Guidance

Annex B: Local authority groupings

Published 20 December 2024

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1. Dry recycling groups

Group D1

  • Aberdeenshire Council
  • Argyll and Bute Council
  • Armagh City
  • Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
  • Babergh District Council
  • Bassetlaw District Council
  • Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk
  • Breckland District Council, Broadland District Council
  • Carmarthenshire County Council
  • Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
  • Ceredigion County Council
  • Chichester District Council
  • Clackmannanshire Council
  • Denbighshire County Council
  • Derbyshire Dales District Council
  • East Cambridgeshire District Council
  • East Lindsey District Council
  • Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
  • Harborough District Council
  • Horsham District Council
  • Huntingdonshire District Council
  • Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
  • Mid Devon District Council
  • Mid Suffolk District Council
  • Mid Ulster District Council
  • Newark and Sherwood District Council, Newry
  • Mourne and Down District Council
  • North Kesteven District Council
  • North Norfolk District Council
  • North Warwickshire Borough Council
  • Northumberland County Council
  • Perth and Kinross Council
  • Rushcliffe Borough Council
  • Rutland County Council
  • Scottish Borders Council
  • Sevenoaks District Council
  • South Cambridgeshire District Council
  • South Hams District Council
  • South Holland District Council
  • South Norfolk District Council
  • Stirling Council
  • Stratford-on-Avon District Council
  • The Highland Council
  • Uttlesford District Council
  • West Lindsey District Council
  • West Suffolk Council

Group D2

  • Adur District Council
  • Angus Council
  • Arun District Council
  • Ashford Borough Council
  • Blaby District Council
  • Braintree District Council
  • Bromsgrove District Council
  • Cambridge City Council
  • Cannock Chase District Council
  • Central Bedfordshire Council
  • Charnwood Borough Council
  • Cherwell District Council
  • Cheshire East Council
  • Dacorum Borough Council
  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council
  • East Suffolk Council
  • Elmbridge Borough Council
  • Erewash Borough Council
  • Fareham Borough Council
  • Fenland District Council
  • Gravesham Borough Council
  • Great Yarmouth Borough Council
  • Guildford Borough Council
  • Herefordshire Council
  • High Peak Borough Council
  • Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
  • Lewes District Council
  • Lichfield District Council
  • Maidstone Borough Council
  • Malvern Hills District Council
  • Melton Borough Council
  • Mid Sussex District Council
  • Mole Valley District Council
  • North Northamptonshire Council
  • Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
  • Redditch Borough Council
  • Rochford District Council
  • Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
  • Rugby Borough Council
  • Runnymede Borough Council
  • South Kesteven District Council
  • South Oxfordshire District Council
  • South Staffordshire Council
  • Spelthorne Borough Council
  • Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
  • Surrey Heath Borough Council
  • Swale Borough Council
  • Tamworth Borough Council
  • Tandridge District Council
  • Test Valley Borough Council
  • Tewkesbury Borough Council
  • Three Rivers District Council
  • Vale of Glamorgan Council
  • Vale of White Horse District Council
  • Watford Borough Council
  • Waverley Borough Council
  • Wealden District Council
  • West Northamptonshire Council
  • Woking Borough Council
  • Wokingham Borough Council
  • Worcester City Council
  • Worthing Borough Council
  • Wychavon District Council
  • Wyre Forest District Council

Group D3

  • Brighton and Hove City Council
  • Glasgow City Council
  • London Borough of Barnet
  • London Borough of Brent
  • London Borough of Camden
  • London Borough of Ealing
  • London Borough of Enfield
  • London Borough of Hackney
  • London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
  • London Borough of Haringey
  • London Borough of Lambeth
  • London Borough of Lewisham
  • London Borough of Newham
  • London Borough of Southwark
  • London Borough of Tower Hamlets
  • London Borough of Wandsworth
  • Oxford City Council
  • Portsmouth City Council
  • Royal Borough of Greenwich
  • West Dunbartonshire Council

