Recycling rate
67%
Total waste per person
466kg
Residual waste per person
153kg

Recycling service

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (RCTCBC) 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 caddy using caddy liners provided by the Council for free; and
     
  • dry recycling every week, in single-use clear sacks, for:
     
    • glass bottles and jars,
    • metal cans, tins, aerosols and foil
    • plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
    • food and drink cartons such as Tetra Pak,
    • cardboard, and
    • paper

RCTCBC also collects:

  • nappies every week, in single-use purple sacks, if residents have registered for this free service; 
     
  • garden waste every week between March and November (then on request between December and February), from reusable bags, if residents have registered for this free service; and
     
  • non-recyclable waste every three weeks, from a green wheelie bin or in single-use black sacks.

The Council provides a bulky item 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 six Community Recycling Centres in the county, which RCTCBC 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council's website.

Household waste recycling centres

Ty Amgen Community Recycling Centre, Aberdare

Ty Amgen Community Recycling Centre, Aberdare
51.7376, -3.43563

Ferndale Community Recycling Centre

Ferndale Community Recycling Centre
51.665, -3.45044

Dinas Community Recycling Centre

Dinas Community Recycling Centre
51.6142, -3.42266

Treforest Community Recycling Centre

Treforest Community Recycling Centre
51.5699, -3.28969

Llantrisant 100% Recycling Centre

Llantrisant 100% Recycling Centre
51.5516, -3.3911

Treherbert Community Recycling Centre

Treherbert Community Recycling Centre
51.672, -3.5337

In total
All materials
75k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£8m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
35k
tonnes of CO2 emissions was avoided

Top 5 UK recycling destinations

1
Biogen
Aberdare, Wales
11,684t
Organic Waste
2
Kronospan Ltd
Ruabon, Wales
7,555t
Wood
3
5,599t
Organic Waste
4
5,350t
Glass
5
Day Aggregates Ltd
Bristol, England
5,345t
Incinerator Bottom Ash

Where does Wales’ recycling go?

Top countries (selected materials) 2023/24

Glass

Glass icon

Amount recycled
7,455t
CO2 avoided
5,628t
Estimated disposal saving
£842,378
Reported as exported
0%

Top destinations

Metal

Metal icon

Amount recycled
4,498t
CO2 avoided
11,425t
Estimated disposal saving
£508,298
Reported as exported
3%

Top destinations

Organic Waste

Organic waste icon

Amount recycled
17,283t
CO2 avoided
864t
Estimated disposal saving
£1,953,003
Reported as exported
0%

Top destinations

Paper

Paper and cardboard icon

Amount recycled
11,104t
CO2 avoided
6,074t
Estimated disposal saving
£1,254,741
Reported as exported
22%

Top destinations

Plastic

Plastic icon

Amount recycled
5,409t
CO2 avoided
2,899t
Estimated disposal saving
£611,189
Reported as exported
2%

Top destinations

Textiles

Textil icon

Amount recycled
954t
CO2 avoided
5,558t
Estimated disposal saving
£107,757
Reported as exported
45%

Top destinations