England: regional waste recycling rates 2023

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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Release date

January 2024

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

FY 2001 to FY 2023

Special properties

Financial year ending March 31

Supplementary notes

This statistic is using original data from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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