Dan Peters 04 March 2021

Three Rivers tops recycling league

Three Rivers DC in Hertfordshire has climbed to become the highest performing authority in England for household waste recycling, according to official government figures.

The district recorded a rate of 64.1% for the amount of household waste recycled, composted, or reused in 2019-20 in the figures published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

South Oxfordshire DC had the second highest recycling rate at 64% followed by East Riding of Yorkshire Council at 63.3%.

Barrow BC had the lowest household waste recycling rate in England in 2019-20 at 18.8%, followed by Newham LBC at 20.3% and Westminster City Council at 20.4%.

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