This consultation ended 15 February 2023.
Reviewing responses
The responses to this consultation are currently being reviewed. Details of the outcome will be published here in due course.
Original consultation
We are seeking views on whether the code of practice provides sufficient guidance on how to meet the separation requirements for the forthcoming non-domestic recycling regulations.
Consultation description
We are introducing new regulations that are expected to come into force on 1 October 2023 and require all non-domestic premises (including businesses, and the public and the third sector) to separate key recyclable materials in the way the majority of Wales householders already do.
The purpose of this Wales-only consultation is to seek your views on the code of practice (“the code”) and whether it provides sufficient practical guidance on how to meet the separation requirements set out in the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (as amended, including to be amended by the proposed Waste (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023).
See the related active consultation: proposals for enforcing business, public and third sector recycling regulations in Wales associated with these regulations.
See the related closed consultation: Increasing recycling by businesses.
Consultation documents

Separate Collection of Waste Materials for Recycling: A Code of Practice for Wales , file type: PDF, file size: 572 KB
Help and support
For more information about this consultation e-mail: RecyclingReformsConsultations@gov.wales