How high is the councils' area wide annual recycling rate?

Criteria

Three-tier criteria
First tier criteria met if the council has a recycling rate equal to or greater than 50% and less than 60%.

Second tier criteria met awarded if the council has a recycling rate equal to or greater than 60% and less than 70%

Third tier criteria met if the council has a recycling rate equal to or greater than 70%.

For England, Northern Ireland and Wales, 2023/24 data was used, as it was the most recent data available at the time of the assessment. For Scotland, 2023 data was used, as this was the most comparable dataset.

For the purpose of this assessment, the recycling rate is defined as the percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting.