England: waste collected per household by region 2021

The region of England with the largest amount of residual waste collected per household for the year ended March 2021 was the North East. At 589 kilograms per household, this was considerably more than was collected per household in the South West. The South West of England has the highest recycling rate of local authority collected waste.

Volume of residual waste per household collected by local authorities in England from FY 2010/11 to FY 2020/21, by region (in kilograms per household)

Characteristic	North East	North West	Yorkshire and the Humber	East Midlands	West Midlands	Eastern	London	South East	South West
2020/21	635	558	549	590	607	540	544	529	490
2019/20	589	531	508	561	585	508	536	512	476
2018/19	593	530	524	566	591	519	550	527	474
2017/18	601	520	537	569	593	520	560	541	491
2016/17	613	525	552	565	599	531	579	567	514
2015/16	609	516	559	570	601	532	600	587	521
2014/15	588	527	543	563	577	531	589	580	525
2013/14	583	530	534	546	582	528	576	588	526
2012/13	593	548	543	537	557	525	569	575	516
2011/12	607	581	570	545	574	525	585	592	530
2010/11	636	634	609	569	597	541	608	624	550

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Release date

January 2022

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2010 to 2021*

Supplementary notes

* Financial year ending March 31.

Residual household waste (RHW) refers to the mixed waste generated in households that remains after source separating hazardous waste and recyclables,
Household waste refers to ‘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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