National municipal waste compositional analysis in Wales In 2010 the Welsh Government published an overarching strategy for waste entitled Towards Zero Waste: One Wales One Planet. The strategy set out ambitions for the country to become a high recycling nation by 2025 and a zero waste nation by 2050. By 2025 Wales aims to recycle or compost 70% of waste and landfill no more than 5%. The long term vision for 2050 is for the country to become a zero waste nation. Objectives Resource Futures was commissioned by WRAP Cymru to undertake the analysis of Welsh Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and produce robust data on the composition across Wales. This work aimed to establish a robust evidence base to inform how recycling targets could be achieved in the next decade. Approach To achieve this

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