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Data Provider: Welsh Government Accredited Official Statistics Annual waste collected for reuse/recycling/composting (tonnes) by local authority and source
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[Collapse]Municipal Waste Reused/RecycledClick here to sortMunicipal Waste Reused/Recycled[Collapse]Municipal Waste CompostedClick here to sortMunicipal Waste Composted[Collapse]Residual Household WasteClick here to sortResidual Household Waste[Collapse]Residual Non-Household WasteClick here to sortResidual Non-Household Waste
[Collapse]Household Waste Reused/RecycledRubble and plasterboard are counted as non-household waste in recycling totals, even if they were collected from household sources.Click here to sortHousehold Waste Reused/RecycledRubble and plasterboard are counted as non-household waste in recycling totals, even if they were collected from household sources.[Collapse]Non-Household Waste Reused/RecycledRubble and plasterboard are counted as non-household waste in recycling totals, even if they were collected from household sources.Click here to sortNon-Household Waste Reused/RecycledRubble and plasterboard are counted as non-household waste in recycling totals, even if they were collected from household sources.[Collapse]Household Waste CompostedClick here to sortHousehold Waste Composted[Collapse]Non-Household Waste CompostedClick here to sortNon-Household Waste Composted[Expand]Click here to sortRegular Kerbside[Collapse]Bulky Collections[Collapse]Civic Amenity Sites[Collapse]Street Cleaning[Collapse]Asbestos[Collapse]Gully[Collapse]Healthcare[Collapse]Other[Collapse]Civic Amenity Sites[Collapse]Commercial and Industrial[Collapse]Construction and Demolition[Collapse]Grounds[Collapse]Highways[Collapse]Beaches[Collapse]Fly-Tipping[Expand]Click here to sortOther
Click here to sortRegular KerbsideClick here to sortVoluntary/ Community KerbsideClick here to sortCivic Amenity SitesClick here to sortRegular Bring SitesClick here to sortVoluntary/ Community Bring SitesClick here to sortStreet Recycling BinsClick here to sortOther Collection MethodsClick here to sortCommercial and Industrial WasteClick here to sortOther Collection MethodsClick here to sortRegular KerbsideClick here to sortVoluntary/ Community KerbsideClick here to sortCivic Amenity SitesClick here to sortRegular Bring SitesClick here to sortVoluntary/ Community Bring SitesClick here to sortStreet Recycling BinsClick here to sortOther Collection MethodsClick here to sortCommercial and Industrial WasteClick here to sortOther Collection MethodsClick here to sortBulky CollectionsClick here to sortCivic Amenity SitesClick here to sortStreet CleaningClick here to sortAsbestosClick here to sortGullyClick here to sortHealthcareClick here to sortOtherClick here to sortCivic Amenity SitesClick here to sortCommercial and IndustrialClick here to sortConstruction and DemolitionClick here to sortGroundsClick here to sortHighwaysClick here to sortBeachesClick here to sortFly-Tipping
Wales283,1064,157201,3095,431683152425,33737,6911,079107,820533,157237,218037,9770000275,1959,8182,11311,931287,126374,38510,97359,72757,19912624,7051,1943,529531,8393,70746,0421441,259541879784,01756,3881,408,509
Isle of Anglesey5,63003,3135010008,5222509479,4696,857070100007,558330337,59111,68302,0113,02311004816,7750660000006633,901
Gwynedd9,858010,1924200016,6803,19506,60723,2879,61101,160000010,77185013198111,75216,8532103,4346,0601360212027,18404,619014020034,65666,879
Conwy9,6983752,67416300012,5361,47001,84514,38112,7920729000013,521630063014,15213,33207703,766300017,86903,072000002,7455,81652,219
Denbighshire10,04402,32921200012,2352391,0791,66913,9039,3450894000010,239015015010,38813,14432667393400091215,99001,0060000001,00641,287
Flintshire12,42577510,7442900020,1645403,86424,02812,70203,560000016,263305030516,56722,9671524,869942113,34411032,29601,99300005102,04474,935
Wrexham8,112015,570000019,20278405,26424,4669,46503,057000012,522024624612,76824,26805,1102,1561201696732,52902,56800000362,60472,367
Powys9,8272988,17147300016,75297302,99119,74310,68602,432000013,118475047513,59314,8222581,60188002,8140020,37401,50600001001,51655,227
Ceredigion6,29804,6707210310010,8637501,21012,0733,37202,18600005,559973864836,0417,4261501,2454,594000013,41446659002600055132,080
