Kent's best and worst recyclers have been revealed – just months before sweeping new national rules will overhaul how bins are collected. From March, councils will have to provide standardised collections of glass, metal, plastic, paper, card, and food waste from every household in England as part of the government's plan to drive up recycling rates.

The aim is to ensure "consistency" across the country – meaning the number and type of bins outside people's homes will soon look much the same wherever they live. The government has set an ambitious target for 65 per cent of household waste to be recycled by 2035.

But new figures obtained by the Local Democracy Reporting Service reveal that Kent's overall performance still has a long way to go. According to verified data for the 2023-24 fin

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