The Recycling Waste Team at Isle of Anglesey County Council hit the streets of Holyhead this week to discuss with residents the importance of using the red, blue and brown bins, collected weekly.
“It is important that we talk to residents and encourage them to use their recycling boxes. Items that could be recycled should not go into the black bin,” said Vivian Williams, Waste Management Monitoring and Enforcement Officers at Isle of Anglesey County Council
While recycling figures show Anglesey residents recycle the most in Wales, currently over 5 per cent government targets will rise until 70 per cent of our waste is recycled. “It is easy to see on bin day who is recycling, if you look down any street there should be a set of recycling boxes outside every door at 7am ready for collection. Unfortunately in some areas people are filling their black bins and not recycling,” says Vivian.
The team are knocking on doors and discussing recycling with residents. They are making sure residents have the recycling boxes they require and discussing the best ways to cut down on the rubbish going into the black bin. Ultimately rubbish in the black bin goes to landfill which is costly to the environment and in financial terms.
“I would like to thank the residents in my Ward who are doing all they can to recycle their waste. Unfortunately not all of the residents are partaking and this is a cause for concern; without everyone doing their best we will be unable to achieve our targets. We are doing well but we can do a lot better – come on do your bit for the environment – we really need you,” said Cllr Bob Llewelyn Jones, Porthyfelin ward, Holyhead.
Every household on Anglesey has a weekly collection of the red and blue recycling boxes and the brown food waste bin. The items collected are then recycled into something useful and do not end up dumped in landfill.
“The policy is one black bin per household, extra bins will be removed and black bags next to over flowing bins will not be collected, says Vivian, “The majority of residents recycle well so they manage with one black bin. We are planning to visit more residents over the coming weeks to encourage them to recycle.”
