The recycling rate of municipal solid waste (MSW) in Wales stood at **** percent in the year ended March 2023. This represented a slight increase in comparison to the previous year and the highest figure reported since the turn of the century. Welsh recycling rates have increased considerably over the past two decades, rising from just percent in financial year 2001. Wales has consistently had the highest recycling rate for household waste in the United Kingdom by far.
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Welsh Government. (December 7, 2023). Recycling rate of municipal solid waste (MSW) collected by local authorities in Wales from financial year 2001 to 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/791387/recycling-rates-in-wales/
Welsh Government. "Recycling rate of municipal solid waste (MSW) collected by local authorities in Wales from financial year 2001 to 2023." Chart. December 7, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/791387/recycling-rates-in-wales/
Welsh Government. (2023). Recycling rate of municipal solid waste (MSW) collected by local authorities in Wales from financial year 2001 to 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/791387/recycling-rates-in-wales/
Welsh Government. "Recycling Rate of Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Collected by Local Authorities in Wales from Financial Year 2001 to 2023." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 7 Dec 2023, /statistics/791387/recycling-rates-in-wales/
Welsh Government, Recycling rate of municipal solid waste (MSW) collected by local authorities in Wales from financial year 2001 to 2023 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/791387/recycling-rates-in-wales/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Recycling rate of municipal solid waste (MSW) collected by local authorities in Wales from financial year 2001 to 2023 [Graph], Welsh Government, December 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/791387/recycling-rates-in-wales/
