Final waste and recycling estimates for local authority across England in 2010-11 were published by Defra on Thursday (3 November).
They show an increase in household recycling to 41.2% for the year ending March 2011 compared to 39.7% for the previous 12 months.
The top 20 local authorities recycling the highest proportion of collected household waste are shown in the table below:
| Local Authorities Recycling Most Waste | ||
| 1 | Rochford District Council | 66% |
| 2 | South Oxfordshire District Council | 65% |
| 3 | Surrey Heath Borough Council | 65% |
| 4 | Bournmouth Borough Council | 64% |
| 5 | Cotswold District Council | 60% |
| 6 | Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 60% |
| 7 | Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 59% |
| 8 | Epping Forest Borough Council | 59% |
| 9 | Suffolk Coastal District Council | 59% |
| 10 | Harborough District Council | 58% |
| 11 | Huntingdonshire District Council | 58% |
| 12 | Cherwell District Council | 57% |
| 13 | Teignbridge District Council | 57% |
| 14 | Rutland County Council | 57% |
| 15 | Lichfield District Council | 57% |
| 16 | South Cambridgeshire District Council | 56% |
| 17 | West Lindsey District Council | 56% |
| 18 | Mole Valley District Council | 55% |
| 19 | Uttlesford District Council | 55% |
| 20 | East Lindsey District Council | 55% |
| source: Defra | ||
Over the same 2010-11 period, the Defra figures show that the generation of household waste decreased by 0.9% to 23.5 million tonnes.
The weight of household waste per person was 449 kg. Of this total, 185kg was recycled, composted or reused whilst 264kg was not.
Local authority collected waste sent to landfill declined.
The tonnage of local authority collected waste being sent to landfill fell by 8.8% to 11.4 million tonnes.
Further details regarding waste and recycling can be found on the Defra website here.
Complete local authority level reports can be produced from the Wastedataflow website by clicking here.
Defra said it would be producing the usual spreadsheets and publishing this data shortly. Limited local authority level data for 2010-11 is available here (Microsoft Excel file).
