The UK recycling rate for waste from households was 44.5% in 2024, down 0.1 percentage points from 44.6% in 2023.
New government statistics show that the recycling rate for waste from households (WfH) increased in Wales and Scotland in 2024.
The recycling rate for England was 43.8%, 50.1% in Northern Ireland, 42.7% in Scotland, and 58.6% in Wales.
Provisional figures for 2025 show that 70.5% of UK packaging waste overall was recycled.
UK biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) sent to landfill decreased to 4.9 million tonnes in 2024 from 5.3 million tonnes in 2023.
Provisional estimates for 2024 show that England generated 63.3 million tonnes of non-hazardous construction and demolition (C&D) waste, of which 60.3 million tonnes was recovered.
Estimates suggest that England generated 32 million tonnes of commercial and industrial (C&I) waste in 2024.
Provisional estimates for 2024 also show that England generated 178.1 million tonnes of total waste.