Lewisham is the least recycling-friendly borough in London, new figures have revealed.

The borough has been ranked the worst for recycling domestic waste, according to data collected by rubbish collection company Envirowaste.

Just 17.1 per cent of households recycled their rubbish last year and in 2014.

Only 20 per cent of residents were recorded to have put their recyclable rubbish in separate bins in Wandsworth. 

Bexley is the capital's greenest borough, with 54 per cent of households recycling on a regular basis. And Bromley came a close second, where 48 per cent of residents recycle.

Some 45.7 per cent of residents in Kingston-upon-Thames recycled, making the borough third most environmentally friendly of all London boroughs.

Here's how the the south-east, south-west, and south ranked in the list of the captial's most recycling-friendly London Boroughs...

Bexley London Borough Council - 54.00%

Bromley London Borough Council - 48.00%

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames - 45.70%

Richmond Upon-Thames London Borough Council – 41.20%

Croydon London Borough Council – 39.90%

Sutton London Borough Council – 37.60%

Merton London Borough Council – 37.50%

Greenwich London Borough Council - 34.30%

Wandsworth London Borough Council – 20.70%

Lewisham London Borough Council - 17.10%

The national average for domestic recycling across the UK is 44.9 per cent.

EnviroWaste analysed data on household recycling collected by local government and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

The company’s CEO James Rubin said: “It’s very surprising to discover that the majority of London is falling below the UK national average, especially with wealthy boroughs like Westminster where the household recycling rate is just 19.10%.

“The European recycling target rate is 50% by 2020 for the UK, we’re certainly on the right path as a country but it’s evident that there are certain areas in the capital that could be doing much more.

“In our experience areas with a high population density produce larger volumes of overall waste, making it so much harder to police and manage. We have also found areas where there are more renters and less home owners tend to be less involved in recycling their waste.”