♻️ **Wales Recycling: Who’s Hitting the Mark and Who’s Missing the Target?** 🌍
Wales is once again proving its green credentials, but the race to meet recycling targets is heating up! New figures reveal that 12 out of 22 Welsh councils have hit the 70% recycling target for 2024-2025, while 10 have some catching up to do.
✅ Councils nailing it: Bridgend, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, and Vale of Glamorgan.
❌ Councils needing a boost: Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Torfaen, and Wrexham.
It’s clear that Wales has come a long way since the late 90s, when just 5% of waste was recycled. By 2024-2025, the rate reached 68.4%, a boost from the previous year’s 66.6%. Yet, the 70% target still looms large for some.
Improvements vary widely: from Caerphilly’s 61.6% to Pembrokeshire’s impressive 73.5%. It seems the devil is in the details, as discrepancies in wood recycling figures were noted, possibly impacting rates by up to 5%. 🌳
Thanks to new workplace recycling rules, this year also saw a whopping 42% increase in workplace recyclables with an 8,187-tonne haul! Meanwhile, residual waste took a pleasing 15.8% dip.
Huw Irranca-Davies, climate change minister, praised the progress, “Recycling is now a part of who we are as a nation.” 👏
So, where does your council stand? And how can we turn those near misses into bullseyes? Let’s keep this green momentum going, Wales! 🌿✨
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