Our Roadmap to 2030Resource Efficiency
Supporting a system that minimises resources whilst maximising productivity
Our target: By 2030, achieve a household recycling rate of 55% across the West Midlands.
Summary of latest findings:
- Household recycling rates for 24/25 decreased in the West Midlands compared to the previous year, and now sit at 38.2%.
- There has been very little change annually over the last 15 years, with no signs of progress towards the 2030 target.
- All five subregions of the West Midlands experienced decreased household recycling rates in 24/25.
- Warwickshire has the highest recycling rate (49.5%) and the WMCA has the lowest (33.0%).
- Stratford-on-Avon recorded the highest household recycling rate in England for 2024/25, with 63.9%.
- Birmingham was the third lowest local authority in the country, at 20.3%.
- The West Midlands was the third worst performing compared to all English regions, and below the national average of 42%.
Progress: We currently rate progress on achieving our target as:
Consult the latest roadmap report for more details on this theme, how the target was derived and further background and information.
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