Wales may be a small country, but when it comes to recycling, we punch way above our weight. We鈥檙e already the third best recyclers in the world, and now 艾叉A片 County Borough Council is backing the Wales-wide movement to make us first.
Over the past decade, recycling in 艾叉A片 has soared. We鈥檙e now recycling approximately 65% (committee scrutiny report submitted to Council for approval) of our waste, up from just 48.7% in 2015-16. But if we鈥檙e to help Wales reach the coveted top slot we need to do even more.
艾叉A片 County Borough Council, Executive Member For Environment, Cllr Joanna Wilkins says:
鈥淩ecycling is now the norm in 艾叉A片 and most of us recycle every week. We鈥檙e recycling our fruit and vegetable peelings, eggshells, tea bags and plate scrapings in our food caddies; recycling from every room in the home and recycling those tricky items such as empty aerosols.
鈥淲e should be proud of our recycling efforts, but we must keep up our good work. Let鈥檚 continue recycling everything we can from all around the home and help get Wales to number one.鈥�
To learn more about the mighty movement visit www.walesrecycles.org.uk
Mighty tips to get Wales to number one
鈥� Recycling our food waste is one of the easiest ways to give our recycling rate a big boost. Put any food waste 鈥� however small the amount 鈥� in your food waste caddy to ensure it gets collected every week
鈥� Recycling doesn鈥檛 stop at the kitchen door 鈥� remember to recycle from other rooms too. You鈥檇 be amazed just how much bathroom waste such as empty shampoo, conditioner, hand soap and shower gel bottles can be recycled
鈥� Most people know that water bottles, cans, and paper and card can be recycled, but don鈥檛 forget that you can also recycle more unusual items such as empty aerosols. And if you鈥檙e not sure what you can and can鈥檛 recycle visit www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
鈥� Squash cans, pots, tubs and trays to save space in your recycling bag, bin, box or caddy. And give them a quick rinse before recycling them 鈥� there鈥檚 no need to use running water, a quick swill in the washing up bowl will do
If Wales is going to get to number one, we all have to play our part. That means spreading the mighty movement word on social media by sharing your recycling pics and tips using the #mightyrecyclers hashtag