Meeting recycling targets will be more challenging than ever during the coronavirus pandemic, a number of Welsh councils have said. There has been a huge increase in household waste and recycling centres have been shut during the outbreak. Deputy Local Government Minister Hannah Blythyn said legislation needed to adjust targets would not be possible. But she said the current challenges would be recognised where councils struggled.
Cardiff council is the only local authority in Wales to change the way it is treating recycling due to Covid-19. Since the lockdown it has started burning household recycling after being hit by a massive surge in domestic rubbish and staff absence during the pandemic. The Welsh Government brought in guidelines and targets in the last few years on how to cut household waste.
Councils in Wales are expected to hit 64% for 2019-2020 and 70% by 2024-2025 or face fines of £200 per tonne. The aim is for Wales to produce no waste by 2050.
Source: BBC
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