Torfaen Council has set a new record by becoming the first local authority in South Wales to hit a 45 per cent recycling rate.
This is five per cent more than the Welsh Assembly's 2009-10 recycling target of 40 per cent.
Torfaen council was the first to break the target last year when it announced it was recycling 42 per cent of its waste.
To help celebrate the new record, the number 45 will made by pupils in the grounds of Greenmeadow Primary School in Cwmbran today (Thursday), as part of Torfaen Sustainability Week.
The aim of the first ever Torfaen Sustainability Week (10-16 October) is to encourage people to live their lives in a more sustainable fashion.
The motto of the week is 'Changing by Degrees', which shows how, by making minor adjustments to the way people live, everyone can help reduce consumption of the earth's resources and atmospheric emissions.
The message - help us create a cleaner, greener future for everyone.
Recycling figures for Torfaen have increased to 45 per cent thanks largely to the efforts of local residents and the addition, earlier this year, of a further 7,000 homes to the twin bin scheme.
Councillor John Cunningham, executive member for operational services, said: "I'm delighted that we are still the best performing authority in south Wales. I am so proud of the efforts made by residents to help us increase our recycling rates and I would like to thank them for their support.
"Hard work from council officers and contractors along with innovative ways of working have also ensured continued success. But despite our success, we will not rest on our laurels and will continue to push for even better rates."
The final rollout of the twin bin scheme covered homes in areas like Blaenavon and Abersychan.
A total of 38,000 homes are now on the scheme which sees household waste collected one week and kitchen and garden waste collected on the other.
Residents can put newspapers and magazines, glass bottles and jars, tins, cans and aerosols, plastic bottles and textiles in their black boxes for recycling.
Record levels of waste are also being recycled at the Household Waste Recycling Centre in New Inn.
For more information visit the Rubbish, Waste and Recycling| area of the website.