Recycling across the area

[SteveH]

These eight common plastic items are banned in Wales from today
Ministers hope it will reduce littering and curb the country's 'throwaway culture'

Businesses, government bodies and charities ? even the Church in Wales ? have been running down stocks ahead of the switch to reusable or non-plastic alternatives. A similar ban was introduced in England on October 1, though the Welsh prohibition will eventually go further.

The "Phase 1" ban affects eight groups of products. From today, will be illegal to sell ? or give away for free ? to consumers in Wales any of the products listed below.

Single-use plastic plates. This includes paper plates with a laminated plastic surface.
Single-use plastic cutlery.
Single-use plastic drinks stirrers. Liquid food stirrers are also banned.
Cups made of expanded or foamed extruded polystyrene.
Takeaway food containers made of expanded or foamed extruded polystyrene.
Single-use plastic balloon sticks.
Single-use plastic-stemmed cotton buds.
Single-use plastic drinking straws. Exemptions are available for those who need them to eat and drink ?safely and independently?.

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/eight-common-plastic-items-banned-28004970

[SteveH]

Almost 40,000 Wales fly-tipping incidents bring 55 fines

Clearing fly-tipping in Wales cost ?1.83m in the last year, according to latest figures.

In all 39,853 fly-tipping incidents were reported but just 55 fines issued.

Although the number of fly-tipping incidents reported across Wales fell slightly, there was still a rise in 12 local council areas.

Incidents in Wrexham quadrupled and dumping doubled in Ceredigion, although councils put this down partly to improving how tipping is reported.

This is 4% fewer than the previous year and less than recorded during the Covid lockdown period.

But it is 12% more than five years ago, according to the annual figures published by the Welsh government.

cont plus local area stats....https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67439420

[SteveH]

When bins and recycling will be collected in North Wales over Christmas 2023
Don't get caught out as the dates will be changing

Conwy:
Recycling, waste, electrical & textile collections, and nappies and incontinence products
If your normal collection day is Monday, your Christmas collection day is Saturday 23 December and your New Year collection day is Tuesday 2 January
If your normal collection day is Tuesday, your Christmas collection day is Wednesday 27 December and your New Year collection day is Wednesday 3 January
If your normal collection day is Wednesday, your Christmas collection day is Thursday 28 December and your New Year collection day is Thursday 4 January
If your normal collection day is Thursday, your Christmas collection day is Friday 29 December and your New Year collection day is Friday 5 January
If your normal collection day is Friday, your Christmas collection day is Saturday 30 December and your New Year collection day is Saturday 6 January.
Find your waste and recycling collection days and download your collection calendar: Check my collection day - Conwy County Borough Council

Download the app to get reminders for your collection days: The Conwy App - Conwy County Borough Council

Garden waste
If you have a subscription with Bryson Recycling for the garden waste collection service:
If your normal collection day is Monday, your Christmas collection day is Saturday 23 December and your New Year collection day is Tuesday 2 January.
If your normal collection day is Tuesday, your Christmas collection day is Wednesday 27 December and your New Year collection day is Wednesday 3 January.
If your normal collection day is Wednesday, your Christmas collection day is Thursday 28 December and your New Year collection day is Thursday 4 January.
If your normal collection day is Thursday, your Christmas collection day is Friday 29 December and your New Year collection day is Friday 5 January.
If your normal collection day is Friday, your Christmas collection day is Saturday 30 December and your New Year collection day is Saturday 6 January.
Real Christmas trees

If you have a garden waste collection subscription with Bryson Recycling, they will collect your real tree with either of your collections in January. Please cut your tree into lengths no greater than one metre and put them into your brown bin for Bryson to be able to collect them. If you don?t have a subscription, you can take your tree to one of our Household Recycling Centres. You can also shred and compost your tree at home.

Further information about operating times for Conwy services during the 2023-24 Christmas period can be found on our website: Arrangements for Christmas and New Year - Conwy County Borough Council.......https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Spotlight/Christmas-and-New-Year-Opening-Hours/Christmas-and-New-Year-Opening-Hours.aspx

[SteveH]

North Wales recycling centres opening and closing times over Christmas and New Year
Check the opening times before you make that trip out

Conwy:
Christmas and New Year - opening hours winter: 9-4pm

The Household Recycling Centres are closed on:

Christmas Day (25th December)
Boxing Day (26th December)
New Year?s Day (1st January)
Longer opening times: The Household Recycling Centres are open from 9am to 5pm from 27 December to 31 December.

Normal opening hours (winter) start again on 2 January.

Mochdre Household Recycling Centre - Bron-y-Nant RoadMochdre LL28 4YL
Gofer Household Recycling Centre - Rhuddlan Road St George Abergele LL22 9SE

[SteveH]

A great idea......................

Recycling electrical goods could be done at kerbside and drop-off points in shops

Kerbside collections for small electrical goods such as toasters and hairdryers could be rolled out across the UK from 2026 under government proposals to boost recycling.

Ministers are also considering drop-off points in shops where households can recycle unwanted items for free.

Retailers would also be made to collect unwanted larger electrical items when delivering replacements.

Customers would no longer be charged for collection on delivery services.

Many retailers, such as B&Q, John Lewis and Currys, currently offer a paid-for collection service for large electrical appliances when customers buy a similar item.

