Revealed: The areas that produce the least waste in England

  • Crawley Borough Council, in Southeast England, takes first place with only 3,087 tonnes of waste per 10,000 population
  • Watford Borough Council comes in second by a whisker
  • The West Devon Borough Council is third

The south-eastern area of Crawley Borough Council produces the lowest amount of waste in the whole of England, a new study reveals.

The study, conducted by National Skip Hire Company Reliable Skip, analysed the total collected waste in 2022 by each Local Authority and compared it to the population to discover where the least waste is produced.

Crawley Borough Council comes in first place, with 36,609 tonnes of waste collected for a population of 118,580, which results in 3,087 tonnes per 10,000 people.

Second is Watford Borough Council, in which there were 32,503 tonnes of waste collected for a population of 102,451, resulting in 3,173 tonnes per 10,000 population.

West Devon Borough Council, in South West England, comes in third, with 18,300 tonnes collected, which compared to its 57,488 people results in 3,183 tonnes per 10,000 population.

Further down on the list, Harlow District Council is fourth, while Manchester City Council MBC closes the top five. The tonnes per 10,000 population for these two areas are 3,208 and 3,218, respectively.

Top 10 Local Authorities that produce the least waste

Rank

Local Authority

Total local authority collected waste (tonnes)

Population

Tonnes per 10.000 population

1

Crawley Borough Council

36,609

118,580

3,087

2

Watford Borough Council

32,503

102,451

3,173

3

West Devon Borough Council

18,300

57,488

3,183

4

Harlow District Council

29,952

93,374

3,208

5

Manchester City Council MBC

17,399

549,853

3,208

6

Gosport Borough Council

26,445

82,178

3,218

7

Wandsworth LB

105,926

328,367

3,226

8

Stroud District Council

39,568

121,529

3,256

9

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council

18,844

57,753

3,263

10

East Devon District Council

49,642

152,120

3,263

 

Paul Bennett, Operations Director at Reliable Skip, commented on the findings: “It’s interesting to see how the top 10 presents both bigger and smaller areas, with a large council such as Manchester City Council coming in fifth place. These well-mixed areas are a testament to the fact that the size of the city you live in has nothing to do with the eco-consciousness of its citizens, and if there’s the willpower to make a system work, then it’s going to work”.

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