Recycling Boost For Swansea Welcomed


Recycling efforts in Swansea are to be boosted by an extra £3,530,307 over the next year, thanks to the Assembly Government.

Local Labour AM Andrew Davies has welcomed the announcement from the Welsh Assembly Government of the additional cash to increase recycling and composting and cut landfill in Swansea.

The funding is part of a £50 million Wales-wide package to local authorities under the Assembly Government’s ‘Sustainable waste management grant’. This is an increase of £15 million over the previous year.

Swansea West Assembly Member Andrew Davies said:

"This is a major investment in the way our waste in Swansea is managed, which will lead to more recycling and composting and less waste going to landfill.  

“The extra cash will support Swansea Council as it moves towards the target for recycling and composting 40 per cent of waste by 2010 and we are pleased to see that the Assembly Government is asking councils to target the extra funding on looking at ways to recycle food waste.
 
"We have made a great deal of progress with recycling in Wales, with latest figures showing 33 per cent of waste being recycled compared with just 7 per cent in 1999.  But we still have a lot to do and today's announcement will lead to further progress at a time when more and more people of all ages are telling us that they want to do their bit for the environment.

“Climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face, and dealing with our waste effectively is one important way of tackling it. This investment clearly shows that the Assembly Government is committed to a cleaner, greener Wales.”
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