Local authority municipal waste management: October to December 2018

Data on the reuse, recycling and composting of municipal waste for October to December 2018.

Main points

Based on provisional data, the local authority municipal waste combined reuse/recycling/composting rate was 63% for the 12 months ending December 2018. This is the same percentage as it was for the 12 months to the end of December 2017.
In the October to December 2018 quarter, 61% of local authority municipal waste in Wales was reused/recycled/composted. This is the same percentage as it was when compared with the same quarter of 2017.
In the October to December 2018 quarter, the total amount of local authority municipal waste generated in Wales decreased by 2% compared to the same quarter of 2017. The tonnage decreased from 366 to 360 thousand tonnes.

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