£70 'wrong bin' fine threat considered by council

PUTTING recyclable waste in the wrong bin could land households with a £70 fine, under a council's plan to boost its low recycling rates.

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New proposals for "improving recycling behaviour" in Caerphilly county would see the worst, most persistent offenders slapped with the same punishment as a parking fine.

The council said the typical household in Caerphilly produces 410kg of "residual" - or non-recyclable - waste each year, compared with a national average of 360kg.

And within those county borough bins, a study has found as much as 59% of their contents could be recycled.

Caerphilly Council has struggled to lift its recycling performance from the bottom positions of a Wales-wide league table, and national figures show a recycling rate of 60.2% for the financial year 2023-24 was well short of Welsh Government targets.