Recycling across the area

[SteveH]

A COUNCIL has been overwhelmed with cardboard following a surge in online shopping.

Conwy County Borough Council said that despite sending out an extra vehicle to collect large cardboard items "there's often still too much for us to manage".

One of the problems is that boxes do not get flattened and take up extra space - one cardboard box was "the size of a skip", while another household had not flattened boxes used for a "whole kitchen refit".

The council has collected 518 tonnes of cardboard over the last year, the equivalent of more than one million medium-sized boxes.

It has urged residents to flatten cardboard boxes, spread the days they are put out for collection over a number of weeks or to use free household recycling centre services.

The council said: "In the last year we’ve collected an extra 518.66 tonnes of cardboard from residents. That’s the equivalent of 1,037,320 medium moving boxes.

"More online shopping means a lot more cardboard and our crews can’t fit it all in the recycling trucks. We have an extra vehicle to collect bigger cardboard, but there’s often still too much cardboard for us to manage.

"Flatten your boxes before you put them out. This makes a huge difference to how much cardboard we can collect

"If you have a lot of cardboard, put it out for collection over a few weeks."                          ref pioneer

[SteveH]

Mum compares 'disgusting' rubbish left behind at Snowdonia beauty spot to 'aftermath of Glastonbury'
Cara Louise Jones visited Llyn Padarn in Gwynedd with her children yesterday and took footage of the litter left behind by other visitors

A video has shown the extent of littering at a popular beauty spot in Snowdonia during this week's heatwave - and the mess left behind by sun seekers compared to the aftermath of festivals like Glastonbury.

Shocking Video   https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/mum-compares-disgusting-rubbish-left-21126037

[Hugo]

That incident was bad enough but just read this, it's disgusting.     Just in case anyone doesn't know where the Afon Cegin is it's a stream behind the Bangor Crematorium and the Gypsy camp and it flows out into Porth Penrhyn

Warning not to swim in Gwynedd river after 'nappies, sanitary products and condoms' seen in water
Gwynedd Council and NRW have asked people not to bathe in Afon Cegin, Bangor due to the 'potential public health issue'


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/warning-not-swim-gwynedd-river-21130947

[SteveH]

WASTE collection services have been disrupted due to staff shortages amid the pandemic.

Conwy County Borough Council said general waste and recycling may not be emptied according to its usual timetable due to staff having to self-isolate.

Households have been urged to keep their bins outside their home so that collections can be carried out as soon as possible.

"Due to staff shortages, we are not able to guarantee to collect your recycling or general waste on the usual day," a council spokesperson said. "If your containers aren’t emptied, please leave them out – we will get to you!

"Some of our waste and recycling crew members are self-isolating at the moment, to keep the public and their colleagues safe. .

"We hope the disruption to collections is short and we’ll keep you up to date when things change."

[SteveH]

Llandudno’s Asda supermarket is hosting a litter pick as part of the chain’s commitment to ‘keeping beauty spots beautiful’.

To help combat litter leaving, Asda has appointed ‘Picnic Rangers’ across the UK to host in excess of 400 litter picks, with more than 8,000 people to encourage communities to love where they live and urge people to picnic responsibly.

Llandudno’s own effort will take place on Sunday, August 15 at 6pm along with community members at Craig-y-Don, starting at the paddling pool.

Most important tip is to remember that, whatever you take with you when enjoying a picnic, you must take home.”

Every year, there is roughly 30 million tonnes of litter dropped, which is up 500 per cent since the 1960s.

The litter picks will help preserve beauty areas and allow the public to experience the best of what the UK has to offer

“I don’t think any of us want to see that this year, so we’ve enlisted our team of Picnic Rangers to help encourage to picnic responsibly.

“The Picnic Rangers will be coordinating over 400 litter picks across the country and will also be sharing the best kept local beauty spots for people to enjoy.

At the end of the summer, Asda will be donating benches made out of the recycled waste collected at the litter pick events to a park in each region across the UK.                                         ref pioneer

[Dave]

Excellent initiative...believe it or not I find picking up litter is actually quite therapeutic although seeing it makes my blood boil!!

