· Leading waste and recycling company BusinessWaste.co.uk reveal the best councils for recycling last year (2021).
· Revealed: St Albans City and district council has the best recycling rate in the UK.
Living in an area that prides itself for being environmentally friendly is a huge bonus for both the environment and the conscious, happy residents that will help make the rest of us turn green.
To help the environment local authorities across the UK are exploring procedures and smart technologies that can boost recycling rates and reduce waste.
Leading waste and recycling management experts BusinessWaste.co.uk reveal the best local councils for recycling in 2021 based on the percentage of household waste sent to recycling, reuse, or composting.
Here’s a look at the top 10 local authorities with residents that want to ensure as little goes to landfill as possible, with the highest recycling rates in the country:
| Rank | Council | Region | % of household waste sent to recycling, reuse or composting |
| 1 | St Albans City and District Council | Eastern | 64.2% |
| 2 | South Oxfordshire District Council | Southeast | 63.6% |
| 3 | Three Rivers District Council | Eastern | 63.1% |
| 4 | Vale of White Horse District Council | Southeast | 62.6% |
| 5 | Surrey Heath Borough Council | Southeast | 61.3% |
| 6 | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Yorkshire and Humber | 60.8% |
| 7 | North Somerset Council | Southwest | 60.4% |
| 8 | Dorset Council | Southwest | 60.1% |
| 9 | East Devon District Council | Southwest | 60.0% |
| 10 | Tandridge District Council | Southeast | 59.9% |
Commenting on the findings, Mark Hall co-founder of BusinessWaste.co.uk says: “We pride ourselves on helping businesses to recycle their waste. It’s excellent to see so many areas we work in being credited for their recycling rates. We hope that these recycling rates with be even higher next year and more areas follow suit and recycle, reuse and compost their ways to help protect our planet.”
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