New recycling services are set to be introduced in the Arfon area of Gwynedd, making it easier for everyone to be green.
From 25 January the way rubbish is collected in the area will change as Gwynedd Council brings in an extra service whereby people can send their food and garden waste to be composted.
This is the final step in the campaign to make Gwynedd residents environmental champions. The changes have already been successfully introduced in Dwyfor and Meirionnydd, which has resulted in a large drop in the amount of waste being sent to landfill.
When the new arrangements swing in to action resident will see a change in the way their waste is collected. Food and garden waste is to be put in the brown bin and the remaining un-recyclable waste goes in the green bin or black sacks. The green bin will be collected one week and the brown bin the following week.
All homes will also receive a weekly kerbside collection service for recyclable items, which are to be put in the blue box as before. Items collected for recycling are – paper and magazines; cardboard; glass bottles and jars; food and drink cans, plastic bottles; aerosols; clean foil and household batteries.
Gwynedd Council’s have sent out information packs to Arfon homes, as well as the new brown bin and kitchen caddy for people to put their food waste in.
For further information about the changes, or to request a new blue box, go to the waste and recycling section on this website.
Councillor Gareth Roberts who leads on the Environment on Gwynedd Council said:
“Changing how household rubbish is collected in Arfon is another important step towards reducing our waste and safeguarding the environment. I would urge people to keep an eye out for the information pack which has been sent to every home in the area, which will explain the changes fully.”
All food and garden kitchen waste will be turned into compost, which can then be used to fertilize gardens, parks and grassland, closing the circle as food and garden waste goes back into the land.
By the end of 2009 Gwynedd Council was already recycling and composting 40% of its waste – reaching the target set by the Welsh Assembly Government for 2010. This figure will go up again with the introduction of improved recycling and composting services in Arfon and Gwynedd is on course to reach the next target of recycling and composting 52% of all waste by 2012/13.
Councillor Roberts added: “It is widely recognised that re-using and recycling our waste cuts energy use and carbon emissions.”
For further information about the changes, or to request a new blue box, go to the waste and recycling section on this website, or contact Gwynedd Council’s Waste and Recycling Help Desk on (01286) 679872 or [email protected]
