Thank you to everyone for helping us recycle even more. Our recycling service has helped us increase the kerbside recycling rates across the borough of Rochdale. With your help we can recycle even more and reach our average kerbside target of 54% in 2018-2019.
More recycling means we spend less on waste disposal, helping us to protect other essential services.
The monthly figures in the table below are based on kerbside bin collection tonnages.
| Month | 2019 recycling rate | 2018 recycling rate | 2017 recycling rate |
|---|
| January | 50.5% | 51% | 49.2% |
| February | | 48.1% | 46.5% |
| March | | 49% | 49% |
| April | | 55.7% | 56% |
| May | | 60.7% | 57% |
| June | | 59% | 58.7% |
| July | | 56.3% | 57.4% |
| August | | 55.9% | 55.8% |
| September | | 54.8% | 54.8% |
| October | | 54.4% | 52.9% |
| November | | 52.2% | 52% |
| December | | 51% | 49% |
Find your nearest waste and recycling site
Find your nearest waste and recycling site or go to
Recycle for Greater Manchester for information about what you can recycle in your bins.
What happens to your recycling
Items you send for recycling can be recycled or reused. Select an item to find out what happens to the recycling you take to any of the waste and recycling sites across Greater Manchester.
Find out what happens to your recycling