We All Have a Part to Play in Creating a Waste-Free-Wales ; the Vision of a World Without Waste Might Seem Like a Pipe Dream. But, Writes Beth Winkley of Campaigning Group Wrap, Wales has Set Itself the Target of Becoming a Zero-Waste Nation by 2050. As Wales Sustainability Week Nears Its Climax, She Measures the Mountain We Have to Climb and Explains Why the Hike to the Summit Will Be Worth It: The Thursday Essay

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AREPORT out this week from Waste & Resources Action Programme (Wrap) Cymru has revealed that three-quarters of local authority collected waste currently disposed of could actually be recycled or composted.

The Welsh Assembly Government's proposed target of recycling 70% of local authority collected waste by 2025, when matched against a recycling rate of 37%, shows that we have a long way to go.

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We All Have a Part to Play in Creating a Waste-Free-Wales ; the Vision of a World Without Waste Might Seem Like a Pipe Dream. But, Writes Beth Winkley of Campaigning Group Wrap, Wales has Set Itself the Target of Becoming a Zero-Waste Nation by 2050. As Wales Sustainability Week Nears Its Climax, She Measures the Mountain We Have to Climb and Explains Why the Hike to the Summit Will Be Worth It: The Thursday Essay

If Wales is to become a zero-waste nation by 2050, there is much more to be done.

Although we are getting better at recycling in Wales, there is still a large amount of waste that is not being recycle...

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