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| Environment performance indicators | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | English average |
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| Local street & environmental cleanliness. The proportion of relevant land & highways that is assessed as having combined deposits of litter & detritus (eg, sand, silt & other debris). | 29 | 21.7 |
| % of household waste recycled | 13.1 | 13.24 |
| % of household waste sent for composting | 5.24 | 3.93 |
| % of household waste arising used to recover heat, power & other energy sources | 0 | 10.72 |
| % of household waste landfilled | 81.66 | 71.87 |
| Kilograms of household waste collected per head | 487.6 | 439.1 |
| Cost of waste collection per household | £30.21 | £38.91 |
| Cost of waste disposal per tonne for municipal waste | £30.2 | £39.18 |
| % of people satisfied with the cleanliness standard in their area | 39 | 59.8 |
| Base numbers for survey | 1126 | 1509.92 |
| Confidence interval for survey | 2.85 | 2.49 |
| % of people satisfied with household waste collection | 78 | 84.03 |
| Base numbers for survey | 1104 | 1509.41 |
| Confidence interval for survey | 2.46 | 1.84 |
| % of people satisfied with waste recycling | 69 | 67.85 |
| Base numbers for survey | 958 | 1396.46 |
| Confidence interval for survey | 2.93 | 2.46 |
| % of people satisfied with waste disposal | 82 | 75.48 |
| Base numbers for survey | 724 | 881.26 |
| Confidence interval for survey | 2.82 | 2.98 |
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