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Written question asked by Desmond Turner (Labour) on Thursday, 18 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 March 2010. It was answered by Dan Norris (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Recycling

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which local authorities did not meet their targets for recycling waste in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what percentage of waste was recycled in each such area in that period.
Answer

During the 2008-09 period, 21 local authorities did not meet their target for recycling household waste in line with National Indicator 192. The targets and percentages of waste actually recycled in each of these authorities are shown in the following table:

Percentage
Local authority Target Actual
Bradford City MDC 29 26.31
Bristol City Council 37.3 35.52
Bury MBC 28 26.87
Croydon LB 28 27.71
Greenwich LB 43.4 42.09
Hammersmith and Fulham LB 28 27.84
Haringey LB 28 22.13
Hillingdon LB 35.5 35.32
Hounslow LB 25 23.6
Manchester City Council MBC 24 20.28
Newham LB 20 15.4
Plymouth City Council 31 30.04
Slough 26 25.68
South Gloucestershire Council 43 39.84
South Tyneside MBC 28.5 27.62
St. Helens MBC 30 28.78
Stoke-on-Trent City Council 28.7 26.84
Sunderland City Council MBC 28 25.59
Tameside MBC 30 28.78
Waltham Forest LB 34 27.84
Westminster City Council LB 25 23.04

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
508 c308-9W; 323703
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Recycling
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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