Recycling Resources
We’ve got 41 resources to help your business at each step of the journey.
Browse all resources
Webinars: Embrace the legislative changes in Wales
This series of webinars provide a comprehensive introduction to the waste regulations, with a focused exploration of each sector's requirements to comply with the new law.
Welcome flyer: Caravan parks and campsites
To share with staff and visitors, with instructions about what can be recycled, how and where on the site. This can be printed or shared electronically.
2 filesPosters: Caravan parks and campsites
Instructional and lifestyle posters for use around your caravan parks and campsites
Free to download in PDF, InDesign file formats and MS word.
There is also the option of a 'low ink' poster which requires less ink to print.
5 filesA guide for caravan parks and campsites
Guidance specifically for caravan parks and campsites
PDF - 2MBDownloadImagery for recycling signage and containers
Here, you can download all the bilingual material stream icons you might need to create stickers for your recycling and non-recyclable waste containers (bags, bins, boxes or caddies), and to use on signage, to help you inform your customers about what goes where.
Waste Audit Guide
A step-by-step guide on undertaking a waste audit.
PDF - 228KBDownloadCommunications Resources Pack
This pack has all the information you’ll need to use the Business of Recycling Wales Resources.
PDF - 2MBDownloadCommunications Guide for Caravan, Campsite and Holiday Park Owners
The purpose of this guide is to help caravan, campsite and holiday park owners raise awareness of the importance of recycling amongst staff and visitors and encourage the correct separation and collection of waste materials for recycling.
PDF - 1MBDownloadA guide to getting the most out of your recycling collection
Guides on the amount of recycling and waste typically created by different businesses to help you work out the recycling and waste container needs of your workplace.
A guide for registered care homes in Wales
This additional guide is aimed specifically at registered care homes
PDF - 626KBDownloadPosters - A4
Free to download in PDF, InDesign file formats and MS word.
Includes posters with material stream icons only.
There is also the option of a 'low ink' poster which requires less ink to print.
6 filesPosters - A3
Free to download in PDF and InDesign file formats.
3 filesPosters - A5
Free to download in PDF and InDesign file formats.
3 filesWorkplace Recycling – NRW approaches to regulating
As the regulator for this law, Natural Resources Wales want to work with businesses in Wales to support their workplace recycling and reduce their risk of non-compliance.
Webinar: Workplace Recycling Law Wales Introduction
Links to the recording, slide deck and Q&As of the webinar held 26 September 2023 as an introduction to the Workplace Recycling Law in Wales.
3 filesSurplus food redistribution resource hub
A hub of information hosted by WRAP to help increase the redistribution of surplus food waste.
Retailer clothing take back guide
Guidance for clothing retailers on how to set up a take-back scheme for unwanted clothing.
Reduce, reuse and recycle | Green Street | Planet Friendly Retail
Planet Friendly guide produced by Green Street (an organisation aspiring to make our high streets more sustainable).
How to dispose of food
Government guidance on how businesses must dispose of or handle food and former foodstuffs.
Guardians of grub
Information on how to manage your food waste that may help your workplace.
Food waste reduction roadmap toolkit
Helps food businesses take targeted action to reduce waste in their own operations, their supply chain and from consumers.
Case Studies
Learn how a number of different sectors have implemented the Workplace Recycling Law at their sites.
5 filesCarmarthen Leisure Centre - Case Study
Carmarthen leisure centre
PDF - 552KBDownloadMecure Hotel Swansea - Case study
Mecure Hotel Swansea
PDF - 497KBDownloadPontyberem School - Case study
Pontyberem School
PDF - 593KBDownloadNational Trust Tredegar House - Case study
National Trust Tredegar House
PDF - 668KBDownloadTRB (Manufacturing) - Case study
TRB (Manufacturing)
PDF - 627KBDownloadWebinar: Independent waste collectors
Links to the recording, slide deck and Q&As of the webinar held 11 March 2025
Aimed at independent waste collectors operating across Wales, to provide guidance on ensuring their compliance with the law.
3 filesWebinar: All hospitals (NHS Trusts and private)
For all hospitals across Wales with a year to go until they must comply with the Workplace Recycling Law.
Links to the recording and slide deck of the webinar held 19 March 2025.
2 filesWebinar: Hospitality and Food Service Nov 24
Links to the recording, slide deck and Q&As of the webinar held 4 November 2024, six months on since the introduction of the Workplace Recycling Law in Wales.
