The new stipulations will come into effect from 12 February and will require all residents to pre-sort their waste and recycling at home, before visiting any facilities, in line with many other councils in Wales.
Any waste brought to a HWRC in bags will also be monitored, with residents being asked to open the bags to ensure that no recyclable materials are inside
Cllr Chris Morgan, cabinet member for waste, leisure & green spaces said: “We have a serious waste issue here in Caerphilly County Borough, and we need to be bold and ambitious in our approach to tackle this.
“The household waste deposited in the general waste skips at Household Recycling Centres in Caerphilly County borough is currently the highest in Wales, and whilst we have introduced measures to try and combat this, such as the proof of residency requirement, more needs to be done.”
Analysis
The council outlined that recent compositional analysis revealed that approximately 50% of its general waste skips could have been recycled.
Caerphilly recorded a 61% recycling rate in 2022/23, the second lowest in Wales after Torfaen. It has six household waste recycling centres across the county at Aberbargoed, Wattsville, Hengoed, Pontllanfraith, Llanbradach and Rhymney.
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