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South Oxfordshire District Council has UK’s highest recycling rates

Every local authority in the country has been assessed on its circular services, with clear winners and underperformers. We have the league table right here.

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Research by Cartridge Save has found that South Oxfordshire District Council has the highest rate of household recycling in the country. However, at just 61.6% of total waste there is still plenty of room for improvement. 

Three Rivers District Council (61.5%), Vale of White Horse District Council (60.9%), St Albans City and District Council (60.1%) and Stratford-on-Avon District Council (60%) round out the top five. East Devon, Stockport, Surrey Heath, and Dorset council complete the ten best performing authorities, all of which achieved a minimum of 58.9% or higher. 

Worst Performing UK Councils, % of domestic waste recycled

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rank 

 

 

 

 

 

Authority 

 

 

 

 

 

Region 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting 

 

 

 

 

 

1. 

 

 

 

 

South Oxfordshire District Council 

 

 

 

 

South East 

 

 

 

 

61.6% 

 

 

 

 

 

2. 

 

 

 

 

Three Rivers District Council 

 

 

 

 

Eastern 

 

 

 

 

61.5% 

 

 

 

 

 

3. 

 

 

 

 

Vale of White Horse District Council 

 

 

 

 

South East 

 

 

 

 

60.9% 

 

 

 

 

 

4. 

 

 

 

 

St Albans City and District Council 

 

 

 

 

Eastern 

 

 

 

 

60.1% 

 

 

 

 

 

5. 

 

 

 

 

Stratford-on-Avon District Council 

 

 

 

 

West Midlands 

 

 

 

 

60.0% 

 

 

 

 

 

6. 

 

 

 

 

East Devon District Council 

 

 

 

 

South West 

 

 

 

 

59.5% 

 

 

 

 

 

7. 

 

 

 

 

Stockport MBC 

 

 

 

 

North West 

 

 

 

 

59.3% 

 

 

 

 

 

8. 

 

 

 

 

Surrey Heath Borough Council 

 

 

 

 

South East 

 

 

 

 

59.3% 

 

 

 

 

 

9. 

 

 

 

 

Dorset Council 

 

 

 

 

South West 

 

 

 

 

59.1% 

 

 

 

 

 

10. 

 

 

 

 

North Somerset Council 

 

 

 

 

South West 

 

 

 

 

58.9% 

Every council in the top 10 recorded a far higher recycling rate than the national average, 45%. In contrast, the least effective services were identified in Tower Hamlets, where just 17.7% of household waste is recycled, reused, or composted. This was followed by Barrow-In-Furness (18%), Wandsworth (22.4%), and Birmingham (22.9%). Lewisham, Middlesbrough, Kensington & Chelsea, Dartford and Western Riverside were also in the bottom ten. 

Worst Performing UK Councils, % of domestic waste recycled

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rank 

 

 

 

 

 

Authority 

 

 

 

 

 

Region 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting 

 

 

 

 

 

1. 

 

 

 

 

London Borough of Tower Hamlets 

 

 

 

 

London 

 

 

 

 

17.7% 

 

 

 

 

 

2. 

 

 

 

 

Liverpool City Council 

 

 

 

 

North West 

 

 

 

 

17.9% 

 

 

 

 

 

3. 

 

 

 

 

Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council 

 

 

 

 

North West 

 

 

 

 

18.0% 

 

 

 

 

 

4. 

 

 

 

 

London Borough of Wandsworth  

 

 

 

 

London 

 

 

 

 

22.4% 

 

 

 

 

 

5. 

 

 

 

 

Birmingham City Council 

 

 

 

 

West Midlands 

 

 

 

 

22.9% 

 

 

 

 

 

6. 

 

 

 

 

London Borough of Lewisham 

 

 

 

 

London 

 

 

 

 

23.0% 

 

 

 

 

 

7. 

 

 

 

 

Middlesbrough Borough Council 

 

 

 

 

North East 

 

 

 

 

23.1% 

 

 

 

 

 

8. 

 

 

 

 

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 

 

 

 

 

London 

 

 

 

 

23.1% 

 

 

 

 

 

9. 

 

 

 

 

Dartford Borough Council 

 

 

 

 

South East 

 

 

 

 

23.5% 

 

 

 

 

 

10. 

 

 

 

 

Western Riverside Waste Authority 

 

 

 

 

London 

 

 

 

 

24.3% 

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