Recycling rate
64%
Total waste per person
514kg
Residual waste per person
187kg

Recycling service

Conwy County Borough Council (CCBC) provides a weekly kerbside-sort collections service for recycling. This means it collects recyclable materials in separate containers.

It collects:

  • food waste every week, from a black caddy with green lid using caddy liners provided by the Council for free; 
     
  • dry recycling every week, from either a Trolibocs unit comprising three boxes, or reusable bags and a box, allowing residents to separate their:
     
    • glass bottles and jars and cardboard,
       
    • metal cans, tins, aerosols and foil, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, and food and drink cartons (such as Tetra Pak), and
       
    • paper
       
  • household batteries every week, from a reusable white bag
     
  • small electrical items every two weeks, in single-use pink sacks
     
  • textiles every two weeks, in single-use purple sacks; and
     
  • coffee pods every two weeks, in single-use green sacks.

CCBC also collects:

  • absorbent hygiene products (AHP), such as disposable nappies and incontinence items, every week in single-use sacks from a caddy, from homes registered for this free service;
     
  • garden waste every two weeks, from a 240-litre brown wheelie bin, from homes registered for this chargeable service; and
     
  • non-recyclable waste every four weeks, from a 240-litre black wheelie bin.

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

The Council manages two Household Recycling Centres and operates a mobile recycling centre service at three locations on the first, second and third Saturdays of each month. Residents must book an appointment before they visit a site.

Visit Conwy County Borough Council's website. 

Household waste recycling centres

Mochdre Household Recycling Centre

Mochdre Household Recycling Centre
53.2981, -3.75959

Gofer Household Recycling Centre, Abergele

Gofer Household Recycling Centre, Abergele
53.2826, -3.54216

In total
All materials
38k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£3m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
15k
tonnes of CO2 emissions was avoided

Top 5 UK recycling destinations

1
Waste Recycling Group
Betws-yn-Rhos, Wales
6,225t
Organic Waste
2
UPM Kymmene Ltd
Shotton, Wales
5,296t
Paper
3
Berryman
North Elmsall, England
3,951t
Glass
4
S C Composting
Henryd, Wales
3,917t
Organic Waste
5
Biogen
Llanllyfni, Wales
3,003t
Organic Waste

Where does Wales’ recycling go?

Top countries (selected materials) 2017/18

Glass

Glass icon

Amount recycled
4,048t
CO2 avoided
3,056t
Estimated disposal saving
£457,439
Reported as exported
0%

Top destinations

Metal

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Amount recycled
1,541t
CO2 avoided
3,913t
Estimated disposal saving
£174,087
Reported as exported
0%

Top destinations

Organic Waste

Organic waste icon

Amount recycled
15,226t
CO2 avoided
761t
Estimated disposal saving
£1,720,548
Reported as exported
0%

Top destinations

Paper

Paper and cardboard icon

Amount recycled
5,308t
CO2 avoided
2,903t
Estimated disposal saving
£599,771
Reported as exported
0%

Top destinations

Plastic

Plastic icon

Amount recycled
1,741t
CO2 avoided
933t
Estimated disposal saving
£196,722
Reported as exported
72%

Top destinations

Textiles

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Amount recycled
608t
CO2 avoided
3,544t
Estimated disposal saving
£68,720
Reported as exported
2%

Top destinations