Household Waste Recycling Rates, Borough

<p>Table shows the proportion of collected household waste which is recycled or composted.</p> <p>Figures for 2004/5 were taken from the London Councils organisation as the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) do not list complete LA level statistics for this year.</p> <p>From 1998/99 to 2003/04 estimates for household waste recycling (including composting) rates are based on data supplied to the annual DEFRA Municipal Waste Management Survey.</p> <p>From 1998/99 to 2001/02 figures revised since previous publication. Recycling/composting rates for 1998-99 were first published in Annex A of "Guidance in Municipal Waste Management Strategies" published by DEFRA in March 2001 and 1999/00 rates in Annex B of the consultation paper on "Distribution of the £140 Million Waste Minimisation and Recycling Fund", available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/waste-and-recycling-statistics" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/waste-and-recycling-statistics</a></p> <p>The recycling rate is calculated as set out below.</p> <p>For Waste Collection Authorities (WCA) and Unitary Authorities (UA):<br /> X/Y x 100, where:<br /> X = Tonnage of household waste collected by the WCA or UA which is sent for recycling/composting (including private/voluntary collections of household waste for recycling)<br /> Y = Total tonnage of household waste collected by the WCA or UA (including private/voluntary collections of household waste for recycling)</p> <p>For Waste Disposal Authorities (WDA):<br /> X/Y x 100, where:<br /> X = Tonnage of household waste collected by the WDA which is sent for recycling plus tonnage of household waste which is sent for recycling by the constituent WCAs (including private/voluntary collections of household waste for recycling)<br /> Y = Total tonnage of household waste collected at Civic Amenity sites by the WDA plus total tonnage of household waste collected by constituent WCAs (including private/voluntary collections of household waste for recycling)</p> <p>Annual Results for Local authority collected waste management published by are available <a title="Annual Results for Local authority collected waste management" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env18-local-authority-collected-waste-annual-results-tables">here</a>.</p> <p>For more Local Authority Waste and Recycling Information visit the <a href="http://laportal.wrap.org.uk/">WRAP Portal</a>. The site is accessible to the public but does require registration on the first visit.</p>