SUMMARY OF LOCAL AUTHORITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST 2003/04 STATUTORY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING Target Increase Recycling and for since Government Office composting rate 2003/04 2002/03 Local authority region 2003/04 (%) (%) (%) Lichfield District Council West Midlands 46 26 4 Daventry DC East Midlands 42 30 -2 East Hampshire District Council South East 36 16 11 St Edmundsbury Borough Council East 35 33 5 Isle of Wight Council South East 35 26 4 Council East 33 33 5 Melton Borough Council East Midlands 31 33 0 Eastleigh Borough Council South East 31 33 3 Canterbury City Council* South East 30 20 15 Horsham District Council* South East 30 26 16 Wealden DC South East 30 16 5 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council West Midlands 30 10 11 Fylde BC* North West 30 14 19 County Council South West 29 33 2 Cambridgeshire County Council East 29 33 5 Bath and North East Somerset Council South West 29 33 3 South Cambridgeshire DC East 28 16 9 Breckland BC* East 28 18 18 Forest of Dean District Council* South West 27 22 16 Council South East 27 33 0 Hampshire County Council South East 27 33 1 Somerset County Council South West 27 28 7 Peterborough City Council East 27 33 5 Devon County Council South West 27 33 5 Rushcliffe Borough Council East Midlands 27 12 10 City Council North West 27 24 0 Buckinghamshire County Council South East 26 33 2 Lancashire County Council North West 26 20 6 Suffolk County Council East 26 28 5 Leicestershire County Council East Midlands 26 22 4 South District Council West Midlands 26 20 11 Wokingham Council South East 26 22 2 Norfolk County Council East 26 26 6 West Devon Borough Council South West 26 30 4 Sutton LB London 25 33 6 Babergh District Council* East 25 14 14 Essex County Council East 25 22 2 Stockport MBC North West 25 20 12 Colchester Borough Council East 25 28 4 Broadland District Council* East 25 18 14 Wyre Borough Council North West 25 14 -9 North DC* South West 25 14 14 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council South East 25 20 4 Oswestry Borough Council West Midlands 25 12 1 New Forest District Council South East 24 33 1 Borough Council North West 24 14 7 Milton Keynes Council South East 24 33 8 Hillingdon LB London 24 14 4 South Oxfordshire District Council South East 24 22 4 Chorley Borough Council North West 24 10 8 SUMMARY OF LOCAL AUTHORITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST 2003/04 STATUTORY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING Target Increase Recycling and for since Government Office composting rate 2003/04 2002/03 Local authority region 2003/04 (%) (%) (%) Surrey Heath Borough Council South East 24 33 0 Yorkshire and the Hambleton District Council Humber 24 16 9 Oxfordshire County Council South East 24 22 3 Kent County Council South East 23 20 4 Cambridge City Council East 23 28 6 Windsor and Maidenhead BC South East 23 30 -5 Bournemouth Borough Council South West 23 33 -1 Shropshire County Council West Midlands 23 14 9 Warwick District Council West Midlands 23 18 12 Reigate and Banstead BC South East 23 33 2 District Council South East 23 33 3 Nottinghamshire County Council East Midlands 23 17 6 Torridge District Council South West 23 22 1 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council East Midlands 23 18 9 Cornwall County Council South West 23 12 5 Erewash BC East Midlands 22 20 10 DC East 22 24 8 Chelmsford Borough Council East 22 10 6 District Council South West 22 12 6 Northamptonshire CC East Midlands 22 18 4 Hertfordshire County Council East 22 20 4 Richmond upon Thames LB London 22 28 2 West Sussex County Council South East 22 24 2 East Sussex County Council South East 22 18 2 Crawley Borough Council South East 22 20 3 Tandridge District Council South East 22 33 1 Warwickshire County Council West