News From Anglesey County Council’s Waste Management Section

As the Six Nations gets underway Wales’ convincing victory over Italy heralds the excitement of taking on the English. The match on Saturday will see thousands of fans heading for the Principality Stadium, or crowding around televisions willing the team onto victory. This is often thirsty work and fans in the Principality Stadium in Cardiff will consume over £1 million on food and drink during the tournament. However, Welsh fans are keen recyclers and bottles, cans and packaging are recycled at the Principality Stadium and Anglesey Council is ready too, advising residents to put excess cans and bottles out with their recycling in clear plastic bags for collection. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The Six Nations Rugby tournament is a popular one and Wales are off to a great start with a convincing victory over Italy. The match that always gets everyone crowding around the television or heading to the Principality Stadium in Cardiff is the Wales vs England game. “With a kick off at 16:50 on Saturday, we know Anglesey residents will be ready to cheer on Wales with refreshments in hand to sustain the support throughout the game. We are expecting a large increase in the numbers of glass bottles and cans emptied this weekend and we want people to recycle them,” says Elin Owen, Principal Waste Management Officer. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The Council’s Waste Management Section are advising residents to place any cans and glass bottles that won’t fit in the blue or orange recycling boxes in separate clear plastic bags and put them out by the normal recycling boxes. “We realise that during the Six Nations the numbers of glass bottles and cans needing to be recycled will rise, particularly as Wales progresses further in the tournament. This might mean that recycling boxes are operating at capacity. Putting glass bottles and cans in separate clear plastic bags means the bin crews can easily see the recycling inside the bag and will then collect it,” reveals Elin. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

At the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, the UK’s first certifiable sustainable stadium, all the fan’s waste is segregated into separate waste streams for recycling including compostable food waste.. The 74,500 spectators the stadium seats can watch the games, enjoy food and quench their thirst safe in the knowledge that their bottles and cans will be recycled. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Retailers across Wales confirm that they are seeing an increase in sales of beverages both in glass bottles and cans. “Residents can use a wide range of mechanisms to recycle their glass bottles and cans. There are a number of recycling banks across Anglesey and you can also take them to the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Penhesgyn and Gwalchmai, but we want to make recycling as easy as possible, so using separate clear plastic bags next to the boxes means you can recycle from your doorstep,” advises Elin. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​