109 | Barnsley MBC | 47.7% | 405.8 |
| 110 | Staffordshire County Council | 47.5% | 459.6 |
| 111 | Fylde Borough Council | 47.5% | 397.0 |
| 112 | Harborough District Council | 47.3% | 372.5 |
| 113 | Dover District Council | 47.3% | 292.8 |
| 114 | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 47.1% | 392.1 |
| 115 | Greater Manchester WDA (MBC) | 47.1% | 409.5 |
| 116 | Bolton MBC | 47.1% | 310.4 |
| 117 | Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council | 47.0% | 382.8 |
| 118 | Kent County Council | 46.7% | 430.2 |
| 119 | East Northamptonshire Council | 46.6% | 309.5 |
| 120 | North East Derbyshire District Council | 46.6% | 402.9 |
| 121 | South Ribble Borough Council | 46.5% | 392.7 |
| 122 | Spelthorne Borough Council | 46.4% | 337.9 |
| 123 | Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 46.4% | 398.2 |
| 124 | Chesterfield Borough Council | 46.3% | 374.4 |
| 125 | Ryedale District Council | 46.2% | 393.9 |
| 126 | Melton Borough Council | 46.0% | 395.8 |
| 127 | West Lindsey District Council | 46.0% | 430.3 |
| 128 | North West Leicestershire District Council | 45.9% | 410.7 |
| 129 | Norfolk County Council | 45.8% | 443.6 |
| 130 | South Derbyshire District Council | 45.8% | 390.9 |
| 131 | Doncaster MBC | 45.8% | 446.0 |
| 132 | Leicestershire County Council | 45.8% | 443.0 |
| 133 | Salford City Council MBC | 45.6% | 320.9 |
| 134 | North Devon District Council | 45.5% | 395.3 |
| 135 | Charnwood Borough Council | 45.5% | 339.5 |
| 136 | North Warwickshire Borough Council | 45.4% | 437.9 |
| 137 | Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 45.3% | 331.6 |
| 138 | Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 45.1% | 286.8 |
| 139 | Bristol City Council | 44.9% | 362.7 |
| 140 | Central Bedfordshire | 44.9% | 424.2 |
| 141 | York City Council | 44.9% | 407.8 |
| 142 | North Yorkshire County Council | 44.8% | 464.5 |
| 143 | Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council | 44.8% | 439.7 |
| 144 | Wiltshire | 44.7% | 424.0 |
| 145 | Rugby Borough Council | 44.6% | 376.2 |
| 146 | Corby Borough Council | 44.6% | 377.8 |
| 147 | Chichester District Council | 44.6% | 352.5 |
| 148 | Bedford | 44.5% | 425.2 |
| 149 | Brentwood Borough Council | 44.4% | 368.8 |
| 150 | Cannock Chase Council | 44.4% | 383.8 |
| 151 | South Lakeland District Council | 44.4% | 429.1 |
| 152 | Watford Borough Council | 44.3% | 340.4 |
| 153 | Cumbria County Council | 44.3% | 481.2 |
| 154 | North Kesteven District Council | 43.9% | 405.3 |
| 155 | East Staffordshire Borough Council | 43.9% | 393.4 |
| 156 | Bromsgrove District Council | 43.9% | 393.8 |
| 157 | Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 43.9% | 381.5 |
| 158 | Nottinghamshire County Council | 43.7% | 456.3 |
| 159 | Hertsmere Borough Council | 43.6% | 371.2 |
| 160 | Wychavon District Council | 43.6% | 365.9 |
| 161 | Rotherham MBC | 43.6% | 426.8 |
| 162 | Runnymede Borough Council | 43.5% | 305.3 |
| 163 | Canterbury City Council | 43.5% | 338.3 |