Midlands 22 16 7 Huntingdonshire District Council East 22 14 6 Blaby District Council East Midlands 21 20 0 Council West Midlands 21 18 4 South Hams District Council South West 21 24 4 South Ribble Borough Council North West 21 14 3 Braintree District Council East 21 14 7 District Council South West 21 10 5 Fareham Borough Council South East 21 33 -1 County Council South West 21 20 2 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council East Midlands 21 33 5 Carrick District Council South West 21 14 6 Sevenoaks District Council South East 21 20 5 Gloucestershire County Council South West 21 24 4 Watford Borough Council East 21 20 8 Stroud District Council South West 21 26 0 Torbay Council South West 21 20 1 Bexley LB London 21 33 -1 Lincolnshire County Council East Midlands 21 20 5 Derbyshire Dales District Council East Midlands 20 18 4 Staffordshire County Council West Midlands 20 18 3 North Warwickshire Borough Council* East Midlands 20 10 14 Bracknell Forest Borough Council South East 20 18 3 SUMMARY OF LOCAL AUTHORITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST 2003/04 STATUTORY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING Target Increase Recycling and for since Government Office composting rate 2003/04 2002/03 Local authority region 2003/04 (%) (%) (%) Epping Forest BC East 20 28 -1 Boston Borough Council* East Midlands 20 10 13 Surrey County Council South East 20 30 2 North Kesteven District Council East Midlands 20 10 4 Bromley LB London 20 14 5 Guildford Borough Council South East 20 14 3 Christchurch Borough Council South West 20 22 7 East Northamptonshire Council East Midlands 20 28 3 Mid Sussex District Council South East 20 33 1 East Cambridgeshire DC East 20 22 6 Pendle Borough Council North West 20 10 9 Yorkshire and the North East Lincolnshire Council Humber 20 14 4 Shepway District Council South East 20 24 4 County Council North West 20 22 2 Yorkshire and the North Lincolnshire Council Humber 20 16 1 Adur District Council South East 20 33 4 Herefordshire County District Council West Midlands 20 14 4 Southend-on-Sea BC East 19 18 2 Uttlesford District Council East 19 24 2 Woking Borough Council South East 19 26 2 St Albans City and District Council East 19 28 2 Vale of White Horse District Council South East 19 15 2 Chesterfield Borough Council East Midlands 19 16 5 Ribble Valley Borough Council North West 19 12 3 Camden LB London 19 22 3 Worcestershire County Council West Midlands 19 20 4 Mid Suffolk District Council East 19 16 10 Havant Borough Council South East 19 33 2 London Corporation London 19 10 5 Teignbridge DC South West 19 24 5 Welwyn Hatfield Council East 19 24 1 Basildon District Council East 19 20 1 Borough Council North East 19 10 1 Medway Towns Council South East 19 24 6 Borough Council West Midlands 19 18 6 South Norfolk Council East 19 20 3 Cherwell District Council South East 19 12 8 Rutland County Council East Midlands 19 22 0 Poole BC South West 19 33 0 Borough Council East 19 10 4 Three Rivers District Council East 19 22 5 Kingston-upon-Thames LB London 19 30 -1 District Council South West 18 33 1 District Council South West 18 33 2 Gravesham Borough Council South East 18 22 6 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council North West 18 10 7 South Northamptonshire District Council East Midlands 18 10 3 Borough Council North East 18 10 7 SUMMARY OF LOCAL AUTHORITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST 2003/04 STATUTORY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING Target Increase Recycling and for since Government Office composting rate 2003/04 2002/03 Local authority region 2003/04 (%) (%) (%) North Devon District Council South West 18 20 -2 Stratford-on-Avon District Council West Midlands 18 24 3 Preston Borough Council North West 18 10 2 Castle Point Borough Council East 18 16 0 Chichester