Recycling in London

London councils recycled and composted 17.7 per cent of household waste in 2004/05, 3.9 per cent more than in the previous year.

Individual council performance varied but six councils exceeded their 2005/06 recycling and composting target.

Some councils have encouraged residents to reduce their waste significantly: in Hackney waste was down from 453kg per person in 2003/04 to 354kg and in Haringey from 443kg per person to 354kg. The national average is 518kg per person.

The table below shows annual figures for London councils.

Borough	Percentage of household waste recycled or composted	Kilograms household waste collected per head	Cost of household waste collection per household
Bexley	30	503	£56.55
Sutton	28	478	£50.74
Hillingdon	27	528	£47.23
Camden	25	397	£41.64
Richmond	24	489	£32.12
Enfield	24	468	£35.96
Bromley	23	501	£38.12
Merton	20	396	£45.11
Barnet	20	471	£46.14
Hammersmith and Fulham	20	352	£31.25
Greenwich	19	466	£36.32
Harrow	19	501	£70.56
Kingston Upon Thames	18	544	£37.72
Waltham Forest	18	440	£39.97
Kensington and Chelsea	18	341	£50.93
Hounslow	17	501	£43.45
Wandsworth	17	372	£45.35
Lambeth	16	353	£57.03
Redbridge	16	437	£45.89
Havering	16	516	£24.87
Westminster	15	363	£91.34
Ealing	15	445	£40.94
Haringey	14	354	£52.76
City of London	14	413	£249.87
Barking and Dagenham	14	543	£44.88
Brent	14	439	£57.87
Croydon	13	438	£38.55
Hackney	12	354	£82.22
Islington	11	434	£33.97
Southwark	11	408	£39.28
Lewisham	10	460	£39.96
Tower Hamlets	7	379	£66.31
Newham	6	467	£51.92