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Step 4: Workplace recycling requirements

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Since April 2024, all businesses in Wales must separate their workplace waste into six streams: paper and card, glass, metal, plastic, food waste, and unsold textiles. Accommodation providers generate significant volumes of these waste types. Non-compliance can result in fixed penalty notices or prosecution.

Workplace recycling requirements in Wales

The six waste streams you must separate, three disposal bans, penalties for non-compliance, and how to set up compliant waste collection.

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