A four black bag limit could be introduced across Carmarthenshire recycling centres in a bid to encourage people to recycle more.

From January 30 the council has revealed it will introduce the limit to Whitland household waste recycling centre with the aim to encourage residents to separate their waste before visiting the site.

It is being introduced as a three-month trial initially, but if successful, it could be rolled out to the county's other recycling centres as well.

Visitors will be permitted to dispose of four black bags per visit, per day; and if they are over, they will either have to open up the bags on site and separate any recyclable materials, or take them home.

Executive Board Member for the Environment Councillor Hazel Evans said: “We know that some people are disposing of black bags which contain recyclable materials and we need to take action to try and stop this.

“Hopefully by introducing a limit on the number of black bags that can be taken to Whitland, people will start to think about what they are putting in them and in turn, this will lead to an increase in our recycling rate.

“We are currently recycling approximately 64 per cent of our rubbish here in Carmarthenshire and I would like to thank residents for all their efforts. However, there is always room for improvement and with just a few simple changes we can make a big difference.”