In mid to late autumn residents living in the western part of Carmarthenshire will change to a new recycling service called Separated Recycling .
All other homes will stay on the current Mixed Recycling (blue bags) collections service for now and will change to the new service in the future.
Some homes in the west of the county will also remain on the current Mixed Recycling (blue bags) collection service for now, if they fall into one or more of the following categories:
- Flats
- Homes with a shared or communal collection point for their recycling and waste
- Homes that have limited or difficult access for collection crews and vehicles
Carmarthen County Council will send letters to residents affected by the changes.
Homes changing to the new Separated Recycling service will be asked to sort their recycling into separate reusable sacks and containers. The council will no longer collect mixed recycling in single-use blue bags from the homes changing to the new service.
The new service is part of Welsh Government’s ‘Collections Blueprint’ aimed to improve the quality of recycling and help Wales achieve higher recycling rates.
Recycling sacks have been delivered to some homes in the west of the county, with more arriving this September. Residents are asked to store the sacks until the new collection scheme begins in mid‑to‑late autumn.
Residents will receive:
A reusable red sack for your metals, plastics and cartons.
A reusable orange sack for your cardboard.
A reusable blue sack for your paper.
A roll of red bags for your plastic bags & wrapping.
A small reusable white sack for your household batteries.
Collections will take place weekly alongside:
Glass bottles & jars, (collected every week instead of every three weeks) and food waste.
Residents can find information on other collections and check whether their home is moving to the new recycling scheme using the link below:
