5. 4. Statement: Building on our Recycling Success for a Circular Economy

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:37 pm on 14 June 2016.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 3:37, 14 June 2016

Can I thank the Secretary for her statement—such a positive statement? She referred to the 30,000 potential jobs in this sector. As she may know, Neath Port Talbot, in my area, has secured the second-highest number of jobs in reprocessing under WRAP Cymru’s EU-funded ARID programme, which highlights the practical reality of the job creation potential here. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the types of jobs that may be created, and the skill mix required, in order to be able to take full advantage of the circular economy in all its guises, be it waste collection, recycling, but also remanufacture, reuse and repair?