District Council South East 18 24 4 Cotswold District Council South West 18 33 2 Durham City Council North East 18 10 2 Blackpool Borough Council North West 18 10 5 Yorkshire and the Craven District Council Humber 18 18 8 North Hertfordshire District Council East 18 16 6 Hyndburn Borough Council North West 18 12 11 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough CouncilEast 18 18 -2 Maldon DC East 18 22 2 Reading BC South East 18 16 4 Winchester City Council South East 18 30 2 Yorkshire and the North Yorkshire CC Humber 18 14 4 Cumbria County Council North West 18 14 5 Halton Borough Council North West 18 10 1 Borough Council South West 18 18 4 Mole Valley District Council South East 18 24 2 Derbyshire County Council East Midlands 18 12 4 South Gloucestershire Council South West 18 14 4 Waverley Borough Council South East 18 24 4 Broxtowe Brough Council East Midlands 18 8 7 Wandsworth LB London 17 16 7 South Derbyshire District Council East Midlands 17 14 5 Eden District Council North West 17 16 4 Council South West 17 16 1 Exeter City Council South West 17 20 3 Ipswich Borough Council East 17 10 2 Wychavon District Council West Midlands 17 14 6 DC South West 17 10 9 East Lindsey District Council East Midlands 17 12 7 Wellingborough BC East Midlands 17 12 4 North Norfolk District Council East 17 28 1 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council North West 17 12 9 West London Waste Authority London 17 18 3 West Berkshire Council South East 17 20 4 Yorkshire and the Wakefield City MDC MBC Humber 17 10 5 Durham County Council North East 17 10 6 Stevenage Borough Council East 17 16 2 County Council East 17 12 5 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council South East 17 20 0 County Council North East 17 10 6 Hart District Council South East 17 22 3 Mid Devon District Council South West 17 22 1 Barnet LB London 17 18 5 SUMMARY OF LOCAL AUTHORITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST 2003/04 STATUTORY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING Target Increase Recycling and for since Government Office composting rate 2003/04 2002/03 Local authority region 2003/04 (%) (%) (%) Rushmoor Borough Council South East 17 16 5 Darlington BC North East 17 10 4 BC South West 17 16 2 Wycombe DC South East 17 20 3 District Council North East 17 10 8 Lincoln City Council East Midlands 17 24 5 Charnwood Borough Council East Midlands 17 33 0 Carlisle City Council North West 16 22 2 London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea London 16 22 9 West Lancashire District Council North West 16 18 8 Worcester City Council West Midlands 16 16 8 East Devon District Council South West 16 18 1 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council South East 16 20 1 District Council West Midlands 16 10 9 Dacorum BC East 16 12 3 Council South West 16 33 3 North Somerset Council South West 16 14 2 and Council South East 16 20 1 Maidstone Borough Council South East 16 12 2 Gedling Borough Council East Midlands 16 14 1 Hounslow LB London 16 28 1 Enfield LB London 16 18 4 Lewes District Council South East 16 18 4 Yorkshire and the York City Council Humber 15 12 3 Borough Council North West 15 10 5 Swindon Borough Council South West 15 30 1 Portsmouth City Council South East 15 24 1 Plymouth City Council South West 15 16 2 Rossendale Borough Council North West 15 10 6 Gosport Borough Council South East 15 18 6 Elmbridge Borough Council South East 15 16 3 Hammersmith and Fulham LB London 15 16 7 Malvern Hills DC West Midlands 15 10 5 Slough Borough Council South East 15 16 2 Stoke-on-Trent City Council West Midlands 15 18 1 Borough Council North West 15 10 6 Tendring District Council East 15 16 4 South Somerset District Council South West 15 15 4 South Holland District Council East Midlands 15 16 1 Yorkshire and the Harrogate Borough Council Humber 