BBC Wales report that almost half of local authorities in Wales have missed recycling targets set by the Welsh Assembly Government.
Councils were told to recycle and compost 40% of household waste in 2009/10, but 10 fell short, preliminary figures show.
Ministers say they believe the target would have been hit were it not for the impact of severe winter weather.
They also welcomed a reduction of almost 50% in waste going to landfill in Wales in the past five years.
More than 620,000 tonnnes of waste were recycled and composted in Wales in 2009/10, with 770,000 tonnes going to landfill.
However, recycling did increase by more than three percentage points from 2008/09 and the overall amount of recycling in Wales has increased five-fold in the last decade.
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It would be great if Wales and more specifically the Department of the Environment had a defined incinerator policy.
Incinerators are not popular with some enviornmentalists but I think modern incinerators (less emissions)which can produce electricity and gas in the end cycle should be considered. To my estimation their is none in Wales and more advanced countries like Germany, Denmark and Switzerland have adopted these as part of an Environmental programme.