English household waste recycling continues to rise

Latest data from local councils released by defra
09 May 2011

Recent figures published by Defra detail progress made in English household recycling. The data reveals that recycling increased to 40.3% for the year to the end of September 2010, an increase for the recycling rate recorded within the same time period last year- 38.8%. The figures released also show a 43% quarterly recycling performance rate for July to September 2010.