Green-minded residents in the Caerphilly area have helped position Caerphilly county borough council as the leading local authority in Wales when it comes to recycling and composting.
The latest quarterly statistics on municipal waste produced by the Welsh Assembly Government show that during the final quarter of 2009/10 (Jan – March) Caerphilly county borough council recycled / composted 49% of its municipal waste, more than any other council in the country.
The Wales average was 37%, so Caerphilly is well above the expected recycling rates for the period.
Cllr Lyn Ackerman, CCBC cabinet member for the environment said, “This is fantastic news and clearly demonstrates the success of our recycling schemes to date. Last October we introduced weekly recycling rounds as well as weekly food waste and green waste collections. These have obviously inspired our local residents to back our efforts to boost recycling rates and I hope these figures will continue to rise.”
“I would like to thank everyone for their efforts, but more still needs to be done and we all need to work together to achieve the tough recycling targets set by the Welsh Assembly Government over the coming years,” she added.
The council recently celebrated a landmark achievement when recycling collection crews picked up the millionth food waste container since the scheme started back in October.
Andrea Thomas of Penpedairheol supports the scheme every week and was delighted to be the household achieving this milestone.
Call 01443 866533 or visit or their Recycling web pages for further information.
