More needs to be done if the UK is to meet the revised Waste Framework Directive's target to recycle 50% of household waste by 2020, according to a report by Defra.rnSummarising progress made since the publication of the Waste Strategy in May 2007, Defra said household waste per head that was not re-used, recycled or composted fell by 22% from 2000 to 2007.rnHousehold recycling rates reached 31%, a rise from 26.7% in 2005/6, and early indications show that this has risen again in the first part of 2007/8 to 33%.
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