15 14 5 Northampton Borough Council East Midlands 15 24 1 Derby City Council East Midlands 15 22 2 Yorkshire and the Rotherham MBC Humber 15 10 7 South Lakeland District Council North West 15 14 5 Harborough District Council East Midlands 15 10 7 District Council South East 15 26 1 Merton LB London 15 18 0 SUMMARY OF LOCAL AUTHORITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST 2003/04 STATUTORY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING Target Increase Recycling and for since Government Office composting rate 2003/04 2002/03 Local authority region 2003/04 (%) (%) (%) District Council South West 15 14 3 Rugby Borough Council West Midlands 15 10 6 Swale Borough Council South East 15 16 0 Western Riverside Waste Authority London 15 16 3 Oxford City Council South East 15 12 1 Runnymede BC South East 15 10 9 Leicester City Council East Midlands 15 18 3 Yorkshire and the Ryedale District Council Humber 15 22 5 Broxbourne BC East 15 14 4 Borough Council South West 15 30 2 Walsall MBC West Midlands 15 16 3 Borough Council North East 15 33 1 Lancaster City Council North West 15 12 5 West Lindsey District Council East Midlands 15 10 5 Yorkshire and the Leeds City Council MBC Humber 15 14 2 Brentwood BC East 15 28 0 Bassetlaw District Council East Midlands 14 8 7 Coventry City Council MBC West Midlands 14 12 3 North West Leicestershire District Council West Midlands 14 16 8 Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council Humber 14 18 1 East Staffordshire Borough Council West Midlands 14 10 6 Cheltenham Borough Council South West 14 16 1 District Council South West 14 18 2 District Council North East 14 10 4 Burnley Borough Council North West 14 10 5 Dudley MBC West Midlands 14 10 3 Council West Midlands 14 10 4 East Hertfordshire DC East 14 12 1 Norwich City Council East 14 12 3 Yorkshire and the Kirklees MBC Humber 14 14 2 Spelthorne Borough Council South East 14 22 0 Ashford Borough Council South East 14 14 2 Croydon LB London 14 28 1 Mendip District Council South West 14 14 5 South MBC North East 14 10 6 Tewkesbury Borough Council South West 14 14 5 District Council North East 14 10 5 Council South West 14 11 -4 District Council North East 14 12 7 Eastbourne Borough Council South East 14 12 6 West Oxfordshire District Council South East 14 12 1 South Kesteven DC East Midlands 14 12 6 Borough Council North West 14 16 2 Yorkshire and the Calderdale MBC Humber 14 10 1 Dartford Borough Council South East 14 14 7 Harlow District Council East 14 10 4 SUMMARY OF LOCAL AUTHORITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST 2003/04 STATUTORY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING Target Increase Recycling and for since Government Office composting rate 2003/04 2002/03 Local authority region 2003/04 (%) (%) (%) Test Valley Borough Council South East 14 33 1 Yorkshire and the Doncaster MBC Humber 13 10 5 Thanet District Council South East 13 14 6 Westminster City Council London 13 12 2 Bristol City Council South West 13 18 -1 Solihull MBC West Midlands 13 10 6 Hartlepool BC North East 13 10 1 Yorkshire and the Bradford City MDC MBC Humber 13 16 2 Harrow LB London 13 16 4 Wyre Forest District Council West Midlands 13 10 5 Allerdale Borough Council North West 13 10 4 Southampton City Council South East 13 16 1 Yorkshire and the Barnsley MBC Humber 13 10 7 Arun District Council South East 13 28 0 North London Waste Authority London 13 12 3 Birmingham City Council MBC West Midlands 13 10 2 Borough Council North West 13 20 -1 Ashfield District Council East Midlands 13 8 7 Worthing Borough Council South East 13 24 3 Council East 13 10 7 District Council North East 13 10 7 Copeland Borough Council North West 13 10 7 Fenland District Council East 12 10 2 Yorkshire and the Scarborough Borough Council Humber 12 12 3 Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council