LA improvementsPembrokeshire leads the rankings with a recycling rate of 73.5 per cent, followed by Monmouthshire at 72.3 per cent and Swansea at 71.7 per cent. Bridgend fell from 72.8 per cent to 71.4 per cent, while Ceredigion dropped from 71.3 per cent to 70.3 per cent. Wales ranked second in the world for municipal recycling in the Global Recycling League Table published by Eunomia Research and Consulting and Reloop in 2024, behind Austria. The Welsh Government has invested over £1 billion in municipal recycling infrastructure since devolution. The national rate has increased from around 5 per cent prior to devolution to 68.4 per cent, with year-on-year growth recorded for three consecutive year.