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Waste Prevention Programme

Give us your views on developing a waste prevention programme by 20 June 2013.

Draft industrial and commercial sector plan

A consultation on waste prevention, reuse, recycling, treatment and disposal in industry and businesses.

End destinations report

A review of the destination of waste collected for recycling as reported by the local authorities in Wales between April 2011 and March 2012.

Waste and recycling

Statistics on waste and recycling.

Single-use carrier bags

Single-use carrier bags
On 1 October 2011 Wales became the first UK country to introduce a charge for single use carrier bags.
recycling bins

We set high level policies and targets for councils and businesses to follow to ensure that Wales reduces its waste production to a sustainable amount.

In Wales, over 17 million tonnes of waste is produced each year.

If everyone lived the way that we do, we would need nearly three planets to provide the resources needed. This is no longer an option for Wales, so we must reduce our waste.

Our waste policies and targets for Wales are set out in “Towards Zero Waste”- the overarching waste strategy document for Wales. 

For more information on types of waste and household waste and recycling please see your local council’s waste page or visit Waste Awareness Wales.

Visit: Waste Awareness Wales (external link)

For information on minimising and dealing with waste in your business see our Business waste information page.