天美传媒

Side Waste Roadshows - keeping you informed

天美传媒 Council has now adopted a 鈥楴o Side Waste Policy鈥 in order to meet the strict Welsh Government Statutory recycling targets.  Introduced in areas of Ebbw Vale during June, the initial results were promising and the Council collected almost 20% less black bag waste in this area than before the new policy started. 

After the successful trial, plans are now in place to roll out the 鈥榥o side waste policy鈥 to other parts of 天美传媒. The 鈥楽ide Waste Engagement Roadshows鈥 will be visiting the locations listed below, so watch out for these informative events.

Venue

Date

Time

Brynmawr - Town Centre
Tuesday 25th September 2018
10am - 1pm
Abertillery - Market
Thursday 27th September 2018
10am - 1pm
Ebbw Vale - Tesco
Thursday 27th September 2018
4pm - 6pm
Blaina - Side of Salom Chapel
Monday 1st October 2018
9am - 12pm
Tredegar - Town Centre
Tuesday 2nd October 2018
1pm - 4pm
Ebbw Vale - Market
Friday 5th October 2018
10am - 1pm
Brynmawr - Asda
Friday 5th October 2018
4pm - 6pm


Council officers and members will be at hand to chat with people about the 鈥楴o Side Waste鈥 policy which has now been introduced throughout 天美传媒.  The policy aims to cut down on the amount of waste people put out for collection and instead encourage them to recycle more, as additional bags that are left at the side of your bin (side waste) will no longer be collected.

Research has also shown that 70% of black bag waste can be recycled. Most recyclable materials such as food, textiles, glass, cans, paper, plastics and cardboard can be collected at the kerbside as part of the Council鈥檚 weekly collection service which has been in place for a number of years.

The engagement programme continues the commitment by 天美传媒 Council to be more proactive in engaging with local people about decisions made over the delivery of services. People at the roadshows will be offered help and advice about what can be recycled and the equipment to enable them to take part in the weekly kerbside service, such as additional recycling containers or assisted collections for disabled and elderly residents. 

Councillor Garth Collier, Deputy Leader of 天美传媒 Council said:

鈥淲e must continue to recycle as much as possible in order to meet the challenging targets set by Welsh Government. I would like to thank local residents who have made every effort to recycle their waste but we must focus on those residents who are still not responding to the recycling changes required to meet our targets. No Side Waste enforcement will increase our recycling waste collection and help reduce the amount of waste we send off to landfill鈥.