Completed petition Recycling Targets for Health Boards

We call on the National Assembly for Wales to recommend to the Minister for Health that she introduce legally binding recycling targets for Health Boards in Wales at a similar level to that imposed on Local Authorities.

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A recent Freedom of Information request indicated that the Maelor Hospital in Wrecsam disposed of 1200 tonnes of waste last year (which does not include electrical units WWEE). Only 3% of that waste is recycled and 55% goes into landfill including all food waste. This lack of committment to recycling is unacceptable and with several local facilities available it is also inexcusable. The total cost of removing waste from the Maelor annually is in the region of £350,000 and if this reflected across Wales then the cost is probably in the region of £5 million.

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Date Completed 1 March 2016
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