The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards Order 2003

Article 10

SCHEDULE 8WASTE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Part 1Financial year 2003/2004

Column (1)Column (2)
Authority’s 1998/1999 recycling and composting rate2003/2004 standard
5% or lessAt least 10% of waste collected is sent for recycling or composting.
More than 5% but less than 16%The percentage of household waste sent for recycling or composting is at least double that achieved for the financial year beginning with April 1st 1998.
16% or more(1)At least 33% of household waste collected is sent for recycling or composting.

Part 2Financial year 2005/2006

Column (1)Column (2)
Authority’s 1998/1999 recycling and composting rate2005/2006 standard
6% or lessAt least 18% of household waste collected, is sent by the authority for recycling or composting.
More than 6% but less than 13%The percentage of household waste sent by the authority for recycling or composting (calculated in accordance with indicators 1 and 2 in Schedule 7) of at least treble that achieved for the financial year that commenced on the 1st April 1998.
13% or more but less than 19%At least 36% of household waste collected, is sent by the authority for recycling or composting (calculated in accordance with indicators 1 and 2 in Schedule 7).
19% or moreAt least 40% of household waste collected, is sent by the authority for recycling or composting (calculated in accordance with indicators 1 and 2 in Schedule 7).
(1)

Including the authorities for which adequate details were not supplied—see Article 10(2).