The South West was the region of England with the highest recycling rate of local authority collected household waste for the year ended March 2023, at 48.2 percent. In the financial year 2019, the South West reported a recycling rate of 50.1 percent. This is the only time a region in England has had a recycling rate higher than 50 percent.
Recycling rate of household waste collected by local authorities in England from financial year 2001 to 2023, by region
Characteristic
North East
North West
Yorkshire and the Humber
East Midlands
West Midlands
Eastern
London
South East
South West
England average
2022/23
31.2%
45.3%
41.5%
41.1%
37.9%
44.7%
32.7%
45.4%
48.2%
41.7%
2021/22
33.5%
45.8%
42.3%
42.2%
38.1%
46.3%
32.7%
46.4%
48.9%
42.5%
2020/21
33.5%
44.7%
42%
41.4%
38.8%
46.2%
33%
46.1%
48.7%
42.3%
2019/20
35.5%
45.6%
44.2%
44.2%
40.2%
48.6%
33.5%
47.6%
49.5%
43.8%
2018/19
35.1%
45.3%
42.9%
43.6%
39.9%
48.5%
33.4%
47.2%
50.1%
43.5%
2017/18
34.5%
44.7%
42.4%
44%
39.9%
49%
33.1%
46.7%
49%
43.2%
2016/17
35.7%
45.9%
42.9%
45.9%
41.3%
49.4%
33%
46.2%
48.3%
43.7%
2015/16
35.7%
46.1%
42.2%
44.7%
41.1%
49.2%
32%
44.5%
47.6%
43%
2014/15
38%
46.5%
43.6%
45.2%
42.2%
49.3%
33.1%
45%
47.6%
43.7%
2013/14
37.9%
45.6%
43.9%
46.4%
42.2%
49.3%
33.9%
43.7%
46.7%
43.5%
2012/13
37%
43.9%
43.3%
46.8%
43.5%
48.5%
34%
43.4%
47.2%
43.2%
2011/12
37.9%
42.6%
41.9%
46.8%
42.8%
49.7%
33.9%
43.3%
47.2%
43%
2010/11
36.1%
39.8%
39.5%
46.2%
42.4%
48.9%
32.4%
41.3%
46.6%
41.5%
2009/10
34.7%
38.5%
36.8%
45.6%
40%
46.1%
31.8%
40%
43.5%
39.7%
2008/09
31.1%
36.6%
33.8%
44.4%
36.6%
44.5%
29.2%
38.4%
42.3%
37.6%
2007/08
28.4%
33.4%
30.5%
41.9%
33%
41.2%
25.5%
36%
40.3%
34.5%
2006/07
26.4%
28.9%
26.9%
35.6%
28.6%
38.3%
22.9%
33.1%
37.2%
30.9%
2005/06
21.1%
23.8%
21.8%
31.8%
25.1%
34.1%
20.7%
29.2%
31.4%
26.7%
2004/05
15.4%
19.2%
18.6%
26.3%
19.9%
29.8%
17.6%
26.1%
26.6%
22.5%
2003/04
12.2%
14.2%
14.5%
19.3%
15.7%
23.4%
13.3%
22.8%
21.4%
17.8%
2002/03
6.6%
11.3%
11.2%
15.1%
13%
19.4%
10.9%
19.6%
18.6%
14.5%
2001/02
5.2%
9.2%
8.9%
13.7%
10.2%
17.4%
9.3%
17.7%
16.6%
12.5%
2000/01
4.1%
7.5%
7.3%
13.1%
9.1%
15.2%
9%
16.4%
14.9%
11.2%
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Defra. (January 31, 2024). Recycling rate of household waste collected by local authorities in England from financial year 2001 to 2023, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, 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 year 2001 to 2023, by region." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/996439/regional-recycling-rate-england-united-kingdom-uk/
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