The proposed reforms will increase the quality and level of recycling from businesses, the public and third sectors in Wales, through ensuring they separate key recyclable materials in the same way the majority of Wales’ householders already do.

This will make a significant contribution to our action on the climate and nature emergency, delivering against our commitment in Beyond Recycling and Net Zero Wales to bring forward these reforms to realise significant carbon savings and positive benefits for the economy.

We welcome your views on the following consultations: • Consultation on the Separate Collection of Waste Materials for Recycling – A Code of Practice for Wales(English consultation) (Welsh consultation) • Consultation on proposals for enforcing business, public and third sector recycling regulations in Wales (English consultation) (Welsh consultation)

Related document: • Separate Collection of Waste Materials for Recycling – A Code of Practice for Wales (English) (Welsh)

Following on from two previous consultation exercises in 2013/14 and in 2019, these consultations seek views on the detail of the draft code of practice (“the code”) and the practical guidance it provides on how to meet the separation requirements; the proposed phasing in of certain waste streams; and proposals for enforcing the business, public and third sector recycling regulations.

Your feedback is vital to informing the final drafting of the code and the proposed regulations. The consultations will be open for a period of 12 weeks, closing on Wednesday 15 February 2023. Once all responses have been considered, a summary of responses will be published on our website.

Any queries should be sent to the Ymgyngoriadau Diwygiadau Ailgylchu / Recycling Reforms Consultations mailbox: RecyclingReformsConsultations(at)gov.wales