Households in Hertfordshire threw away less rubbish than those in other counties in the East of England in 2022/23. According to the latest data, on average the amount of residual – or black bin – waste collected from each home weighed 449.7kg in 2022/23. The total was 24kg less than was collected from homes across the county the previous year (2021/22). It is also 59.3kg less than the average amount collected from households nationwide – and 58.3kg less than that collected, on average, from households across the East of England. The data – one of the key waste performance indicators collected…