72% of Welsh voters say protecting the Welsh countryside and waterways through recycling was a “top political priority”.
The research, commissioned by Alupro, polled 1,100 adults in Wales and was conducted between 7 and 9 March by Redfield and Wilton Strategies on behalf of Alupro.
The poll also revealed 56% of Welsh voters approve of the Welsh Government’s record on recycling.
Wales’s local authority recycling rate is 66.6%, currently the highest council recycling performance of any UK nation.
Wales is also set to introduce a deposit return scheme for drinks containers that will include glass as an in-scope material.
“Despite a growing worldwide clamour to water down green policies, Welsh voters clearly care deeply about the environment,” Tom Giddings, Executive Director at Alupro, said.
Despite a growing worldwide clamour to water down green policies, Welsh voters clearly care deeply about the environment.
“As an industry, we are clear that higher recycling rates are good for people and planet. Delivering consistent local authority kerbside collections is key to ensuring all recyclable packaging is collected for recycling.”
The poll was released to coincide with an event in the Senedd hosted by Alupro and attended by Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies.
The event is set to include speeches from a host of figures including Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Environment (Conservative), Mike Hedges MS, Member, Senedd Climate, Nature and Wellbeing Cross Party Group (Labour), and Owen Derbyshire, Chief Executive Officer, Keep Wales Tidy.
Alupro is an industry-funded, not-for-profit organisation that represents the UK’s aluminium packaging industry.
