Thanks to a new partnership between Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Streetcare team and charity Too Good Too Waste nothing that you give to us that can be re-used will end up in landfill.
In a bid to reduce, re-use and recycle the Council has teamed up with the local charity and is ensuring that anything brought to its Community Recycling Centre in Llwydcoed ends up in the right place.
From white goods to sofas if it’s in reasonable condition and in working order your old rubbish could become someone else’s treasure.
Residents are advised of the best place for their waste when they arrive at the Community Recycling Centre, Llwydcoed and a dedicated, covered area has now been set up, so that Too Good Too Waste can collect the items and ensure they go to a good home. The charity is currently being contacted by local families who are in need of children’s bedroom furniture and is asking residents to donate any unwanted beds, wardrobes and drawers.
This service is currently being piloted and is only available at the Llwydcoed Community Recycling Centre. However you can still take your other recyclable materials to any of the five recycling centres across the County Borough.
The Community Recycling Centres are based in the following locations across the County Borough:
- Ty Amgen, Llwydcoed CF44 0BX
- Cymmer Road, Dinas CF39 9BL
- Nantygwyddon Road, Gelli CF41 7TL
- North Road, Ferndale CF43 4RS
- Treforest Industrial Estate CF37 5TT
All of these facilities will cater for all recycling needs, including white goods, cardboard, clothing, plastics, light fittings, wood, glass, metal, engine oil, fluorescent tubes, plasterboards, old toys, paint, tyres, old tv’s and lots more. There will also be a reuse store so that anything which is reusable can be and this will dovetail into the new welsh Government Sector Plans for reuse.
All five centres are manned and the attendants are happy to advise residents on recycling and assist them in disposing of their household material.
The centres are open Monday – Sunday 8:00 to 19:30 from April – October and Monday – Sunday 8:00 to 17:30 from November – March.
Councillor Anthony Christopher, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Frontline Services, said: “The Community Recycling Centres makes recycling easy for residents as the sites are dedicated to their needs. The addition of the too good too waste area in Llwydcoed will now mean that items that can be re-used will go to a good home and treasured for even longer, instead of going to landfill.
“The facilities on offer across Rhondda Cynon Taf mean there is no excuse not to recycle. From dedicated recycling centres to food, dry waste recycling and bulky collections from your door, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has got it covered.”
If you have something that you would like to donate or need collected but feel it’s”too good too waste” simply call 01443 680090 for more information. Any items that are collected must be in a suitable condition for reuse. Any material items collected (mattresses, sofas, cushions etc) must have a fire retardant label.
Alternatively if you have items that can’t be reused the Council offers a FREE bulky collection service, simply call 01443 494700 or visit www.rctcbc.gov.uk/recyling for more information.
