Council champions recycling table

People in a part of Lincolnshire are recycling and composting more waste than any other district in England.

North Kesteven District Council has topped the household recycling and composting category in the government's league table for 2006/07.

The figures show 55.5% of household waste was made into compost or recycled in the area.

Rushcliffe Borough Council in Notts achieved 52.2% and Harborough District Council in Leics scored 48.6%.

Gedling Borough Council in Nottinghamshire was one of the top 10 dry recyclers, with a rate of 32.1%.

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council in Leicestershire had one of the lowest household waste rates per head at 329kg (0.3 tonnes).

Across England, 83% of local authorities collected less household rubbish than in 2005/06 and 94% of councils recycled and composted more of their household waste than the previous year.