Welsh households and local councils are recycling more than ever and producing less black bin waste, according to the latest official figures. Between July and September last year, recycling, reuse and composting rates reached 57% in Wales, the highest in the UK.
The local authorities with the highest rates are:
Monmouthshire (66%),
Pembrokeshire and Denbighshire (62%) and Bridgend and Caerphilly (60%).
Minister for Natural Resources and Food Alun Davies, said:
“I want to thank households and councils in Wales for their efforts and commitment to recycling. Welsh households are taking advantage of weekly food waste collections, and campaigns such as Love Food, Hate Waste are helping people to waste less and save money on food shopping.
“It’s also great to see a continued decrease in black bin waste, it shows Wales is leading the way in the UK towards a zero waste future.”
The figures show that black bin waste has fallen 6% to 52kg per person compared to the same quarter in 2012.
Last year Wales reached its statutory target of recycling 52% of waste collected and the next recycling target is 58% of waste collected by local authorities in 2015/16.
