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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Annual reuse/recycling/composting rates by local authority

Amount sent to be reused/recycled/composted as a percentage of total waste generated

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Click here to sortPercentage of Waste Reused/Recycled/Composted (Statutory Target)Total waste reused/recycled/composted (as defined by the Statutory Local Authority Recovery Target, LART), as a percentage of total municipal waste collected/generated
[Collapse]Wales390.8
Wales[Collapse]North Wales130.9
North WalesIsle of Anglesey394.0
Gwynedd385.5
Conwy413.3
Denbighshire392.2
Flintshire382.6
Wrexham399.3
[Collapse]Mid & South West Wales131.2
Mid & South West WalesPowys393.9
Ceredigion413.3
Pembrokeshire423.7
Carmarthenshire387.5
Swansea399.7
Neath Port Talbot388.6
[Collapse]South East Wales127.5
South East WalesBridgend422.9
Vale of Glamorgan416.4
Cardiff353.0
Rhondda Cynon Taf391.9
Merthyr Tydfil389.4
Caerphilly370.1
Blaenau Gwent386.8
Torfaen372.4
Monmouthshire408.6
Newport392.7
[Collapse]RuralRural authorities: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Vale of GlamorganRuralRural authorities: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Vale of Glamorgan402.0
[Collapse]UrbanUrban authorities: Cardiff, Flintshire, Newport, Swansea, WrexhamUrbanUrban authorities: Cardiff, Flintshire, Newport, Swansea, Wrexham381.1
[Collapse]ValleyValleys authorities: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taff, TorfaenValleyValleys authorities: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Torfaen388.4

Metadata

Title

Local Authority Municipal Waste Management, 2012-13 onwards

Last update

Last update: October 2024 Last update: October 2024

Next update

October 2025 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

WasteDataFlow, Natural Resources Wales

Contact email

stats.environment@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

Data on municipal waste was collected using an online reporting system for waste data called 'WasteDataFlow'. In Wales, this is managed by Natural Resources Wales.

There is an apparent discrepancy between the total waste figures given for the 'Waste managed (tonnes)' table and other tables. This is because there is a slight mismatch between the amount collected and the amount treated. This can be a matter of timing if, for example, authorities stockpile waste for later treatment. There may also be some inconsistencies in the measurement since the waste is weighed when collected and again when it is sent for treatment.

Data collection and calculation

Natural Resources Wales validate all local authority returns and require that the difference between the amount collected and the amount sent for treatment must not differ by more than 10 per cent in any quarter.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2012-13 onwards

Keywords

Local Authority Municipal Waste