Plans to raise recycling rates agreed by Cabinet

Plans to raise recycling rates agreed by Cabinet

Posted on : 23 Jul 2025 Caerphilly County Borough Council approves plans to increase recycling rates.

These changes are due to come into effect from late 2027 to early 2028.

In a meeting that took place on Wednesday 23rd July 2025, Caerphilly County Borough Cabinet members approved plans, which will require residents to separate their household recycling.

The new recycling system, which is in line with the councils Waste and Recycling Strategy and Welsh Government's collections 'blueprint', will see the end of the borough's current mixed recycling (brown) bin system. The new recycling model will consist of:

• Bag for cardboard
• Bag for plastic, metal, cans, foil and cartons
• Bag for paper
• Caddy for food waste
• Box for glass

During the meeting, Cabinet Members also set out additional changes to the Council's waste collection services, including:

• 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.

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."

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