The reforms are part of the government's plans to boost recycling, as it found 155,000 tonnes of smaller household electricals such as cables, toasters, kettles and power tools are wrongly thrown away each year.

cont https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67830798

[SteveH]

Putting food waste down the drain is about to be banned in Welsh workplaces

The measure is one of a number of new workplace recycling measures being introduced by the Welsh Government that will impact businesses, charities and public sector organisations

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/putting-food-waste-down-drain-28813429

[SteveH]

New Welsh recycling laws coming into force this week - what you need to know
The new workplace recycling legislation comes into effect from Saturday and impacts businesses, charities and public sector organisations

A new recycling law is coming into effect in Wales from April 6. This means all businesses, charities and public sector organisations will have to separate their rubbish for recycling.

Just like many homes across Wales, businesses will also need to sort their recycling according to the new system. The Welsh Government has introduced this system to boost recycling in commercial businesses throughout the country.

Certain materials will need to be separated for collection. The changes apply to all workplaces including those in hospitality, retail and agriculture. NHS hospitals and private hospitals have two years to get ready for these changes.

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/new-welsh-recycling-laws-coming-28926651

[SteveH]

Update on above..........

Businesses braced for new recycling law challenges

Cost, space and contamination are some of the worries facing business owners as a new workplace recycling law comes into force across Wales.

From Saturday, all businesses, public sector organisations and charities will be legally required to separate their waste ready for collection.

The Welsh government said the majority of businesses supported the new law and its response for non-compliance would be fair and proportionate.

Figures suggest 75% of business waste is recyclable - but it believed too much still ends up being sent to landfill, incineration plants or abroad.

The move forms part of plans to achieve net zero waste, external and reduced emissions by 2050.

cont https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced000yd8wqo

[SteveH]

Wales has been named the second best country in the world for recycling and is within touching distance of the top spot, new analysis shows.

Wales is listed just behind Austria in the global rankings, with both countries managing to recycle 59% of their waste.

Northern Ireland is ranked ninth, England 11th and Scotland 15th among the 48 countries included in the comparison.

First Minister Vaughan Gething said the "fantastic news" was thanks to the efforts of "householders and workplaces across Wales".

cont https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c511344v959o

[SteveH]

New cardboard recycling for Conwy county
New method will make recycling cardboard more efficient and eliminate the need for extra collection journeys

Conwy County Borough Council is introducing a new way for residents to recycle cardboard.

The new cardboard recycling bags are being delivered to households in October, and residents can use them straight away.

The weighted bags have a self-fastening lid to keep the contents dry, and a capacity of 72 litres. The bags will be emptied weekly by recycling crews at the same time as trolibocses and food waste bins.

The Council’s figures show that the amount of cardboard collected from households has increased significantly over the last few years.

“Since the pandemic, with the rise in online shopping and home deliveries, we’re now collecting an additional 214 tonnes of cardboard in a year,” said Cllr Geoff Stewart, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood and the Environment.

“We introduced extra vehicles and drivers to collect large cardboard that didn’t fit in the trolibocs or the recycling truck. The recycling crew would collect up cardboard and leave it in piles for the extra vehicles, but we weren’t always able to collect all this cardboard on the same day.

"Residents told us they didn’t like these piles of cardboard in the street, which got wet in the rain.

“The new cardboard recycling bag means that residents know how much cardboard they can put out on recycling day, and they know it will be taken away. And our crews have space on their trucks for this set amount of cardboard, so we don’t need extra vehicles, which will make the service more cost-effective.”

Residents are being encouraged to break down boxes and tear them up to fit as much as possible in the bag. Extra cardboard can be saved for the next week’s collection, or taken for free to the household recycling centres.

[SteveH]

Recycling Calendars
This year, we are not sending recycling calendars through the post.

There are a few ways you can keep up with your collection dates.

Download the Conwy app: You’ll get a reminder every week which bins to put out www.conwy.gov.uk/conwyapp You can also use the app to see upcoming collections, order new containers or report a missed collection.

Visit our website: You can see your next 4 collections and download your calendar on our Check My Collection Day webpage Check my collection day - Conwy County Borough Council.....https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Recycling-and-Waste/Check-my-collection-day.aspx

Get a printed copy: You can print a copy of your calendar from our website at home, at your local library, or at our Coed Pella offices. Or call us on 01492 575337 for assistance.

New calendars (for 1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025) will be available on our website from 25 November 2024.

Why have you stopped printing and posting calendars?............  https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Spotlight/Press-Releases/Recycling-Calendars.aspx

[Dave]

 Llandudno, well Craig-y-Don area at least , is a total mess at the moment due to the current storm conditions coinciding with our recycle collection day. If we continue to have these weather conditions on a regular basis maybe it's time something was done to avoid not only the litter situation but the cost of replacing damaged bins too. It all goes on the council tax expenditure bill which is apparently stretched to the limit already.
Anyone got any bright ideas?

[Hugo]

We have the same problem up here on Colwyn Heights but if the wind is strong at night then don't put your bin out if it's due to be collected the following morning.
Instead get up and put your bin out just before your normal collection time.    Another thing is to put your house number on the bin just in case the bin blows away

[Dave]

We have the same problem up here on Colwyn Heights but if the wind is strong at night then don't put your bin out if it's due to be collected the following morning.
Instead get up and put your bin out just before your normal collection time.    Another thing is to put your house number on the bin just in case the bin blows away

That isn't necessarily going to cure the problem though Hugo. If it's windy during the day and the occupants are out at work. In our case the collection is so early we are still in bed!!

[norman08]

When CCBC. First introduced the trolley blocs they knew they were. Not fit for purpose,   We had meetings with them,   I said you did a trial run with so many properties  yes.   And the feed back was a 100% no good.   But 3 wagons have been in the builder st depot for over a year and you had ordered. Many thousands of the trolleys.  Yes.  But too late to turn back.    And the bosses wondered why we all laughed at them.