Waste and recycling: every London borough ranked by spend per resident
33 councils · median £99.81/person · mean £152.58/person. From MHCLG Revenue Outturn 2024-25.
| Rank | Council | Control | Seats | Population | Total spend | Per resident | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of London | Ind | 15,111 | £20.3m | £1342.07 | +1245% | |
| 2 | Westminster | Con | 209,996 | £71.2m | £339.13 | +240% | |
| 3 | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | 144,518 | £41.9m | £289.79 | +190% | |
| 4 | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | 188,687 | £44.8m | £237.41 | +138% | |
| 5 | Tower Hamlets | ASP | 331,886 | £75.3m | £226.99 | +127% | |
| 6 | Islington | Lab | 223,024 | £34.4m | £154.27 | +55% | |
| 7 | Southwark | Green | 314,786 | £47.2m | £150.02 | +50% | |
| 8 | Greenwich | Lab | 299,528 | £44.8m | £149.59 | +50% | |
| 9 | Hackney | Green | 266,758 | £39.2m | £146.89 | +47% | |
| 10 | Camden | Lab | 216,943 | £29.9m | £137.79 | +38% | |
| 11 | Lambeth | Green | 316,920 | £41.6m | £131.25 | +31% | |
| 12 | Bexley | Con | 256,434 | £29.2m | £113.91 | +14% | |
| 13 | Lewisham | Green | 301,255 | £33.3m | £110.61 | +11% | |
| 14 | Merton | Lab | 218,539 | £22.6m | £103.49 | +4% | |
| 15 | Bromley | Con | 335,319 | £34.5m | £103.00 | +3% | |
| 16 | Brent | Lab | 352,976 | £36.1m | £102.33 | +3% | |
| 17 | Kingston upon Thames | LD | 172,692 | £17.2m | £99.81 | 0% | |
| 18 | Croydon | Con | 409,342 | £37.7m | £92.00 | -8% | |
| 19 | Haringey | Green | 263,850 | £23.4m | £88.86 | -11% | |
| 20 | Richmond upon Thames | LD | 196,678 | £15.7m | £79.75 | -20% | |
| 21 | Waltham Forest | Green | 279,737 | £22.2m | £79.52 | -20% | |
| 22 | Redbridge | Lab | 321,231 | £25.4m | £78.94 | -21% | |
| 23 | Newham | NEW | 374,523 | £28.5m | £76.20 | -24% | |
| 24 | Sutton | LD | 214,525 | £16.1m | £75.27 | -25% | |
| 25 | Hounslow | Lab | 299,424 | £21.5m | £71.67 | -28% | |
| 26 | Ealing | Lab | 385,985 | £26.7m | £69.14 | -31% | |
| 27 | Enfield | Con | 327,434 | £20.9m | £63.76 | -36% | |
| 28 | Wandsworth | Con | 337,655 | £20.8m | £61.65 | -38% | |
| 29 | Hillingdon | Con | 329,185 | £19.5m | £59.24 | -41% | |
| 30 | Barking and Dagenham | Lab | 232,747 | £13.2m | £56.65 | -43% | |
| 31 | Barnet | Lab | 405,050 | £21.2m | £52.38 | -48% | |
| 32 | Havering | Ref | 276,274 | £14.2m | £51.40 | -49% | |
| 33 | Harrow | Con | 270,724 | £11.0m | £40.49 | -59% |
What this shows. Net revenue expenditure on the waste and recycling bucket from each council’s 2024-25 Revenue Outturn (RO) submission to MHCLG, divided by ONS mid-year population. Higher per-head doesn’t imply waste — it can reflect demographic need (e.g. more older residents), rurality, or policy choice (e.g. retaining in-house services rather than contracting out). Lower per-head doesn’t imply efficiency — some councils have moved costs to fees, grants, or a ringfenced account.
Caveats. Councils under MHCLG suppression for 2024-25 don’t appear here (Birmingham, Slough, Cumberland and others — see their council card for the reason). Comparisons across the tier line don’t make sense, which is why this table is filtered to one council type at a time. Source: MHCLG Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing.