THE AMOUNT of waste being sent to be recycled in Cardiff has increased \u2013 but as of 2022, Wales’ capital remained the worst for recycling in the country, for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2021\/2022, Cardiff recycled 58.2% of waste collected, according to data released by the Welsh Government<\/a>. That’s an increase of 2% since last year when Cardiff\u2019s rates were at an all-time low<\/a>, and had been on a steady decline since 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This increase in recycling rates comes after Cardiff Council launched its ‘Cleaner and Greener’ Towards Zero Waste Strategy<\/a> in September 2022, which aims to increase the city’s recycling rate to 70% by 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The recycling rate is the percentage of local authority municipal waste that is sent to be reused, recycled or composted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wales, as a whole, is frequently a stand-out performer<\/a> when it comes to recycling rates as nearly two thirds of all the municipal waste produced across Wales is now recycled (65.2%). This has exceeded the statutory target of 64% set by the Welsh Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For every tonne of waste that is missed from the 64% target, Cardiff Council may have to pay a \u00a3200 fine.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n However, Cardiff was not the only Welsh local authority which did not meet this target; Flintshire, Anglesey, Carmarthenshire, Caerphilly and Torfaen also recorded recycling rates that were below 64%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n