Waste Strategy 2009 – 2050: Towards Zero Waste

This draft strategy sets out how the Assembly Government proposes to build on ‘Wise About Waste – The National Waste Strategy for Wales’. It sets out long term aims for waste management and resource efficiency until 2050.  

The Assembly Government is committed to reduce Wales’ ecological footprint to ‘one Wales: one planet’ levels and reduce our impact on climate change.  This draft strategy shows how we will contribute towards a sustainable future for Wales.  

Download: Introduction to the Review of the National Waste Strategy by Jane Davidson, Minister for Environment, Sustainability Housing (Windows Media Video, file size 3MB)

Our aim is to take a ‘zero waste’ approach– that means we don’t want to produce any waste. To do this we need to design and make things that can be reused or reduce what we waste as much as possible. We can’t do this on our own and we need the help of other people including Local Authorities, businesses and you.

Contact Us

Waste Strategy Branch
Department for Environment, Sustainability and Housing
Ty-Cambria
29, Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0TP
email at: wastestrategy@wales.gsi.gov.uk
tel: 029 20466151.

Additional information

The summary report on the responses is now available below. The full responses can be viewed on the interactive consultation website.

Visit: Waste Strategy 2009 – 2050: Towards Zero Waste interactive website (external link)