Group D4

  • Amber Valley Borough Council
  • Ards and North Down Borough Council
  • Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
  • Bolsover District Council
  • Brentwood Borough Council
  • Buckinghamshire Council
  • Canterbury City Council
  • Castle Point Borough Council
  • Chorley Borough Council
  • Dartford Borough Council
  • Dorset Council
  • Dover District Council
  • Durham County Council
  • East Devon District Council
  • East Hampshire District Council
  • East Hertfordshire District Council
  • East Lothian Council
  • East Staffordshire Borough Council
  • Eastleigh Borough Council
  • Epping Forest District Council
  • Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
  • Folkestone and Hythe District Council
  • Fylde Borough Council
  • Gedling Borough Council
  • Hart District Council
  • Hertsmere Borough Council
  • East Staffordshire Borough Council
  • Eastleigh Borough Council
  • Epping Forest District Council
  • Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
  • Folkestone and Hythe District Council
  • Fylde Borough Council
  • Gedling Borough Council
  • Hart District Council
  • Hertsmere Borough Council
  • Lancaster City Council
  • Maldon District Council
  • Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
  • New Forest District Council
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
  • North East Derbyshire District Council
  • North Hertfordshire District Council
  • Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
  • Ribble Valley Borough Council
  • Rother District Council
  • Shropshire Council
  • Somerset Council
  • South Derbyshire District Council
  • South Ribble Borough Council
  • St Albans City and District Council
  • Stafford Borough Council
  • Stroud District Council
  • Tendring District Council
  • Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
  • Warwick District Council
  • Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
  • West Lancashire Borough Council
  • Wiltshire Council
  • Winchester City Council
  • Wyre Borough Council
  • Aberdeen City Council

Group D5

  • Bedford Borough Council
  • Belfast City Council
  • Boston Borough Council
  • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
  • Bracknell Forest Council
  • Caerphilly County Borough Council
  • City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
  • City of Cardiff Council
  • City of Lincoln Council
  • City of Wolverhampton Council
  • Coventry City Council
  • Crawley Borough Council
  • Derby City Council
  • Derry City and Strabane District Council
  • Eastbourne Borough Council
  • Exeter City Council
  • Gosport Borough Council
  • Halton Borough Council
  • Harlow District Council
  • Hartlepool Borough Council
  • Hastings Borough Council
  • Havant Borough Council
  • Hull City Council
  • Inverclyde Council
  • Ipswich Borough Council
  • Kirklees Council
  • Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Leeds City Council
  • Leicester City Council
  • Liverpool City Council
  • London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
  • London Borough of Harrow
  • London Borough of Havering
  • London Borough of Hillingdon
  • London Borough of Waltham Forest
  • Mansfield District Council
  • Middlesbrough Borough Council
  • Norwich City Council
  • Peterborough City Council
  • Plymouth City Council
  • Reading Borough Council
  • Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Slough Borough Council
  • Thurrock Council
  • Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  • Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Warrington Borough Council
  • West Lothian Council
  • Wirral Borough Council

Group D6

  • Cornwall Council
  • Cotswold District Council
  • Cumberland Council
  • Dumfries and Galloway Council
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • Forest of Dean District Council
  • Gwynedd Council
  • Isle of Anglesey County Council
  • Monmouthshire County Council
  • North Devon District Council
  • North Lincolnshire Council
  • North West Leicestershire District Council
  • North Yorkshire Council
  • Pembrokeshire County Council
  • Powys County Council
  • Teignbridge District Council
  • The Moray Council
  • Torridge District Council
  • Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
  • West Berkshire Council
  • West Devon Borough Council
  • West Oxfordshire District Council
  • Westmorland and Furness Council

Group D7

  • Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
  •  Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
  •  Bridgend County Borough Council
  •  Bristol City Council
  •  Broxbourne Borough Council
  •  Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
  •  Chelmsford City Council
  •  Cheltenham Borough Council
  •  Cheshire West and Chester Council
  •  City and County of Swansea Council
  •  City of York Council
  •  Colchester Borough Council
  •  Conwy County Borough Council
  •  Darlington Borough Council
  •  Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
  •  Falkirk Council
  •  Flintshire County Council
  •  Hyndburn Borough Council
  •  London Borough of Bexley
  •  London Borough of Hounslow
  •  Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
  •  Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
  •  Newport City Council
  •  North East Lincolnshire Council
  •  North Somerset  Council
  •  South Ayrshire Council
  •  South Gloucestershire Council
  •  St Helens Council
  •  Stevenage Borough Council
  •  Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
  •  Swindon Borough Council
  •  Wrexham County Borough Council

