Recycling rate
71%
Total waste per person
439kg
Residual waste per person
126kg

Recycling service

Ceredigion County Council (CCC) provides a weekly co-mingled collections service for recycling. This means it collects most 'dry' recyclable materials combined in a single container, that is, metals, plastics, cardboard and paper.

It collects:

  • food waste every week, from a green caddy using caddy liners provided by the Council for free;
     
  • dry recycling every week, in single-use clear sacks, for:
     
    • metal cans, tins, aerosols and foil
    • plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
    • food and drink cartons such as Tetra Pak,
    • cardboard
    • paper, and
    • plastic bags and wrapping; and
       
  • glass bottles and jars every three weeks, from a black box.

CCC also collects:

Residents may take any old small electrical items and household batteries to their local library to be recycled.

The Council provides a bulky household waste collections service for large items. To find out how much this service costs, or to book a collection, residents should visit the Council’s website.

There are four Household Waste Sites in the county, which residents may use for free. Residents should visit the Council's website to check opening times, site rules, if they need a permit to attend in a large vehicle, and if they need to book an appointment before they visit a site.

Visit Ceredigion County Council's website.

Household waste recycling centres

Aberystwyth Household Waste Site

Aberystwyth Household Waste Site
52.4026, -4.04307

Cardigan Household Waste Site

Cardigan Household Waste Site
52.1013, -4.62653

Lampeter Household Waste Site

Lampeter Household Waste Site
52.1205, -4.07649

Llanarth Household Waste Site

Llanarth Household Waste Site
52.1699, -4.29554

In total
All materials
23k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£3m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
11k
tonnes of CO2 emissions was avoided

Top 5 UK recycling destinations

1
2,222t
Organic Waste
2
1,963t
Organic Waste
3
MD Recycling Ltd
Llangoedmor, Wales
1,883t
Organic Waste
4
Knauf Insulation Ltd
Cwmbran, Wales
1,763t
Glass
5
Sita Wastecare Ltd
Willenhall, England
1,263t
Rubble and aggregate

Where does Wales’ recycling go?

Top countries (selected materials) 2023/24

Glass

Glass icon

Amount recycled
2,277t
CO2 avoided
1,719t
Estimated disposal saving
£257,308
Reported as exported
0%

Top destinations

Metal

Metal icon

Amount recycled
1,524t
CO2 avoided
3,870t
Estimated disposal saving
£172,163
Reported as exported
22%

Top destinations

Organic Waste

Organic waste icon

Amount recycled
8,107t
CO2 avoided
405t
Estimated disposal saving
£916,058
Reported as exported
0%

Top destinations

Paper

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Amount recycled
2,991t
CO2 avoided
1,636t
Estimated disposal saving
£337,985
Reported as exported
83%

Top destinations

Plastic

Plastic icon

Amount recycled
1,750t
CO2 avoided
938t
Estimated disposal saving
£197,714
Reported as exported
95%

Top destinations

Textiles

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Amount recycled
321t
CO2 avoided
1,872t
Estimated disposal saving
£36,305
Reported as exported
15%

Top destinations