Cardiff - New figures show that Wales recycled 41.1 percent of its domestic waste between July and September 2009. This represents a 3.5 percentage point increase compared with the same quarter in 2008-09 (37.6 percent). The total amount of municipal waste produced in Wales during the same period has decreased, falling from 438,590 tonnes between July and September 2008 to 432,571 tonnes between July and September 2009.

This represents a decrease of 6,019 tonnes (1.4 percent) and continues a downward trend that has been observed since 2004-05.

Minister for Environments Jane Davidson said: “These statistics demonstrate that Wales is still recycling over 40 percent of its municipal waste and is continuing to exceed the 2009-10 recycling target of 40 percent. I applaud the excellent efforts of the local authorities and householders in Wales. Local authorities are continuing to expand their recycling and composting services which make this possible. Around 51 percent of households now have a food waste collection service. This is increasing, and I expect that as close to 100 percent of possible of households will have a separate food waste collection service by 2012/13.”

Quelle: Welsh Assembly Government

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