Love Where You Live Cleans Up In Plasnewydd And Moves To Outer Wards

Last week 23 streets were deep cleansed and almost one tonne of extra litter and debris was removed in the Plasnewydd area of Cardiff. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The clear-up was organised as part of the ‘Love Where You Live’ campaign which has removed over 90 tonnes of extra rubbish from Cardiff’s streets – on top of normal cleansing operations – since the scheme began last autumn. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The City of Cardiff Council works with community groups and Keep Wales Tidy in order to run this initiative which is designed to encourage a sense of pride in local areas. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

As part of the week-long clean up in Plasnewydd, 295 gullies out of the 339 in the area were cleansed; 37 pavement defects were fixed and 32 enforcement actions were taken. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Cabinet Member for Environment, Cllr Bob Derbyshire, said: “We really appreciate the effort that goes into the ‘Love Where You Live’ campaign and from what I hear from residents, so does the wider community. It’s a shame there are still people out there who think it’s ok to litter. We have to keep hammering home the message that irresponsible disposal of waste is simply not acceptable.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

This week the campaign moves to the outer wards starting with Pentyrch, Radyr, Creigiau and St Fagans which will each receive two-day deep clean blitzes. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​