Recycling rate of municipal waste in the UK 2000-2022

Published by Bruna Alves, Jan 9, 2025

In 2022, the recycling rate of municipal waste in the United Kingdom stood at 42.5 percent, when considering recycling and composting combined, slightly down from the previous year. Municipal waste recycling rates in the UK nearly quadrupled between 2000 and 2019, peaking at 44.3 percent in the later year. 

With progress stalling in recent years, the UK is off-track to reach its target to recycle 55 percent of municipal waste by 2025, and 60 percent by 2030. 

Recycling rate of municipal waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022

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September 2024

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2000 to 2022

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The source did not provide any figures for 2006.

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