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How good is your local authority at recycling?published at 10:45 GMT

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There is a wide gap between the highest and lowest recycling rates across England.

London and the North East consistently have the lowest rate, recycling just over 30% of household waste each in 2023-24.

Tower Hamlets has the lowest rate of recycling of any English local authority, recycling only 15.8% of household waste.

At the other end of the scale, South Oxfordshire District Council has the highest rate at 63% for 2023-24.

Some household waste is rejected from recycling sites.

This can be for several reasons, including contamination by water, dirt or paint, and inclusion of the wrong materials.

Defra estimates that 6% of household waste sent for recycling was rejected in 2023-24.

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