2. Some Recycling Facts
Kerbside Recycling
Prices of Recycled Items
Costs of landfill
Targets for recycling
How much waste?
What happens to waste food?
Less than 28% recycled(2007)
Over 50% recycled(2012)
2010 average person wasted 71kg and 53kg by 2012
3. Table Showing Some Recycling
Facilities In Swansea
Glass Cans Paper Plastic Cardboard Batteries Books Shoes Textiles Oils
Printer
Cartridges
Tetra
Pak Wood
Llansamlet, Ferryboat
Close x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Clyne x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Garngoch x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Penlan x x x x x x x x x x x x x
St. Thomas x x x x x x x x x x x x
Morriston, Asda x x x x x x
Dunvant x x x x x
Marina x x x x x x
Mumbles Quarry x x x x x x x
Quay Parade.
Sainsbury's x x x x x x x x
Sketty x x x x x x
Llansamlet, Tesco x x x x x x x
Fforestfach, Tesco x x x x x x x
4. Graph of Recycling Progress
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
2010 2011 2012
Percentage
Bar Graph of Percentage of Waste
Recycled
QTR 1
QTR 2
QTR 3
QTR 4
5. Other Initiatives In Swansea
Plastic Carrier Bags
• 5p fee
• Revenue raised
• Vast % less bags used
• First introduced in Wales
• England may start soon
• “Bag for Life” scheme
“The Corner Shop”
• Public give useful items
• Items sold from £1 up
• Wide range of quality
goods
• Children’s education
projects benefit
• Less waste goes to
landfill
6. Sources
Welsh Government | Municipal Waste Management
Recycling, Logo, Symbol, Signs - Free image - 48271
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - City and County of Swansea
swansea waste 2012 filetype:xls - Google Search
Recycling and composting rates up - City and County of Swansea
