Recycling

Wales Workplace Recycling

3 July 2025

What is the Wales Workplace Recycling legislation?

Implemented on 6th April 2024, the Welsh Government introduced a new law which requires all recyclable items/food to be collected separately by waste and recycling collectors. This applies to EVERY workplace within Wales.

What do I need to segregate?

Under this legislation, your business must segregate the following materials into appropriate containers to enable the recycling of valuable resources. These are:

Why have the Welsh Government brought in this law?

  • Welsh Government have the ambition to be #1 recycler in the world; currently Wales are the third best for domestic recycling and the best in the UK
  • To make recycling practices uniform across workplace and home, i.e. what you recycle at home, you recycle at work
  • To reduce carbon emissions and tackle the climate emergency
  • To keep materials in use for as long as possible; to fully embrace the circular economy whereby materials are used over and over again

Let NWS assist you in staying compliant with the Wales Workplace Recycling law!

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