2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Does the council provide kerbside food waste recycling?

Question code
7.7
Section
Waste Reduction & Food
Topic
Kerbside Food Waste Recycling
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Medium

Criteria

Criteria met if the council provides free kerbside food waste recycling to most homes in principal towns/urban areas.

Clarifications

None

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Points distribution single tier councils

0 points

62 single tier councils

1 point

124 single tier councils

Note: “in 2023” counts show how the councils listed below were marked on this question in 2023. This list of councils may be slightly different to the list of councils originally assessed on this question in 2023, due to the creation and abolition of councils between Scorecard years.

Rising and falling single tier councils

33
councils scored higher in 2025
22
councils scored lower in 2025

Scores and evidence single tier councils

CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Aberdeen City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/1--
Aberdeenshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/1--
Angus Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Argyll and Bute Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Bracknell Forest Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Bridgend County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Bristol City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Buckinghamshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Cardiff Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Carmarthenshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Central Bedfordshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Ceredigion County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Cheshire West and Chester Council1/1--
City of Edinburgh Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
City of London
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Clackmannanshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Conwy County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Cornwall Council (Unitary)
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Coventry City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Denbighshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Dorset Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Dundee City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
East Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
East Dunbartonshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
East Lothian Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
East Renfrewshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Falkirk Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Fife Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Flintshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Glasgow City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Gwynedd County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Inverclyde Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Isle of Anglesey County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Isle of Wight Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Bexley
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Brent
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Bromley
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Camden
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Croydon
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Ealing
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Enfield
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Hackney
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
London Borough of Haringey
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Harrow
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Hillingdon
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Hounslow
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Islington
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Lambeth
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Lewisham
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Merton
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Southwark
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Sutton
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Wandsworth
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Manchester City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Medway Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Midlothian Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Milton Keynes
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Monmouthshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Newport City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
North Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
North Lanarkshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
North Northamptonshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
North Somerset Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Pembrokeshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Perth and Kinross Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Peterborough City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Portsmouth City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Powys County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Reading Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Renfrewshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Salford City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Scottish Borders Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Somerset Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference

Evidence

1/1NA
South Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
South Gloucestershire Council1/1--
South Lanarkshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Stirling Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Swansea City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Swindon Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Telford & Wrekin Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
The Highland Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
The Moray Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Thurrock Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Torbay Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Torfaen County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Vale of Glamorgan Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
West Berkshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
West Dunbartonshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
West Lothian Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Westminster City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
West Northamptonshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Wokingham Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Wrexham County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Bedford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Birmingham City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Blackpool Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Brighton and Hove City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
City of York Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Cumberland Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
0/1NANo evidence found
Darlington Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Derby City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Durham County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Halton Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hartlepool Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Herefordshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Isles of Scilly
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Kirklees Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Leeds City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Leicester City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Liverpool City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Barnet
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Havering
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Newham
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Redbridge
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Luton Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Middlesbrough Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North East Lincolnshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
North Lincolnshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Northumberland Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Yorkshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
0/1NAEvidence doesn't meet criteria
Nottingham City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Orkney Islands Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Plymouth City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Redcar and Cleveland Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rutland County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Sheffield City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Shetland Islands Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Shropshire Council - Unitary
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1No evidence found
Slough Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Southampton City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
South Tyneside Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Sunderland City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Warrington Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Westmorland and Furness Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
0/1NANo evidence found
Wiltshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Wirral Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Wolverhampton City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria