General Article Recycling rate falls in UK as just 44% of household waste is recycled

Topic Selected: Recycling Book Volume: 455

England’s recycling rate decreased in 2022 as rest of UK improved but country still lags behind Europe.

By Helena Horton, Environment Reporter

Just 44% of UK household waste is being recycled, government statistics show, as the recycling rate in England is going down instead of improving.

The UK recycling rate for waste from households was 44.1% in 2022, the latest year the government had data for, down from 44.6% in 2021.

However, that rate is mainly due to England failing to improve its rec...

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