Residents across the Caerphilly county borough will be required to separate their household recycling from late 2027 to early 2028, as the council seeks to boost its recycling rates and exceed Welsh Government targets.
Residents across the Caerphilly county borough will be required to separate their household recycling from late 2027 to early 2028, as the council seeks to boost its recycling rates and exceed Welsh Government targets.
A major report published this week outlines a series of proposed changes that align with the councils Waste and Recycling Strategy and Welsh Government’s collections ‘blueprint’.
The key proposals, which will be considered by councillors over the coming weeks, include:
- Introduction of new containers under the proposed ‘blueprint’ recycling service
- A reduction in the collection of residual (non-recyclable) waste to 3 weekly.
- The implementation of seasonal and fortnightly garden waste collections.
- The introduction of a separate, weekly Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP) collection service, coinciding with the reduced frequency of residual waste collections.
Caerphilly is currently underperforming against Welsh Government’s recycling targets and could face significant fines unless positive steps are taken to increase the levels of recycling across the county borough.
One of the biggest changes for resident will be a shift to using re-useable bags and a box to separate recyclable materials from late 2027 to early 2028. At present, residents place all mixed dry recyclables in a single container, which are predominantly brown wheelie bins. However, the potential model could involve 5 separate receptacles:
- Bag for cardboard
- Bag for metal, cans foil and cartons
- Bag for paper
- Caddy for food waste
- Box for glass
Cllr Chris Morgan, Cabinet Member responsible for waste and recycling said, “Our current system, whilst convenient for residents, is not the most efficient way to maximise our recycling rates and we often experience problems with recycling bins being contaminated.”
“Separating items such as glass, paper and cans into separate receptacles is much more effective and bring us in line with many other neighbouring local authorities who are already seeing positive impacts on their recycling rates.”
The report will be considered by the Housing and Environment Scrutiny Committee on 17th June, before going to a meeting of Cabinet for a final decision in July.
The full details in the report can be found on our website
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