| 164 | Halton Borough Council | 43.5% | 430.4 |
| 165 | Lincolnshire County Council | 43.5% | 460.5 |
| 166 | Harlow District Council | 43.4% | 308.2 |
| 167 | Welwyn Hatfield Council | 43.4% | 308.0 |
| 168 | Peterborough City Council | 43.3% | 407.7 |
| 169 | Telford and Wrekin Council | 43.2% | 456.5 |
| 170 | West Lancashire Borough Council | 42.9% | 379.3 |
| 171 | Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 42.9% | 375.7 |
| 172 | Wyre Borough Council | 42.9% | 374.9 |
| 173 | Worcestershire County Council | 42.9% | 458.4 |
| 174 | South Norfolk Council | 42.9% | 383.1 |
| 175 | Medway Borough Council | 42.8% | 442.8 |
| 176 | Tamworth Borough Council | 42.8% | 387.4 |
| 177 | Warrington Borough Council | 42.8% | 415.0 |
| 178 | East Sussex County Council | 42.8% | 448.1 |
| 179 | Chorley Borough Council | 42.7% | 368.5 |
| 180 | Eden District Council | 42.6% | 409.7 |
| 181 | Craven District Council | 42.5% | 378.2 |
| 182 | Torbay Council | 42.4% | 440.7 |
| 183 | Blaby District Council | 42.4% | 370.5 |
| 184 | Erewash Borough Council | 42.3% | 386.5 |
| 185 | Mid Suffolk District Council | 42.2% | 355.7 |
| 186 | East Lindsey District Council | 42.1% | 383.7 |
| 187 | Oldham MBC | 42.1% | 302.1 |
| 188 | Lancashire County Council | 42.1% | 443.5 |
| 189 | Wolverhampton MBC | 41.9% | 417.2 |
| 190 | Gloucester City Council | 41.9% | 353.0 |
| 191 | Richmond upon Thames LB | 41.9% | 387.4 |
| 192 | Broxbourne Borough Council | 41.8% | 380.7 |
| 193 | Mid Sussex District Council | 41.8% | 319.8 |
| 194 | Hampshire County Council | 41.7% | 434.3 |
| 195 | Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 41.7% | 387.3 |
| 196 | North Norfolk District Council | 41.6% | 400.2 |
| 197 | Hart District Council | 41.6% | 338.9 |
| 198 | Selby District Council | 41.6% | 410.5 |
| 199 | Eastleigh Borough Council | 41.6% | 322.8 |
| 200 | Wellingborough Borough Council | 41.4% | 387.4 |
| 201 | St Edmundsbury Borough Council | 41.3% | 377.0 |
| 202 | Walsall MBC | 41.3% | 389.0 |
| 203 | Torridge District Council | 41.2% | 398.2 |
| 204 | Swale Borough Council | 41.2% | 353.9 |
| 205 | Carlisle City Council | 41.2% | 394.3 |
| 206 | Harrow LB | 41.0% | 356.8 |
| 207 | South Kesteven District Council | 40.9% | 380.9 |
| 208 | Ashfield District Council | 40.8% | 380.1 |
| 209 | Gravesham Borough Council | 40.7% | 293.0 |
| 210 | Solihull MBC | 40.6% | 427.6 |
| 211 | Darlington Borough Council | 40.6% | 403.3 |
| 212 | Arun District Council | 40.6% | 350.5 |
| 213 | Bolsover District Council | 40.3% | 417.6 |
| 214 | Breckland Council | 40.1% | 365.7 |
| 215 | County Durham | 40.0% | 422.5 |
| 216 | Waveney District Council | 40.0% | 407.8 |
| 217 | Hillingdon LB | 40.0% | 316.6 |
| 218 | Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | 39.9% | 410.5 |
| 219 | Northampton Borough Council | 39.9% | 355.5 |
| 220 | Sandwell MBC | 39.9% | 394.2 |
| 221 | Herefordshire Council | 39.8% | 398.7 |
| 222 | Harrogate Borough Council | 39.6% | 332.6 |
| 223 | Swindon Borough Council | 39.3% | 397.3 |
