Local authority annual municipal waste management and reuse/recycling/composting rates

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Data valuesData descriptionYearArea
1,417,000Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Wales
34,811Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Isle of Anglesey
65,215Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Gwynedd
52,016Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Conwy
37,352Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Denbighshire
74,973Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Flintshire
75,859Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Wrexham
57,134Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Powys
30,940Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Ceredigion
60,176Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Pembrokeshire
84,431Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Carmarthenshire
106,372Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Swansea
64,002Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Neath Port Talbot
53,006Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Bridgend
54,871Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Vale of Glamorgan
151,125Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Cardiff
111,618Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Rhondda Cynon Taf
26,524Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Merthyr Tydfil
88,325Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Caerphilly
33,911Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Blaenau Gwent
44,016Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Torfaen
40,308Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Monmouthshire
70,016Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2024-25Newport
1,408,509Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Wales
33,901Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Isle of Anglesey
66,879Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Gwynedd
52,219Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Conwy
41,287Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Denbighshire
74,935Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Flintshire
72,367Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Wrexham
55,227Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Powys
32,080Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Ceredigion
62,472Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Pembrokeshire
78,323Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Carmarthenshire
104,939Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Swansea
61,322Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Neath Port Talbot
54,106Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Bridgend
52,570Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Vale of Glamorgan
151,105Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Cardiff
112,291Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Rhondda Cynon Taf
25,507Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Merthyr Tydfil
89,906Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Caerphilly
31,901Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Blaenau Gwent
45,504Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Torfaen
39,266Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Monmouthshire
70,403Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2023-24Newport
1,399,891Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Wales
32,845Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Isle of Anglesey
64,899Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Gwynedd
51,523Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Conwy
39,899Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Denbighshire
71,542Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Flintshire
72,592Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Wrexham
53,960Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Powys
30,185Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Ceredigion
60,444Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Pembrokeshire
78,325Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Carmarthenshire
106,858Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Swansea
60,335Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Neath Port Talbot
55,038Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Bridgend
52,971Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Vale of Glamorgan
154,252Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Cardiff
115,174Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Rhondda Cynon Taf
26,318Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Merthyr Tydfil
89,591Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Caerphilly
30,856Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Blaenau Gwent
43,664Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Torfaen
38,858Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Monmouthshire
69,762Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2022-23Newport
1,508,370Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Wales
35,603Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Isle of Anglesey
67,541Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Gwynedd
55,326Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Conwy
46,932Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Denbighshire
84,496Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Flintshire
81,427Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Wrexham
56,746Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Powys
33,707Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Ceredigion
64,590Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Pembrokeshire
80,118Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Carmarthenshire
113,151Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Swansea
64,951Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Neath Port Talbot
56,597Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Bridgend
57,395Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Vale of Glamorgan
162,690Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Cardiff
128,049Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Rhondda Cynon Taf
30,762Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Merthyr Tydfil
97,024Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Caerphilly
30,866Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Blaenau Gwent
42,708Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Torfaen
43,718Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Monmouthshire
73,973Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2021-22Newport
1,488,253Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2020-21Wales
35,116Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2020-21Isle of Anglesey
61,893Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2020-21Gwynedd
53,375Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2020-21Conwy
43,598Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2020-21Denbighshire
81,333Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2020-21Flintshire
81,922Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2020-21Wrexham
55,647Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated2020-21Powys
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Next update expected:October 2026

Updates

29th January 2026
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Accredited official statistics
Data provider
Natural Resources Wales
Data source
Waste Data Flow

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

In Wales local authority municipal waste includes material from household and non-household sources that is collected by local authorities. This dataset includes waste collected, the amount of waste that is reused/recycled/composted, and the net amount of waste incinerated or sent to landfill.

The incineration of waste figures have been split between incineration with energy recovery and without.

The statutory target definitions include local authority municipal waste generated that is recycled, reused or composted.

Data collection or calculation

Results for the amount and type of waste collected and how it is disposed of are collected through the WasteDataFlow system. This information is submitted by local authorities via WasteDataFlow. Natural Resources Wales are then responsible for validation of this information.

Statistical quality

There may be some discrepancies between some of the tables as some relate to the amount of waste generated/collected whilst others refer to the amount sent for treatment. This can be a matter of timing if, for example, authorities stockpile waste for later treatment. There may also be some inconsistencies in the measurement since the waste is weighed when collected and again when it is sent for treatment. In addition, there may also be loss in weight through various treatment processes. Natural Resources Wales validate all local authority returns and require that the difference between the amount collected and the amount sent for treatment must not differ by more than 10 percent in any quarter, unless a valid explanation can be given. Local authority municipal waste excludes abandoned vehicles.

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