Stratford-on-Avon District has third highest household recycling rate in England

Stratford-on-Avon District had the third highest household recycling rate in England last year (2023/24) according to figures published by Defra this week.

With a 61.0% household recycling rate, Stratford-on-Avon District Council has jumped up two places in the league table after seeing a 1% increase from the previous year.

Julie Lewis, Head of Environmental and Neighbourhood Services, said: "This is a huge success and it's a testament to our residents and their commitment to recycling. It is an amazing achievement, and we would like to thank our residents and our continued successful partnership with waste collection contractor, Biffa Waste Services Ltd, alongside the hard work of our council officers for this milestone. We are aiming for top spot next year!

"We aim to make our collection service easy to use with the continued challenge to keep reducing and reusing and increasing the materials that can be recycled directly from your front door. So as part of our commitment, from 14 April residents will now be able to include plastic bags and wrapping in their recycling collections. This includes plastic bags, sweet wrappers, plastic film and sleeves, fruit and vegetable net bags and cheese, fish and meat wrapping."

If you would like a reminder of what can be recycled and the extra items that the District Council can take, please visit: Our Recycling Collection | Stratford-on-Avon District Council, which also includes information on the new plastic bags and wrapping recycling service that starts from 14 April 2025, which will be collected as part of District resident's recycling collections.

Residents can also search what items can be recycled by using our Stratford-on-Avon District Council app.

Or on our website: A-Z of recycling and disposals | Stratford-on-Avon District Council