WALES HITS RECYCLING TARGET

Blue recycling box.

New figures show that 18 of 22 local authorities in Wales have exceeded the statutory minimum recycling target of 64%.

The overall national recycling rate was 65.4%, with 13 authorities increasing their performance in 2020-21 compared to the previous year.

Flintshire achieved 63.98%, so just missed the Welsh Government’s 64% target. 

Read more in the official press release and/or the statistics on Local authority municipal waste management: April 2020 to March 2021.