Group D8

  • City of Edinburgh Council
  • City of London Corporation
  • City of Westminster
  • London Borough of Islington
  • Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Group D9

  • Ashfield District Council
  •  Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
  •  Basildon Borough Council
  •  Bath and North East Somerset Council
  •  Birmingham City Council
  •  Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
  •  Blackpool Borough Council
  •  Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
  •  Broxtowe Borough Council
  •  Burnley Borough Council
  •  Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
  •  Chesterfield Borough Council
  •  Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
  •  Dundee City Council
  •  East Dunbartonshire Council
  •  East Renfrewshire Council
  •  Fife Council
  •  Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
  •  Gloucester City Council
  •  Isle of Wight Council
  •  London Borough of Bromley
  •  London Borough of Croydon
  •  London Borough of Merton
  •  London Borough of Redbridge
  •  London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
  •  London Borough of Sutton
  •  Luton Borough Council
  •  Manchester City Council
  •  Medway Council
  •  Midlothian Council
  •  Milton Keynes Council
  •  Newcastle City Council
  •  North Ayrshire Council
  •  North Lanarkshire Council
  •  North Tyneside Council
  •  Nottingham City Council
  •  Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
  •  Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
  •  Pendle Borough Council
  •  Preston City Council
  •  Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
  •  Renfrewshire Council
  •  Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
  •  Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
  •  Rossendale Borough Council
  •  Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
  •  Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
  •  Rushmoor Borough Council
  •  Salford City Council
  •  Sheffield City Council
  •  Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
  •  South Lanarkshire Council
  •  South Tyneside Council
  •  Southampton City Council
  •  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
  •  Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
  •  Stoke-on-Trent City Council
  •  Sunderland City Council
  •  Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
  •  Telford & Wrekin Council
  •  Thanet District Council
  •  Torbay Council
  •  Torfaen County Borough Council
  •  Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
  •  Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Group D10

  • Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • Council of the Isles of Scilly
  • Orkney Islands Council
  • Shetland Islands Council

2. Residual local authority groups

Group R1

  • Aberdeen City Council
  • Brighton and Hove City Council
  • Glasgow City Council
  • London Borough of Barnet
  • London Borough of Bexley
  • London Borough of Brent
  • London Borough of Croydon
  • London Borough of Ealing
  • London Borough of Enfield
  • London Borough of Hackney
  • London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
  • London Borough of Haringey
  • London Borough of Harrow
  • London Borough of Hillingdon
  • London Borough of Hounslow
  • London Borough of Lewisham
  • London Borough of Merton
  • London Borough of Newham
  • London Borough of Redbridge
  • London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
  • London Borough of Sutton
  • London Borough of Tower Hamlets
  • London Borough of Waltham Forest
  • London Borough of Wandsworth
  • Manchester City Council
  • Oxford City Council
  • Royal Borough of Greenwich
  • Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames ###

