Waste and recycling statistics

Missed bin collections

The table below shows the percentage of missed bin collections over the last 5 years.

Missed bin collection percentage from 2018 to 2023
Financial year Bin type included % of bins missed per year
2018 to 2019 General (green), recycling (blue) and garden (brown) 0.03%
2019 to 2020 General (green), recycling (blue) and garden (brown) 0.07%
2020 to 2021 General (green), recycling (blue) and garden (brown) and food (food during March 2021 only) 0.05%
2021 to 2022 General (green), recycling (blue) and garden (brown) 0.04%
2021 to 2022 Food 0.11%
2022 to 2023 General (green), recycling (blue) and garden (brown) 0.04%
2022 to 2023 Food 0.06%

Recycling and landfill rates

The table below shows the recycling and landfill rates over the last 5 years.

Recycling and landfill rates from 2018 to 2023
Financial year Recycling rate Landfill rate
2018 to 2019 39% 17%
2019 to 2020 43% 17%
2020 to 2021 43% 16%
2021 to 2022 56% 7%
2022 to 2023 55% 8%