Who is included in this sector: Hotels, restaurants, cafés, takeaways, canteens, pubs, offices with canteens or cafés, schools and colleges, prisons, nursing homes and hospitals and any other workplaces serving food.
3 filesWebinar: A refresher on the Workplace Recycling Law Nov 24
Links to the recording, slide deck and Q&As of the webinar held 7 November 2024, six months on since the introduction of the Workplace Recycling Law in Wales.
Who is included in this sector: All workplaces across Wales
3 filesWebinar: Construction & Demolition Nov 24
Links to the recording, slide deck and Q&As of the webinar held 12 November 2024, six months on since the introduction of the Workplace Recycling Law in Wales.
3 filesWebinar: Small and medium size businesses (SMEs)
Links to the recording, slide deck and Q&As of the webinar held 30 January 2024 as an introduction to the Workplace Recycling Law in Wales.
Who is included in this sector: Small and medium sized businesses operating from physical premises and those with only an online presence. SMEs are workplaces with up to 249 full time equivalent employees (FTEs). This could include retail, hospitality, events, entertainment and leisure facilities companies/ organisations.
Speakers: Owain Griffiths, CRS & Gareth Davies, Business Wales
3 filesWebinar: Entertainment and leisure
Links to the recording, slide deck and Q&As of the webinar held 31 January 2024 as an introduction to the Workplace Recycling Law in Wales.
Who is included in this sector: Holiday accommodation, holiday parks/resorts, campsites, caravan parks, bed & breakfasts, and hotels. It also includes community centres and village halls, entertainment and sports venues (including leisure centres), sports grounds and stadia, showgrounds, heritage buildings, libraries, and museums.
Speaker: Marten Lewis, Bluestone & Gareth Davies, Business Wales
3 filesWebinar: Retail
Links to the recording, slide deck and Q&As of the webinar held 6 February 2024 as an introduction to the Workplace Recycling Law in Wales.
Who is included in this sector: All sizes of retail businesses operating out of physical shops, as well as those operating online. Speaker: Gareth Davies, Business Wales
3 filesWebinar: Residential settings
Links to the recording, slide deck and Q&As of the webinar held 6 February 2024 as an introduction to the Workplace Recycling Law in Wales.
Speaker: Gareth Davies, Business Wales Who is included in this sector: Nursing Homes, Residential Care Homes and Prisons
Webinar: Hospitality and food services
Links to the recording, slide deck and Q&As of the webinar held 7 February 2024 as an introduction to the Workplace Recycling Law in Wales.
Who is included in this sector: Hotels, restaurants, cafés, takeaways, canteens, pubs, offices with canteens or cafés, schools and colleges, prisons, nursing homes and hospitals and any other workplaces serving food. Speaker: Keenan Commercial Food Waste Collection & Gareth Davies, Business Wales
3 filesWebinar: Waste collectors
Links to the recording, slide deck and Q&As of the webinar held 7 February 2024 as an introduction to the Workplace Recycling Law in Wales.
Speaker: Simon Rutledge - WESA & Biffa & Gareth Davies, Business Wales Who is included in this sector: Waste collectors that operate either all year-round or seasonally and whether they are within the private, public or third sectors.
3 filesWebinar: Outdoor events
Links to the recording, slide deck and Q&As of the webinar held 8 February 2024 as an introduction to the Workplace Recycling Law in Wales.
Speaker: Andy Fryers, Hay Festival & Gareth Davies, Business Wales Who is included in this sector: Indoor or outdoor events, fairs, concerts, markets, and festivals in Wales which maybe operating on a not-for-profit basis or commercially.
3 filesWebinar: Education settings and Universities
Links to the recording, slide deck and Q&As of the webinar held 20 February 2024 as an introduction to the Workplace Recycling Law in Wales.
Who is included in this sector: All educational settings in Wales including state and private schools, as well as further and higher educational establishments such as colleges and universities. Speaker: Meirion Edwards, Isle of Anglesey County Council, Georgina Taubman, Cardiff University & Gareth Davies, Business Wales
3 filesNRW Resources for the education sector
As the regulator for this law, Natural Resources Wales wants to support workplaces in Wales to improve the quantity and quality of their recycling and reduce their risk of non-compliance.
The pack includes a range of suggested activities, which aim to engage learners as part of the process.
PDF - 603KBDownload