The green bin/blue bag scheme is being rolled out to another 10,000 homes in November.

It will bring the total number of households in Carmarthenshire to benefit from kerbside recycling up to 75,000. Launched in February 2007, the green bin/blue bag scheme has been a big success. During 2008/9 the county recycled/composted 34 per cent of its waste - a seven per cent increase on the previous year - which means Carmarthenshire is well on its way to achieving its 40 per cent target by 2010.