Group R2

  • Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
  • Ards and North Down Borough Council
  • Ashford Borough Council
  • Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
  • Bassetlaw District Council
  • Bedford Borough Council
  • Blaby District Council
  • Bolsover District Council
  • Braintree District Council
  • Brentwood Borough Council
  • Bromsgrove District Council
  • Central Bedfordshire Council
  • Charnwood Borough Council
  • Chelmsford City Council
  • Cherwell District Council
  • Cheshire West and Chester Council
  • Chorley Borough Council
  • Cumberland Council
  • Dover District Council
  • Durham County Council
  • East Hampshire District Council
  • East Hertfordshire District Council
  • East Suffolk Council
  • Epping Forest District Council
  • Folkestone and Hythe District Council
  • Fylde Borough Council
  • Gedling Borough Council
  • Great Yarmouth Borough Council
  • Hart District Council
  • High Peak Borough Council
  • Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
  • Lancaster City Council
  • Lichfield District Council
  • Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
  • Melton Borough Council
  • Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
  • Midlothian Council
  • New Forest District Council
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
  • North East Derbyshire District Council
  • North Lincolnshire Council
  • North Northamptonshire Council
  • North West Leicestershire District Council
  • Northumberland County Council
  • Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
  • Rugby Borough Council
  • Sevenoaks District Council
  • South Derbyshire District Council
  • South Kesteven District Council
  • South Staffordshire Council
  • Stafford Borough Council
  • Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
  • Swale Borough Council
  • Tendring District Council
  • Test Valley Borough Council
  • Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
  • Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
  • West Berkshire Council
  • West Lancashire Borough Council
  • West Northamptonshire Council
  • West Suffolk Council
  • Wyre Borough Council
  • Wyre Forest District Council ###

Group R3

  • Arun District Council
  • Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Bournemouth
  • Christchurch and Poole Council
  • Bristol City Council
  • Broxbourne Borough Council
  • Broxtowe Borough Council
  • Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Castle Point Borough Council
  • Chesterfield Borough Council
  • Crawley Borough Council
  • Darlington Borough Council
  • Dundee City Council
  • Eastbourne Borough Council
  • Exeter City Council
  • Gloucester City Council
  • Gosport Borough Council
  • Gravesham Borough Council
  • Harlow District Council
  • Hastings Borough Council
  • Milton Keynes Council
  • Newcastle City Council
  • North Lanarkshire Council
  • North Tyneside Council
  • Norwich City Council
  • Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
  • Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Plymouth City Council
  • Portsmouth City Council
  • Renfrewshire Council
  • Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Rushmoor Borough Council
  • Salford City Council
  • Sheffield City Council
  • Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
  • South Lanarkshire Council
  • South Ribble Borough Council
  • Southampton City Council
  • Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
  • Stevenage Borough Council
  • Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Telford & Wrekin Council
  • Thanet District Council
  • Torbay Council
  • Warrington Borough Council
  • West Dunbartonshire Council
  • Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Worcester City Council
  • Worthing Borough Council ###

Group R4

  • Babergh District Council
  • Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk
  • Breckland District Council
  • Broadland District Council
  • Chichester District Council
  • Cornwall Council
  • Cotswold District Council
  • Derbyshire Dales District Council
  • Dorset Council
  • East Cambridgeshire District Council
  • East Devon District Council
  • East Lindsey District Council
  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council
  • Forest of Dean District Council
  • Harborough District Council
  • Herefordshire Council
  • Horsham District Council
  • Huntingdonshire District Council
  • Maldon District Council
  • Malvern Hills District Council
  • Mid Devon District Council
  • Mid Suffolk District Council
  • Newark and Sherwood District Council
  • North Devon District Council
  • North Kesteven District Council
  • North Norfolk District Council
  • North Warwickshire Borough Council
  • North Yorkshire Council
  • Ribble Valley Borough Council
  • Rother District Council
  • Rushcliffe Borough Council
  • Rutland County Council
  • Shropshire Council
  • Somerset Council
  • South Cambridgeshire District Council
  • South Hams District Council
  • South Holland District Council
  • South Norfolk District Council
  • South Oxfordshire District Council
  • Stratford-on-Avon District Council
  • Teignbridge District Council
  • Torridge District Council
  • Uttlesford District Council
  • Vale of White Horse District Council
  • Wealden District Council
  • West Devon Borough Council
  • West Lindsey District Council
  • West Oxfordshire District Council
  • Westmorland and Furness Council
  • Wiltshire Council
  • Winchester City Council
  • Wychavon District Council ###

Group R5

  • City of Edinburgh Council
  • City of London Corporation
  • City of Westminster
  • London Borough of Camden
  • London Borough of Islington
  • London Borough of Lambeth
  • London Borough of Southwark
  • Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea ###

