02/04/2026
MK Council No 1 for recycling.
"Milton Keynes has shot to the top of national recycling stakes to be named the country’s highest performing city for collecting recyclable waste.
Since the council introduced the new red and blue wheelie bin system in September 2023, the recycling figures have risen dramatically.
Last year, an impressive 63.2% of the city’s household waste was recycled, reused or composted – an achievement that caused MK to rise 76 places in the nation’s official recycling chart – from number 83 to number 7.
This year, Milton Keynes has emerged as the top city in the chart, and second highest overall".
Makes all those bins we put out each week worthwhile.
Milton Keynes has shot to the top of national recycling stakes to be named the country’s highest performing city for collecting recyclable waste.