Helping Wales lead the way!
We help local authorities meet the Welsh Government’s ambitious recycling targets as we journey towards becoming net zero and to perhaps even becoming the world’s top recycling nation.
Wales is already the top performing recycling nation in the UK, with a household recycling rate of 65%. It was the third best recycler in the world according to Eunomia’s global analysis in 2017. A statutory recycling target of 70% by 2024-25 has been set by Welsh government.
Julie James, Minister for Climate Change has said:
“I have no doubt that…we can achieve world number one recycler, whilst ensuring no more rubbish is sent to landfill after 2025 and none sent to energy incinerators after 2050.”
We can help Wales get there.
Reducing dependency on landfill
The national policy framework, ‘Towards Zero Waste’, aims to reduce dependency on landfill and specifically targets biodegradable waste in landfill sites, such as nappies, adult incontinence pads and feminine hygiene products. Given that 38% of all UK methane emissions are accounted for by landfill, reducing the amount of absorbent hygiene products and disposable nappies going to landfill will have a significant impact on Wales’ greenhouse emissions.
For Local Authorities, NappiCycle can provide 100% landfill diversion for these material with the added elements of recovery and recycling. Our recovery process first cleanses and then separates the plastics and cellulose fibres for re-use; the cellulose fibres being used for a variety of commercial purposes, including the production of fibre boards and acoustic panelling, spill kits etc., with the plastics sent to secondary re-processors for recycling.
Additionally, NappiCycle can now offer a dedicated kerbside collection service to all 22 Local Authorities within Wales of used nappies and AHP’s- please see our Collection page for further details.
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Household nappy & AHP waste in Wales
Nappy & AHP (Absorbent Hygiene Products) waste currently accounts for around 9% of all this household waste in Wales and constitutes the largest identifiable, and ever-increasing, category of household waste.
Source: Composition of Municipal Solid Waste in Wales report (2015)
With the average child using between 4,500 and 5,000 nappies until potty-trained, and at a conservative used-weight of around 195 grams per nappy, each child is producing over 150 black bags worth of waste in those first few years! With over 90,000 households in Wales using disposable nappies, we are producing over 27,000 tonnes of such materials each year – or over 140 MILLION nappies p/a!! Plus, the decomposition timescale for some of these materials and chemicals currently used in disposable nappies is up to 500 years.
Source: Environment Agency
What are the Benefits?
- Fulfil your requirements to consider the Waste Hierarchy.
- Diversion from landfill meets all EU directives on biodegradable wastes.
- Reduce your carbon footprint.
- Responsibly manage your various waste streams.
- Competitive pricing, ensuring future stability against upcoming landfill tax increases.
- Cellulose and plastic materials recovered for future use.
- A pioneering, local, environmentally-friendly solution to landfill waste.
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