All 22 councils in Wales have met targets on the amount of biodegradable waste they can send to landfill sites, new figures have shown.
| The Landfill Allowances Scheme (LAS) limits the amount of waste like garden cuttings, paper, cardboard and kitchen scraps councils can send to landfill. |
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The limit is aimed to forcing councils to recycle, compost and treat biodegradable waste to reduce the effects of greenhouse gases
The Environment Agency Wales figures show that councils sent 680,912 tonnes of biodegradable waste to landfill compared to the 2007/8 allowance allocation of 866,000 tonnes.
Sustainibility Minister Jane Davidson now wants councils to look at ways of recycling food waste in order to meet the next EU target set for 2013.
Earlier this year, councils were given an extra £15m in recycling grants which they were strongly advised to use to prepare for the separate collection and treatment of food waste. |
