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 financial years 2000/01 to 2020/21, by region
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Statistics on Household waste in England
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Waste generation split in England 2018, by source
- Basic Statistic Waste generation split in the United Kingdom 2018, by source
- Premium Statistic Household waste generation in the United Kingdom 2019-2020, by country
- Basic Statistic Total Local Authority collected waste in England 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of waste disposal methods in England FY 2021
Generation
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- Basic Statistic LA collected regular household waste in England 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Total LA collected household waste in England 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Local authority collected waste from households per capita in England 2010-2020
- Basic Statistic LA collected residual waste volumes per household in England 2010-2021, by region
- Basic Statistic LA collected residual household waste per household in England 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Breakdown of waste from households in England 2016-2020, by waste type
- Premium Statistic Household waste generation in England 2018, by waste material
Recycling
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- Premium Statistic Household waste recycling rates in the United Kingdom 2015-2020, by country
- Basic Statistic Recycling rate of waste from households in England 2010-2020
- Basic Statistic Recycling rate of LA collected household waste in England 2010-2021, by region
- Basic Statistic LA collected household recycling waste in England 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Recycling rates of household waste in England FY 2021, by local authority
- Basic Statistic Waste from households dry recycling composition in England 2020
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Revenues of leading UK waste management service companies FY 2021
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- Premium Statistic Veolia's revenue in the UK 2014-2021
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- Premium Statistic FCC Environment UK revenue 2014-2020
Outlook
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- Share of local authority collected waste sent to landfills in England 2010-2018
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- Household waste from other household sources in Eastern England 2000-2019
- Waste from regular household collections in the West Midlands (UK) 2000-2019
- Waste from regular household collections in South West England 2000-2019
- Household waste from civic amenity sites in England 2000-2019
- Household waste from regular household collections in London (UK) 2000-2020
- Household waste from regular household collections in North West England 2000-2019
- LA collected regular household waste in England 2000-2021
- LA collected total household waste volumes in London (UK) 2000-2020
- Household waste in North East England 2000-2019
- Satisfaction with garbage collection in the U.S. by gender 2017
- Satisfaction with garbage collection in the U.S. by ethnicity 2017
- Waterloo's green bin waste collection 2010-2018
- Municipal solid waste collected in Saudi Arabia 2010-2015
- Estimated municipal waste recycling rate of EU member states by 2020
- Industry revenue of “waste collection“ in Washington 2012-2024
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- Household waste from civic amenity sites in England 2000-2019
- Household waste from regular household collections in London (UK) 2000-2020
- Household waste from regular household collections in North West England 2000-2019
- LA collected regular household waste in England 2000-2021
- LA collected total household waste volumes in London (UK) 2000-2020
- Household waste in North East England 2000-2019
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- Satisfaction with garbage collection in the U.S. by ethnicity 2017
- Waterloo's green bin waste collection 2010-2018
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Defra. (January 18, 2022). Recycling rate of household waste collected by local authorities in England from financial years 2000/01 to 2020/21, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, 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 financial years 2000/01 to 2020/21, by region." Chart. January 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. 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 financial years 2000/01 to 2020/21, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. 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 Financial Years 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 financial years 2000/01 to 2020/21, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/996439/regional-recycling-rate-england-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Recycling rate of household waste collected by local authorities in England from financial years 2000/01 to 2020/21, by region [Graph], Defra, January 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/996439/regional-recycling-rate-england-united-kingdom-uk/