The local authority with the highest household waste recycling rate in England in financial year 2020/21 was St Albans City and District Council, at 64.2 percent. St Albans City and District Council operates in the east of England, which had the second highest regional recycling rate of household waste in England that year. South Oxfordshire District Council's recycling rate of 63.6 percent was the second highest in the country.
Local authorities with the highest household waste recycling rates in England in FY 2020/21
* Financial year ending March 31.
**Percentage Household waste sent for Recycling, Reuse or Composting
Household waste
This is broader than ‘waste from
households’, and includes waste from
street bins, street sweepings, and parks
and grounds. It does not include metals
from incinerator bottom ash.
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Defra. (January 18, 2022). Local authorities with the highest household waste recycling rates in England in FY 2020/21 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224959/local-authority-recycling-rate-england-united-kingdom-uk/
Defra. "Local authorities with the highest household waste recycling rates in England in FY 2020/21." Chart. January 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224959/local-authority-recycling-rate-england-united-kingdom-uk/
Defra. (2022). Local authorities with the highest household waste recycling rates in England in FY 2020/21. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224959/local-authority-recycling-rate-england-united-kingdom-uk/
Defra. "Local Authorities with The Highest Household Waste Recycling Rates in England in Fy 2020/21." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224959/local-authority-recycling-rate-england-united-kingdom-uk/
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