Where does your recycling go?
My Recycling Wales allows you to browse Welsh local authorities and see what happens to your household's waste across the UK, and even around the world.
Organisations should contact their waste collector to find out where their business/commercial waste goes. Learn more
Total recycled in 2014/15
All local authorities in Wales (tonnes)
Recycling rate in 2014/15
All local authorities in Wales
What happens to Wales' waste
All local authorities in Wales
Materials recycled
Tonnes sent to be recycled based on 2014/15
The average person produces…
Total waste per person 2014/15
499kg
This includes recycling as well as residual waste
The average person produces…
Waste not recycled per person 2014/15
218kg
Most of this could be recycled, but is currently sent for disposal
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