R6 ### Adur District Council

  • Bath and North East Somerset Council
  • Bracknell Forest Council
  • Buckinghamshire Council
  • Cambridge City Council
  • Canterbury City Council
  • Cheltenham Borough Council
  • Cheshire East Council
  • City of York Council
  • Colchester Borough Council
  • Dacorum Borough Council
  • East Renfrewshire Council
  • Eastleigh Borough Council
  • Elmbridge Borough Council
  • Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
  • Fareham Borough Council
  • Guildford Borough Council
  • Hertsmere Borough Council
  • Lewes District Council
  • London Borough of Bromley
  • Maidstone Borough Council
  • Mid Sussex District Council
  • Mole Valley District Council
  • North Hertfordshire District Council
  • North Somerset  Council
  • Reading Borough Council
  • Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
  • Rochford District Council
  • Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
  • Runnymede Borough Council
  • South Gloucestershire Council
  • Spelthorne Borough Council
  • St Albans City and District Council
  • Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Stroud District Council
  • Surrey Heath Borough Council
  • Tandridge District Council
  • Tewkesbury Borough Council
  • Three Rivers District Council
  • Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Warwick District Council
  • Watford Borough Council
  • Waverley Borough Council
  • Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
  • Woking Borough Council
  • Wokingham Borough Council ###

Group R7

  • Aberdeenshire Council
  • Angus Council
  • Argyll and Bute Council
  • Armagh City
  • Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
  • Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
  • Ceredigion County Council
  • Clackmannanshire Council
  • Dumfries and Galloway Council
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • East Lothian Council
  • Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
  • Gwynedd Council
  • Isle of Anglesey County Council
  • Mid Ulster District Council
  • Newry
  • Mourne and Down District Council
  • Pembrokeshire County Council
  • Perth and Kinross Council
  • Powys County Council
  • Scottish Borders Council
  • Stirling Council
  • The Highland Council
  • The Moray Council ###

Group R8

  • Amber Valley Borough Council
  • Ashfield District Council
  • Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Basildon Borough Council
  • Belfast City Council
  • Birmingham City Council
  • Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
  • Blackpool Borough Council
  • Boston Borough Council
  • Burnley Borough Council
  • Cannock Chase District Council
  • City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
  • City of Lincoln Council
  • City of Wolverhampton Council
  • Coventry City Council
  • Dartford Borough Council
  • Derby City Council
  • Derry City and Strabane District Council
  • Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
  • East Dunbartonshire Council
  • East Staffordshire Borough Council
  • Erewash Borough Council
  • Fenland District Council
  • Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Halton Borough Council
  • Hartlepool Borough Council
  • Havant Borough Council
  • Hull City Council
  • Hyndburn Borough Council
  • Ipswich Borough Council
  • Kirklees Council
  • Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Leeds City Council
  • Leicester City Council
  • Liverpool City Council
  • London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
  • London Borough of Havering
  • Luton Borough Council
  • Mansfield District Council
  • Medway Council
  • Middlesbrough Borough Council
  • North East Lincolnshire Council
  • Nottingham City Council
  • Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
  • Pendle Borough Council
  • Peterborough City Council
  • Preston City Council
  • Redditch Borough Council
  • Rossendale Borough Council
  • Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Slough Borough Council
  • South Tyneside Council
  • St Helens Council
  • Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
  • Stoke-on-Trent City Council
  • Sunderland City Council
  • Swindon Borough Council
  • Tamworth Borough Council
  • Thurrock Council
  • Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  • Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Wirral Borough Council ###

Group R9

  • Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
  • Bridgend County Borough Council
  • Caerphilly County Borough Council
  • Carmarthenshire County Council
  • City and County of Swansea Council
  • City of Cardiff Council
  • Conwy County Borough Council
  • Denbighshire County Council
  • Falkirk Council
  • Fife Council
  • Flintshire County Council
  • Inverclyde Council
  • Isle of Wight Council
  • Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
  • Monmouthshire County Council
  • Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
  • Newport City Council
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
  • South Ayrshire Council
  • Torfaen County Borough Council
  • Vale of Glamorgan Council
  • West Lothian Council
  • Wrexham County Borough Council

Group R10

  • Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • Council of the Isles of Scilly
  • Orkney Islands Council
  • Shetland Islands Councill
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