[SteveH]

They sound surprised, what did they expect ?

Fears introducing garden waste charge on Anglesey was a 'mistake' as recycling rates drop
There are claims some residents are placing garden rubbish in general waste bins following introduction of £35 annual levy

A report presented to the Corporate Scrutiny Committee told how year on year drops had been noted in the percentage of waste reused, recycled or composted.

And there are concerns some residents may now be dumping their garden waste into their general waste bins instead as a result of the £35 annual fee.

The latest performance scorecard for the first quarter of 2021/22 found that only 64.55% was recycled against an internal target of 70%, down on the 67.07% and 72.79% recorded over the same period in 2020/21 and 2019/20 respectively.

cont  https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/fears-introducing-garden-waste-charge-21568946

[SteveH]

EVERY tonne of garden waste collected by a     social enterprise ? !    in Conwy will see £1 donated to charity.

Bryson Recycling has launched its Recycling Rewards campaign that aims to boost local recycling and raise much needed funds for charities in the county.

Through this innovative campaign Bryson will donate £1 to charity for every tonne of garden waste collected through their brown bin collection service that they provide on behalf of Conwy County Borough Council.

From the start of December 2020 to the end of September 2021, Bryson have collected over 6550 tonnes of garden waste, meaning they will donate £6550 to charity.

This year they have shortlisted three fantastic local charities and are asking Conwy residents to help them choose how much to donate to each. Their donation to each charity will be based on the number of votes they receive.

The charities are St David’s Hospice, which delivers free, high-quality, specialist care to local people living with life-limiting illnesses; Hope House Children’s Hospice, which provides children’s palliative care ensuring every family facing the death of a child gets the very best care and support when and where they need it; and Incredible Edible, which galvanises local communities by growing and celebrating local food.

cont https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19650150.conwy-social-enterprise-donate-1-every-tonne-garden-waste-collects/?ref=rss&IYA-mail=a05105fc-304d-4c50-9807-edab51f779a4

[SteveH]

North Wales recycling centre opening times between Boxing Day and New Year's Day
Most recycling centres will remain open despite more Covid restrictions being introduced

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-recycling-centre-opening-22485482?IYA-reg=a05105fc-304d-4c50-9807-edab51f779a4

Gofer Household Recycling Centre, Rhuddlan Road, St George, Abergele, LL22 9SE

December 26 - Closed

December 27 - 31 - 9am-5pm

January 1 - Closed

Mochdre Household Recycling Centre, Bron-y-Nant Road, Mochdre, LL28 4YL

December 26 - Closed

December 27 - 31 - 9am-5pm

January 1 - Closed

[SteveH]

How and where to dispose of your Christmas tree this year in North Wales
It is crucial you dispose of all waste in the correct manner

It is crucial you dispose of all waste in the correct manner, and Christmas trees are no exception.

Whether you have a fake or real tree, it will either need to be disposed of or stored away for another year.

Don’t be fooled into thinking that real Christmas trees can be left on common land because they’re natural

Don’t be fooled into thinking that real Christmas trees can be left on common land because they’re natural, although you can replant them - find out more here.

Real Christmas trees fall under the "green waste" category - and dumping green waste is still classed as fly-tipping.

Those who do fly-tip can face a fine of up to £50,000 or 12 months' imprisonment if found guilty at a Magistrate’s Court.

Here is where to safely dispose of your fake and real Christmas trees this year across North Wales:

Conwy
Disposal method: residents who have signed up for a garden waste collection service with Bryson Recycling will have their trees collected. Residents also have the option to book an appointment with local recycling centres in Mochdre and Abergele who will accept real Christmas trees free of charge.

Time and date: Bryson Recycling will be running their collection service throughout January. Mochdre and Abergele Recycling Centres will be open for an hour longer each day from the 27th to the 31st of December.

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/how-dispose-your-christmas-tree-22466274

[SteveH]

THE GRAND Welsh Litter Pick will return to North Wales later in February as the region joins the national initiative to create cleaner public spaces.

Run by the Marine Conservation Society in partnership with Green Paw Project and One Global Ocean, the event will make up this year’s edition of the Grand Week in Wales.

