Monmouthshire
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Recycling rate
70%
Total waste per person
421kg
Residual waste per person
126kg
Recycling service
Monmouthshire County Council (MCC) provides a weekly multi-stream recycling collections service to its residents.
It collects:
- food waste every week, from a blue bin using caddy liners provided by the Council for free. The Council also provides a grey kitchen caddy, and residents can collect extra caddy liners from Community Hubs and Libraries;
- metal cans, tins, aerosols and foil, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, and food and drink cartons (such as Tetra Pak) every week, from a reusable purple bag;
- cardboard and paper every week, from a reusable red bag; and
- glass bottles and jars every two weeks, from a green box.
MCC also collects:
- nappies and hygiene waste every two weeks in single-use yellow bags, if residents have registered for this service;
- garden waste every two weeks between March and December, from a green wheelie bin. This service costs £50 per bin; and
- non-recyclable waste every two weeks. Residents may put out up to two black bags every two weeks, ensuring they don’t exceed an 80-litre capacity.
The Council provides a furniture and large household item collections service for large items, such as furniture, beds, household appliances and large WEEE. Collections are managed by Homemakers Community Recycling on behalf of the Council. The service costs £20 for up to three items.
There are three Household Waste Recycling Centres across the county, at Caerwent, Llanfoist and Monmouth.
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials

27k
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
Where does Wales’ recycling go?
Top countries (selected materials) 2022/23
Glass

Amount recycled
3,236t

CO2 avoided
2,443t

Estimated disposal saving
£365,634

Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Metal

Amount recycled
1,451t

CO2 avoided
3,686t

Estimated disposal saving
£163,979

Reported as exported
5%
Top destinations
Organic Waste

Amount recycled
10,732t

CO2 avoided
537t

Estimated disposal saving
£1,212,669

Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Paper

Amount recycled
4,913t

CO2 avoided
2,687t

Estimated disposal saving
£555,183

Reported as exported
80%
Top destinations
Plastic

Amount recycled
1,038t

CO2 avoided
556t

Estimated disposal saving
£117,263

Reported as exported
2%
Top destinations
Textiles

Amount recycled
71t

CO2 avoided
416t

Estimated disposal saving
£8,066

Reported as exported
95%