The region of England with the highest recycling rate of local authority collected household waste for the year ended March 2021 was the South West, at 48.7 percent. Recycling rates across all regions dropped that year due to the impacts of COVID-19 on waste services. Although recycling rates have increased considerably since 2000, progress has stalled over the past decade.
Recycling rate of household waste collected by local authorities in England from 2000/01 to 2020/21, by region
Characteristic
North East
North West
Yorkshire and the Humber
East Midlands
West Midlands
Eastern
London
South East
South West
2020/21
33.5%
44.7%
42%
41.4%
38.8%
46.2%
33%
46.1%
48.7%
2019/20
35.5%
45.6%
44.2%
44.2%
40.2%
48.6%
33.5%
47.6%
49.5%
2018/19
35.1%
45.3%
42.9%
43.6%
39.9%
48.5%
33.4%
47.2%
50.1%
2017/18
34.5%
44.7%
42.4%
44%
39.9%
49%
33.1%
46.7%
49%
2016/17
35.7%
45.9%
42.9%
45.9%
41.3%
49.4%
33%
46.2%
48.3%
2015/16
35.7%
46.1%
42.2%
44.7%
41.1%
49.2%
32%
44.5%
47.6%
2014/15
38%
46.5%
43.6%
45.2%
42.2%
49.3%
33.1%
45%
47.6%
2013/14
37.9%
45.6%
43.9%
46.4%
42.2%
49.3%
33.9%
43.7%
46.7%
2012/13
37%
43.9%
43.3%
46.8%
43.5%
48.5%
34%
43.4%
47.2%
2011/12
37.9%
42.6%
41.9%
46.8%
42.8%
49.7%
33.9%
43.3%
47.2%
2010/11
36.1%
39.8%
39.5%
46.2%
42.4%
48.9%
32.4%
41.3%
46.6%
2009/10
34.7%
38.5%
36.8%
45.6%
40%
46.1%
31.8%
40%
43.5%
2008/09
31.1%
36.6%
33.8%
44.4%
36.6%
44.5%
29.2%
38.4%
42.3%
2007/08
28.4%
33.4%
30.5%
41.9%
33%
41.2%
25.5%
36%
40.3%
2006/07
26.4%
28.9%
26.9%
35.6%
28.6%
38.3%
22.9%
33.1%
37.2%
2005/06
21.1%
23.8%
21.8%
31.8%
25.1%
34.1%
20.7%
29.2%
31.4%
2004/05
15.4%
19.2%
18.6%
26.3%
19.9%
29.8%
17.6%
26.1%
26.6%
2003/04
12.2%
14.2%
14.5%
19.3%
15.7%
23.4%
13.3%
22.8%
21.4%
2002/03
6.6%
11.3%
11.2%
15.1%
13%
19.4%
10.9%
19.6%
18.6%
2001/02
5.2%
9.2%
8.9%
13.7%
10.2%
17.4%
9.3%
17.7%
16.6%
2000/01
4.1%
7.5%
7.3%
13.1%
9.1%
15.2%
9%
16.4%
14.9%
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Defra. (January 18, 2022). Recycling rate of household waste collected by local authorities in England from 2000/01 to 2020/21, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/996439/regional-recycling-rate-england-united-kingdom-uk/
Defra. "Recycling rate of household waste collected by local authorities in England from 2000/01 to 2020/21, by region." Chart. January 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/996439/regional-recycling-rate-england-united-kingdom-uk/
Defra. (2022). Recycling rate of household waste collected by local authorities in England from 2000/01 to 2020/21, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/996439/regional-recycling-rate-england-united-kingdom-uk/
Defra. "Recycling Rate of Household Waste Collected by Local Authorities in England from 2000/01 to 2020/21, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/996439/regional-recycling-rate-england-united-kingdom-uk/
Defra, Recycling rate of household waste collected by local authorities in England from 2000/01 to 2020/21, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/996439/regional-recycling-rate-england-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 25, 2022)
