Performance & Strategy
Another successful year
Westminster's recycling rate increased again in 2010/11, to 25%. Thank you to all Westminster residents who have started recycling, or are recycling more of their waste.
The graph below shows how the recycling rate has changed in the last 10 years.
More information on London's recycling performance is available from Capital Waste Facts.
How did your ward perform?
According to our last city-wide survey in 2009/10, 42% residents use their doorstep recycling service, with others using the micro recycling centres and estate recycling bins.
The following table shows how each Westminster Ward performed in 2009/10, with the percentage of residential households using the doorstep recycling service at least once every two weeks.
| Ward | % recyclers |
|---|---|
| Maida Vale | 64% |
| Abbey Road | 57% |
| Queen's Park | 57% |
| Churchill | 56% |
| Harrow Road | 49% |
| Knightsbridge And Belgravia | 47% |
| Bryanston And Dorset Square | 46% |
| Little Venice | 44% |
| Tachbrook | 44% |
| Regent's Park | 42% |
| Westbourne | 42% |
| Marylebone High Street | 39% |
| Hyde Park | 39% |
| Bayswater | 35% |
| Church Street | 35% |
| Vincent Square | 33% |
| Warwick | 28% |
| St James's | 28% |
| Lancaster Gate | 27% |
| West End | 24% |
| Average | 42% |
Current strategy
We are working to make it easier to recycle in Westminster and are currently focussing on the following key areas:
- Development of the furniture reuse service.
- Roll out of litter recycling bins across the City.
- Reducing the carbon footprint of the service.
- Improving the blue bag delivery service.
- Better communications and engagement with low-performing estates and mansion blocks.
Our strategy will be reviewed in light of the Government's Waste Review 2011 which covered areas such as new incentive schemes, working with industry and waste prevention.
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