• Regional waste recycling rates England 2010-2020

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The region of England with the highest recycling rate of local authority collected household waste in 2019 was the South West, 50.1 percent. This was the first time in the past 10 years that a regional recycling rate of more than 50 percent has been achieved. In comparison, the recycling rate in London stood at 33.4 percent. There has been progress in overall recycling rates across England in the last decade.

Recycling rate of household waste collected by local authorities in England from 2000/01 to 2019/20, by region

	North East	North West	Yorkshire and the Humber	East Midlands	West Midlands	Eastern	London	South East	South West
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%

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March 2021

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United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2010/11 to 2019/20*

Supplementary notes

* Financial year ending March 31.

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