England recycles 40.3%

Published 1st June, 2011 by Greg Morris

England’s household recycling rate now stands at 40.3%, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
The figure, which takes into account the proportion of household waste sent for recycling, composting or reuse between October 2009 and September 2010, shows a slight increase from 39.7% in the previous financial year.

Greg Morris

Glass International Editor

Greg Morris has been editor of Glass International and organiser of the Glassman conferences since 2012, specialising in glass packaging. Prior to this he spent five years working in newspaper journalism.