Recycling rate
67%
Total waste per person
428kg
Residual waste per person
142kg

Recycling service

Powys County Council provides residents with a weekly multi-stream kerbside recycling service.

Three bins are provided: a 55-litre red box topped with a net for plastics and cans; a 44-litre light blue box for glass bottles and jars; and a 44-litre dark blue box with a lid for paper and card.

In addition, food waste is collected weekly in a 23-litre kerbside caddy, which is complemented by a 5-litre internal caddy, for which the council provides liners. New liners can be requested free of charge.

The council operates a bulky household waste collection service collecting furniture and large WEEE, which can be booked online. Up to three standard items can be collected for a £30 charge, while items heavier than 50kg cost more depending on their weight.

A garden waste collection service is collected on a fortnightly basis between the start of March and the start of December. Residents must subscribe to the service, which can be done at the Council website.

The total annual costs is £35 for collections from a 240-litre wheeled bin, £30 for collections from a 120-litre wheeled bin and £30 for collections from a sack, with bins and/or sacks provided by the Council.

Residual waste is collected every three weeks, and the standard black wheelie bin is 180 litres, although additional capacity is available by request and following an assessment to ensure eligibility. Residents in flats are typically entitled to two rolls of purple sacks for residual waste a year, equivalent to the capacity of a 180-litre wheeled bin.

There are five household waste recycling centres across the county at Brecon, Llandrindod Wells, Lower Cwmtwrch, Newtown and Welshpool.

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Household waste recycling centres

Newtown Household Waste Recycling Centre

Newtown Household Waste Recycling Centre
52.5153, -3.29175

Welshpool Household Waste Recycling Centre

Welshpool Household Waste Recycling Centre
52.6572, -3.14171

Llandrindod Household Waste Recycling Centre

Llandrindod Household Waste Recycling Centre
52.246745175441, -3.3794642999947

Brecon Household Waste Recycling Centre

Brecon Household Waste Recycling Centre
51.942, -3.41046

Lower Cwmtwrch Household Waste Recycling Centre

Lower Cwmtwrch Household Waste Recycling Centre
51.7743, -3.7826

In total
All materials
38k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£4m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
17k
tonnes of CO2 emissions was avoided

Top 5 UK recycling destinations

1
6,639t
Organic Waste
2
Smurfit Kappa
Birmingham, England
4,756t
Paper
3
Severn Trent Green Power
Eynsham, England
4,075t
Organic Waste
4
Reuse Glass Uk Ltd
Wakefield, England
3,945t
Glass
5
1,622t
Organic Waste

Where does Wales’ recycling go?

Top countries (selected materials) 2021/22

Glass

Glass icon

Amount recycled
5,209t
CO2 avoided
3,933t
Estimated disposal saving
£588,576
Reported as exported
0%

Top destinations

Metal

Metal icon

Amount recycled
2,367t
CO2 avoided
6,012t
Estimated disposal saving
£267,449
Reported as exported
1%

Top destinations

Organic Waste

Organic waste icon

Amount recycled
13,748t
CO2 avoided
687t
Estimated disposal saving
£1,553,496
Reported as exported
0%

Top destinations

Paper

Paper and cardboard icon

Amount recycled
5,469t
CO2 avoided
2,992t
Estimated disposal saving
£618,011
Reported as exported
2%

Top destinations

Plastic

Plastic icon

Amount recycled
1,626t
CO2 avoided
872t
Estimated disposal saving
£183,784
Reported as exported
16%

Top destinations

Textiles

Textil icon

Amount recycled
321t
CO2 avoided
1,873t
Estimated disposal saving
£36,310
Reported as exported
0%

Top destinations

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