20% less biodegradeable waste sent to Welsh landfill

12 September 2007

Local authorities in Wales have reduced the amount of biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) sent to landfill by 20% in the last year, according to new figures.

However, Wales will still have to reduce the amount of BMW by 44,582t to achieve the country’s first statutory Landfill Directive in 2009-2010.

A report on the landfill allowances scheme, released this week by Environment Agency Wales, measured the amount of BMW sent to landfill between April 2006 and March 2007 to find out whether councils were meeting their targets. Annual limits are set up to 2009-2010, by when Wales must not send more than 710,000t of BMW to landfill.

While all 22 local authorities met their targets, the report found the amount of BMW sent to landfill by Caerphilly County Borough Council and Gwynedd Council had increased. Results showed that 11 of the 22 authorities had the greatest ‘headroom’, in terms of meeting future targets, by using no more than 80% of their allowances.

Neath Port Talbot used 60% and Swansea 66% of their allowances. Meanwhile, five councils – Pembrokeshire, Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Cardiff and Carmarthenshire – used at least 90% of their allowances. The report recommends local authorities ‘maximise’ recycling and composting.

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