Pembrokeshire10,4305279,49135000018,1741,20006,18724,36110,40603,360000013,766643064314,4099,6021144,8491,73307,39506323,7561,1357791242281675692,31062,472
Carmarthenshire21,240014,3872,19100033,48012404,46237,94213,88703,494000017,38100017,38112,1093415,0335,38711002022,901000000100010078,323
Swansea19,145011,6723100026,7686,851010,93137,69918,60703,185000021,7922,92002,92024,71325,51203,8403,35903,0130035,7241,3205,4830000006,804104,939
Neath Port Talbot11,28808,671000016,9091,02004,07020,9798,02301,26400009,28731603169,60321,5282,2733443,774604293528,903561,660000001211,83761,322
Bridgend14,13307,216000019,73483602,45122,1858,78502,261000011,0463803811,08411,5354,2721,3812,637000019,82501,0120000001,01254,106
Vale of Glamorgan10,68007,7650170015,83836102,98618,82311,70101,806000013,507215021513,72213,3524322,980609122,1460019,531049400000049452,570
Cardiff35,97411616,34215400046,2686,832013,14959,41827,20201,446000028,6481,6107302,33930,98840,8855542,1216,424000049,9847299,7610000225010,716151,105
Rhondda Cynon Taf32,7951,08121,06518200046,75050108,87355,62416,19501,508000017,70300017,70326,6216355,2452,461242,03408737,10701,553000003041,857112,291
Merthyr Tydfil3,795155,0271090007,3771,34502,91410,2913,408059000003,99923802384,2368,3313685682377824441810,7560490000017422325,507
Caerphilly15,64118410,88212300021,9847,456012,30134,2868,09401,39300009,4884299452210,01030,3463478,4253,827900042,95402,133052300002,65689,906
Blaenau Gwent5,61205,69200009,3511,77903,73213,0834,473032500004,798236522875,0859,55001,45965701,4830013,149058400000058431,901
Torfaen7,64007,20413800012,5101,56404,03516,5457,775072000008,494523073598,85314,67401,5531,18701,0510018,46501,240000004001,64045,504
Monmouthshire9,8396824,380000013,42516301,63915,06410,18201,581000011,7631991821711,9819,25901,0940700010,36101,272058900001,86039,266
Newport13,00410413,85211524219,81384108,05727,86913,6490321000013,971535053514,50616,5875421,1222,552001,1098021,99105,13420131005871666,03870,403
RuralRural authorities: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Vale of Glamorgan103,5431,88267,3724,653173100158,5057,8261,07928,178186,68398,839018,3450000117,1843,1416853,826121,010121,5821,83223,69026,9855712,957121,042188,1561,60112,872124605541871152,81718,375514,223
UrbanUrban authorities: Cardiff, Flintshire, Newport, Swansea, Wrexham88,66099568,1802255242132,21615,363041,265173,48181,626011,570000093,1965,3699766,34599,541130,2181,24817,06215,433236,3561,1361,047172,5232,04924,940201310086320228,204473,749
ValleyValleys authorities: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Torfaen90,9031,28065,757553000134,61614,502038,377172,99456,75308,062000064,8151,3084521,76066,575122,5857,89418,97514,781465,392461,440171,160568,23005230009999,808420,536

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General description

Household waste includes regular household collections, civic amenity site waste, waste collected for recycling/composting and waste from special collections, such as collections of bulky household waste. Where local authorities collect non-household waste (i.e. from a business, school etc.) in the same collection round as household waste, it may not be possible for them to provide an accurate split between the household and non-household waste collected. Non-household waste prepared for reuse/recycled/composted includes local authority collected materials from commercial sources. This includes waste collected by private and voluntary organisations. Local authority municipal waste includes waste collected from household and non-household sources, but excludes abandoned vehicles.

Data collection and calculation

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. From 2009-10, an expanded breakdown of materials by type was collected by WDF and this is shown here. There may be some discrepancies in the tables, where the components do not sum up to the totals. These discrepancies are due to rounding.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2012-13 onwards

Title

Local Authority Municipal Waste Management Materials data, 2012-13 onwards

Last update

October 2024 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

Keywords

Local Authority Municipal Waste