| 224 | Bracknell Forest Borough Council | 39.2% | 398.3 |
| 225 | Merseyside WDA (MBC) | 38.9% | 466.4 |
| 226 | Eastbourne Borough Council | 38.9% | 358.0 |
| 227 | Wokingham Council | 38.9% | 435.4 |
| 228 | Fenland District Council | 38.8% | 391.6 |
| 229 | Manchester City Council MBC | 38.6% | 295.0 |
| 230 | Broxtowe Borough Council | 38.5% | 347.7 |
| 231 | Leeds City Council MBC | 38.4% | 398.7 |
| 232 | Stevenage Borough Council | 38.3% | 358.2 |
| 233 | Sevenoaks District Council | 38.1% | 374.8 |
| 234 | Ipswich Borough Council | 38.0% | 383.1 |
| 235 | West London Waste Authority | 38.0% | 328.6 |
| 236 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC | 38.0% | 367.9 |
| 237 | Croydon LB | 37.9% | 358.1 |
| 238 | Richmondshire District Council | 37.7% | 337.0 |
| 239 | Norwich City Council | 37.7% | 322.4 |
| 240 | Malvern Hills District Council | 37.2% | 324.8 |
| 241 | Havering LB | 37.0% | 401.6 |
| 242 | Scarborough Borough Council | 37.0% | 418.5 |
| 243 | Merton LB | 37.0% | 344.2 |
| 244 | Barnet LB | 36.9% | 369.6 |
| 245 | Sefton MBC | 36.9% | 396.6 |
| 246 | Brent LB | 36.5% | 291.8 |
| 247 | Derby City Council | 36.3% | 401.2 |
| 248 | Northumberland | 36.2% | 468.5 |
| 249 | Winchester City Council | 36.1% | 304.9 |
| 250 | Thurrock Council | 36.0% | 448.0 |
| 251 | Test Valley Borough Council | 36.0% | 338.6 |
| 252 | St Helens MBC | 35.9% | 361.6 |
| 253 | Enfield LB | 35.9% | 351.2 |
| 254 | Worthing Borough Council | 35.8% | 354.9 |
| 255 | Blackpool Borough Council | 35.8% | 449.4 |
| 256 | Worcester City Council | 35.7% | 311.6 |
| 257 | Lancaster City Council | 35.6% | 337.0 |
| 258 | Dudley MBC | 35.5% | 385.6 |
| 259 | Cornwall | 35.4% | 468.9 |
| 260 | Leicester City Council | 35.3% | 348.1 |
| 261 | Boston Borough Council | 35.2% | 394.9 |
| 262 | Gedling Borough Council | 35.2% | 381.9 |
| 263 | Lincoln City Council | 35.1% | 359.3 |
| 264 | Greenwich LB | 35.1% | 376.9 |
| 265 | Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 34.9% | 398.8 |
| 266 | Thanet District Council | 34.9% | 328.9 |
| 267 | Southwark LB | 34.7% | 343.3 |
| 268 | Forest Heath District Council | 34.7% | 373.0 |
| 269 | Bradford City MDC (MBC) | 34.6% | 357.8 |
| 270 | East Hampshire District Council | 34.2% | 306.1 |
| 271 | Allerdale Borough Council | 34.2% | 431.9 |
| 272 | Rossendale Borough Council | 34.1% | 340.8 |
| 273 | New Forest District Council | 34.1% | 324.3 |
| 274 | Fareham Borough Council | 34.0% | 306.1 |
| 275 | Adur District Council | 33.8% | 337.7 |
| 276 | Plymouth City Council | 33.7% | 392.9 |
| 277 | North Tyneside Council | 33.4% | 447.0 |
| 278 | Hyndburn Borough Council | 33.3% | 279.0 |
| 279 | Hartlepool Borough Council | 33.2% | 416.9 |
| 280 | Wirral MBC | 33.2% | 374.1 |
| 281 | Luton Borough Council | 33.2% | 369.2 |
| 282 | Middlesbrough Borough Council | 33.1% | 438.3 |
| 283 | Haringey LB | 32.9% | 305.5 |
| 284 | Coventry City Council | 32.9% | 354.5 |
| 285 | Amber Valley Borough Council | 32.9% | 360.9 |