From February 22 to March 1, the Grand Welsh Litter Pick aims to inspire communities to get together and clean up our environment by filling 1,000 bags of litter and/or picking up 1,000 pieces of plastic across the country.

One Global Ocean will process all of the plastic collected from the Grand Welsh Litter Pick beach cleans.

This plastic will then be converted into useful items such as plant pots, clocks and coasters at the reSource CIC workshop in North Wales, closing the loop and adding value to ocean plastic litter.

Litter picks will take place in Llandudno and Colwyn Bay on February 24 and 25 respectively.

In Llandundo, it will be held on the beach front next to the pier between 1pm and 6pm, and at Colwyn Bay, it will take place at Porth Eirias beach from 10am until 2pm.


For more information the greenpawproject     visit www.greenpawproject.org/about-the-grand-welsh-litter-pick.

[SteveH]

Wales is taking action against marine litter as it becomes the first UK nation to introduce a recycling scheme for fishing gear.

The first collection, which took place today on Global Recycling Day (March 18), has proved a huge success, with some three tonnes of fishing gear collected for recycling from seven harbours around Wales.

The new scheme will help to bolster Wales’ recycling credentials –Wales has the best household waste recycling record in the UK and the third best in the world.

Recycling bins for used fishing gear have been placed at Swansea, Milford Haven, Fishguard, Cardigan, Conwy, Anglesey and Holyhead harbours. They were filled to the brim with fishing nets, ropes and buoys, which could otherwise have ended up in the sea or in landfill.

They will instead be shredded and turned into pellets, before being re-used in kayaks, bodyboards or in street furniture.

ref https://www.wales247.co.uk/wales-becomes-first-uk-nation-to-rollout-fishing-gear-recycling-scheme?IYA-mail=a05105fc-304d-4c50-9807-edab51f779a4

[SteveH]

FROM April 1, residents in Conwy County will be able to use recycling centres in Denbighshire.                ref pioneer

The change comes after a joint contract was awarded by both county councils to Bryson Recycling, which already managed the Conwy County Borough Council sites.

As well as the two recycling centres at Mochdre and Abergele, and the monthly mobile service which visits Llangernyw, Llanrwst and Cerrigydrudion, residents now have access to three recycling sites in Denbighshire, including Rhyl and Denbigh.

A council spokesperson said: “This arrangement will make it easier for residents who live close to the county border, whose nearest recycling facility might be in Denbighshire.

“Residents will be able to book 6 visits in two months across all the available sites.”

The Council introduced a booking system for their household recycling centres in 2020, to allow them to be reopened safely during the pandemic.

After receiving significant positive feedback from residents, the Council has decided to keep the booking system permanently, as it reduces queues and waiting time for customers and makes the service more efficient.

[SteveH]

Companies will face clean-up costs if their packaging is littered, under new rules being introduced.

They will also be fined if their rubbish is difficult to recycle or if they miss their recycling targets.

The changes are part of the Welsh government's efforts to reduce waste and come into force from 2024.

Wales is ranked third in the world for domestic recycling and the Welsh government wants all waste either reused or recycled by 2050.

The new "polluter pays" rules, which are being adopted across the UK, would move the cost of dealing with packaging waste away from households and councils to the producers.

Ministers hope this will encourage companies to reduce their use of packaging and use materials which are easier to recycle.

Keep Wales Tidy's Jo Golley said: "This is not designed for the people throwing litter, there are different campaigns for that.

"This is for the producer of the waste, the beginning where the waste starts. We are trying to eradicate those problems."

cont  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-60968570

[SteveH]

'Green vehicle revolution' hits Conwy with first EV truck

This fully electric truck is the first of its kind in Wales and it is incredibly exciting to see it work as effectively and efficiently as its traditional petrol and diesel powered counterparts.

?With an increasing number of residents and businesses switching to electric power, it is clear to see that the green vehicle revolution continues to power change right across our country, and I am delighted that the Local Authority has followed suit.

cont https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/20873029.green-vehicle-revolution-hits-conwy-first-ev-truck/?ref=rss&IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589