What do we do with your waste and how much do we recycle?

What do we do with your waste and recycling?

As a member of the Surrey Environment Partnership, we have signed the End Destinations of Recycling Charter and each year we publish a register showing where recyclable materials are taken to.

The information provided aims to give you an idea of what happens to your waste and recycling. However, the destination of recycled materials can vary due to changing contracts and markets for materials.

How much waste do we recycle?

Recycling in Surrey 2023 to 2024

54.10% of household waste in Surrey was recycled, reused or composted in 2023 to 2024.

Household waste collected and recycled at our community recycling centres in 2023 to 2024

Facility and totalTotal tonnageRecycled tonnageRecycling rate
Bond Road Warlingham 900 467 52.0%
Bourne Mill Farnham 3,934 2,223 57.0%
Chaldon Road Caterham 3,028 1,423 47.0%
Charlton Lane Shepperton 12,260 6,538 53.0%
Earlswood Redhill 8,898 4,744 53.0%
Blenheim Road Epsom 6,297 3,122 50.0%
Randalls Road Leatherhead 8,8324,566 52.0%
Lyne Lane Chertsey 4,946 2,57252.0%
Martyrs Lane Woking 10,346 5,309 51.0%
Nanhurst Cranleigh 1,7831,081 62.2%
Ranmore Road Dorking 1,687 94156.0%
Slyfield Guildford 5,6393,14356.0%
Swift Lane Bagshot 1,837 99454.0%
Wilton Road Camberley 7,7523,981 51.0%
Petworth Road Witley 7,448 4,54461.0%
Total 85,58945,64753.0% (site average)

*The above figures exclude inert construction material (as not considered household waste), and is therefore exempt from national indicators.

Waste collected by Surrey district councils (kerbside and bring banks) and recycled during 2023 to 2024

Waste Collection Authority and total Total household waste collected including reuse (tonnes) Household waste sent for recycling, reuse or composting (tonnes) Reuse, recycling and composting rate
Elmbridge 53,112 28,799 54.00%
Epsom and Ewell 27,90714,535 52.0%
Guildford 50,012 27,590 55.0%
Mole Valley 32,813 18,504 56.0%
Reigate and Banstead 53,851 29,181 54.0%
Runnymede 28,296 13,249 47.0%
Spelthorne 35,119 15,611 44,0%
Surrey Heath 32,060 18,897 59.0%
Tandridge 32,59818,845 58.0%
Waverley 46,292 26,374 57.0%
Woking 35,781 20,306 57.0%
Total 427,840231,89254.0% (county average)

Waste collected per person in Surrey during 2023 to 2024

Waste Collection Authority and total Population
( 2023 to 2024)
Total household waste collected per person (Kilo grams)
Elmbridge 140,024379.13
Epsom and Ewell 81,184 343.51
Guildford 153,000 342.77
Mole Valley 87,769373.65
Reigate and Banstead 153,629 348.54
Runnymede 88,524 319.11
Spelthorne 103,551 338.43
Surrey Heath 91,237 351.32
Tandridge 88,707 366.59
Waverley 130,063 355.52
Woking 104,179 343.03
Total 1,221,867 (2023 to 2024 data) 351.65 (county average)

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