| 286 | Copeland Borough Council | 32.8% | 370.4 |
| 287 | Gateshead MBC | 32.8% | 419.5 |
| 288 | Burnley Borough Council | 32.8% | 326.1 |
| 289 | Wyre Forest District Council | 32.8% | 357.3 |
| 290 | Mansfield District Council | 32.6% | 400.9 |
| 291 | Waltham Forest LB | 32.5% | 356.4 |
| 292 | Pendle Borough Council | 31.9% | 359.1 |
| 293 | Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 31.9% | 368.8 |
| 294 | Newark and Sherwood District Council | 31.9% | 371.3 |
| 295 | North East Lincolnshire Council | 31.8% | 457.6 |
| 296 | North London Waste Authority | 31.2% | 334.9 |
| 297 | Ribble Valley Borough Council | 30.8% | 396.6 |
| 298 | Exeter City Council | 30.8% | 283.6 |
| 299 | Sheffield City Council | 30.7% | 324.2 |
| 300 | Reading Borough Council | 30.7% | 372.6 |
| 301 | Havant Borough Council | 30.7% | 318.4 |
| 302 | Camden LB | 30.3% | 236.8 |
| 303 | Knowsley MBC | 30.2% | 372.5 |
| 304 | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 30.0% | 367.4 |
| 305 | Nottingham City Council | 29.9% | 342.6 |
| 306 | Preston City Council | 29.8% | 360.2 |
| 307 | Lambeth LB | 29.8% | 257.0 |
| 308 | Hounslow LB | 29.8% | 309.1 |
| 309 | Redditch Borough Council | 29.7% | 322.6 |
| 310 | Hastings Borough Council | 29.6% | 328.0 |
| 311 | Southampton City Council | 29.5% | 355.8 |
| 312 | Islington LB | 29.5% | 242.2 |
| 313 | City of London | 29.2% | 482.7 |
| 314 | Rushmoor Borough Council | 29.0% | 330.1 |
| 315 | South Tyneside MBC | 28.9% | 434.3 |
| 316 | Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 28.6% | 332.9 |
| 317 | Brighton and Hove Council | 28.6% | 358.2 |
| 318 | Crawley Borough Council | 28.4% | 286.2 |
| 319 | Hackney LB | 27.4% | 310.2 |
| 320 | South Holland District Council | 27.2% | 331.4 |
| 321 | Kirklees MBC | 27.2% | 366.8 |
| 322 | Sunderland City Council | 27.1% | 407.3 |
| 323 | Tendring District Council | 27.0% | 336.1 |
| 324 | Lewes District Council | 26.7% | 299.5 |
| 325 | Liverpool City Council | 26.6% | 335.3 |
| 326 | Tower Hamlets LB | 26.4% | 237.5 |
| 327 | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 26.2% | 335.4 |
| 328 | Dartford Borough Council | 25.2% | 340.5 |
| 329 | Barking and Dagenham LB | 25.0% | 401.0 |
| 330 | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 24.9% | 424.9 |
| 331 | Portsmouth City Council | 24.8% | 354.9 |
| 332 | East London Waste Authority | 24.8% | 364.2 |
| 333 | Bassetlaw District Council | 24.8% | 368.3 |
| 334 | Western Riverside Waste Authority | 24.2% | 296.4 |
| 335 | Redbridge LB | 23.9% | 340.5 |
| 336 | Slough Borough Council | 23.9% | 359.8 |
| 337 | Hammersmith and Fulham LB | 23.7% | 262.5 |
| 338 | Gosport Borough Council | 23.0% | 280.7 |
| 339 | Wandsworth LB | 22.1% | 293.5 |
| 340 | Lewisham LB | 21.8% | 328.7 |
| 341 | Council of the Isles of Scilly | 21.2% | 677.8 |
| 342 | Birmingham City Council | 20.7% | 353.6 |
| 343 | Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 19.6% | 365.1 |
| 344 | Westminster City Council | 18.8% | 356.2 |
| 345 | Newham LB | 14.1% | 338.7 |
