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Recycling rate
62%
Total waste per person
465kg
Residual waste per person
179kg

Recycling service

Flintshire County Council collects dry recycling on a weekly basis in four containers: a blue box for mixed glass; a blue bag for paper and cardboard; a white or grey sack for metal tins and cans; and a white or grey sack for plastic bottles.

Food waste is collected weekly from a 23-litre kerbside caddy, and the council provides residents with biobag liners, with more available on request.

The council collects green waste from brown wheeled bins fortnightly between March and December for an annual charge of £32. 

Flintshire promotes reuse charity Refurbs Flintshire for bulky items and furniture waste. However, it also operates a household bulky item collection, which takes fridges and fridge freezers free of charge. A charge of £40 is required for the collection of up to five items of furniture, small and large WEEE, mattresses and more, with an additional £5 for every extra item.

Residual waste is collected fortnightly from black bins, with no side waste accepted.

There are six household recycling centres across the county at Buckfield, Greenfield, Mold, Sandycroft and Rockliffe.

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Household waste recycling centres

Buckley Household Recycling Centre

Buckley Household Recycling Centre
53.1793, -3.06816

Greenfield Household Recycling Centre

Greenfield Household Recycling Centre
53.2877, -3.20221

Mold Household Recycling Centre

Mold Household Recycling Centre
53.1511, -3.14904

Sandycroft Household Recycling Centre

Sandycroft Household Recycling Centre
53.1971, -2.98908

Rockliffe Household Recycling Centre

Rockliffe Household Recycling Centre
53.2421, -3.11847

In total
All materials
44k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£5m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
18k
tonnes of CO2 emissions was avoided

Top 5 UK recycling destinations

1
10,197t
Organic Waste
2
Ballast Phoenix Ltd
Runcorn, England
5,553t
Incinerator Bottom Ash
3
Biogen
St Asaph, Wales
4,328t
Organic Waste
4
3,477t
Rubble and aggregate
5
unspecified
North Elmsall, England
1,923t
Glass

Where does Wales’ recycling go?

Top countries (selected materials) 2022/23

Glass

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Amount recycled
3,854t
CO2 avoided
2,910t
Estimated disposal saving
£435,508
Reported as exported
0%

Top destinations

Metal

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Amount recycled
3,183t
CO2 avoided
8,085t
Estimated disposal saving
£359,689
Reported as exported
8%

Top destinations

Organic Waste

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Amount recycled
16,689t
CO2 avoided
834t
Estimated disposal saving
£1,885,883
Reported as exported
0%

Top destinations

Paper

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Amount recycled
5,571t
CO2 avoided
3,047t
Estimated disposal saving
£629,469
Reported as exported
0%

Top destinations

Plastic

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Amount recycled
2,263t
CO2 avoided
1,213t
Estimated disposal saving
£255,757
Reported as exported
5%

Top destinations

Textiles

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Amount recycled
304t
CO2 avoided
1,774t
Estimated disposal saving
£34,406
Reported as exported
42%

Top destinations

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