The amount of rubbish collected from homes and other non-commercial premises - such as hospitals and schools - across the borough has fallen for the sixth year running.
Last year just under 110,000 tonnes was collected – a fall of 5,302 tonnes. The average Wandsworth resident generated 352kg of rubbish, down 8 per cent from the previous year.
A Wandsworth Council spokeswoman said the decrease was down to stricter enforcement of rules aimed at stopping commercial waste being binned with household rubbish.
Under a deal the council struck with the Western Riverside Waste Authority in April, the less rubbish sent for processing, the less the council is charged. That saving will be passed to residents in the form of lower council tax bills.
Last year’s figures show that of the total amount collected, 26.6 per cent of rubbish was recycled. This was 2 per cent more than the previous year, and higher than the council’s own target of 26 per cent.
The spokeswoman said orange-lidded recycling banks have become increasingly popular.
She said: “[This was] probably as a result of a new policy of distributing orange sacks to nearby households and schools. Across the Borough, there is now one recycling bank site for every 66 households.”
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