North East 12 10 6 Yorkshire and the Selby District Council Humber 12 10 1 Gateshead MBC North East 12 10 8 Redbridge LB London 12 14 2 Mid Bedfordshire District Council East 12 10 4 Yorkshire and the Sheffield City Council MBC Humber 12 10 7 Epsom and Ewell Borough Council South East 12 10 3 Borough Council North East 12 10 5 Greenwich LB London 12 10 3 Wigan MBC North West 12 10 3 Rother District Council South East 12 16 1 Chester-le-Street District Council North East 12 10 5 Redcar and Cleveland BC North East 12 10 3 Sefton MBC North West 12 14 2 Waltham Forest LB London 12 12 2 District Council East 12 14 3 Ealing LB London 12 20 1 Thurrock Council East 12 10 1 Hertsmere Borough Council East 12 14 1 DC South West 11 10 2 Bedford Borough Council East 11 10 4 SUMMARY OF LOCAL AUTHORITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST 2003/04 STATUTORY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING Target Increase Recycling and for since Government Office composting rate 2003/04 2002/03 Local authority region 2003/04 (%) (%) (%) Redditch Borough Council West Midlands 11 10 3 North East Derbyshire District Council East Midlands 11 10 2 Hastings Borough Council South East 11 12 0 Sedgemoor District Council South West 11 13 2 Bromsgrove District Council West Midlands 11 10 2 Stockton-on-Tees BC North East 11 10 2 Ellesmere Port and Neston BC North West 11 16 3 St Helens MBC North West 11 8 5 Yorkshire and the Kingston-upon-Hull City Council Humber 11 14 1 Great Yarmouth Borough Council East 11 10 3 Amber Valley Borough Council East Midlands 11 10 2 Lambeth LB London 11 14 0 North Tyneside Council North East 10 10 7 South Staffordshire Council West Midlands 10 12 4 Middlesbrough BC North East 10 10 6 District Council South West 10 10 3 Stafford BC West Midlands 10 10 1 Yorkshire and the Richmondshire DC Humber 10 10 3 Nuneaton and Bedworth BC West Midlands 10 16 4 Greater Manchester WDA North West 10 11.5 3 Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC North East 10 10 6 Merseyside WDA North West 10 12 1 Rochford District Council East 10 10 -1 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council West Midlands 10 10 4 Gloucester City Council South West 10 12 2 Tamworth Borough Council West Midlands 10 10 1 Havering LB London 10 18 3 Salford City Council MBC North West 10 8 3 Wolverhampton MBC West Midlands 9 10 0 Easington DC North East 9 10 -1 High Peak Borough Council East Midlands 9 10 2 Sandwell MBC West Midlands 9 10 0 Bury MBC North West 9 8 3 Corby Borough Council East Midlands 9 10 5 Tameside MBC North West 9 8 1 Nottingham City Council East Midlands 9 8 4 Haringey LB London 9 10 4 Mansfield DC East Midlands 9 8 4 Brent LB London 9 10 2 Lewisham LB London 8 10 1 Dover District Council South East 8 10 1 East London Waste Authority London 8 10 2 Bolsover District Council East Midlands 8 10 5 Islington LB London 8 10 2 Bolton MBC North West 8 8 2 Manchester City Council North West 8 7 4 Newark and Sherwood District Council East Midlands 8 8 2 Cannock Chase Council West Midlands 8 10 3 SUMMARY OF LOCAL AUTHORITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST 2003/04 STATUTORY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING Target Increase Recycling and for since Government Office composting rate 2003/04 2002/03 Local authority region 2003/04 (%) (%) (%) Trafford MBC North West 8 8 1 Knowsley MBC North West 7 8 2 Southwark LB London 7 10 2 Wirral MBC North West 7 12 0 Hackney LB London 7 10 4 Barking and Dagenham LB London 7 10 4 Sunderland City Council North East 7 10 4 Rochdale MBC North West 6 7 3 Oldham MBC North West 6 8 1 Newham LB London 6 10 1 Kettering BC East Midlands 5 10 1 Tower Hamlets LB London 5 10 2 Liverpool City Council MBC North West 4 8 2 Council South West 0 16 NA

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