Nappy Recycling Collections Over The Easter Weekend
When it comes to recycling our residents are pulling out all the stops – and with Easter almost upon us, what a ‘cracking’ time for an ‘eggs-cellent’ recycling result!
With NO CHANGES to refuse, recycling, nappy recycling collections over the Easter Weekend (leave out for collection as usual everyone) recycling this Bank Holiday is just as easy as ever.
Once you have devoured all of your chocolate Easter Eggs, think before you discard the plastic and cardboard wrappings.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council provides an easy to use recycling scheme, with weekly kerbside collections, along with weekly food waste and nappy collections.
Councillor Ann Crimmings, Cabinet Member for Environment, Leisure and Culture said: “Our latest positive recycling figures are down to the commitment residents are showing to this important issue and I would like to thank each and every resident of our County Borough for doing their bit.
“We are committed to doing all we can to continually improve our recycling rates and will continue to invest for the future to ensure we have the schemes, high-quality vehicles and easy-to-use facilities that people rely upon to recycle.
”Every day our dedicated Streetcare teams are out and about across the County Borough ensuring that it is a clean, green and safe place to live, work and visit – so recycle your Easter Eggs packaging appropriately as we continue in our fight to keeping Rhondda Cynon Taf a cleaner and greener place in which to live and work.
“The Council is committed to making our County Borough a pioneer in recycling and waste management and we will continue to do all that we can in order to achieve this.”
So this Easter, relish and recycle – relish and enjoy your chocolate treats and recycle all of the packaging!
In 2015/16 the Council, together with its residents, exceeded Welsh Government recycling targets, with provisional data showing over sixty percent of its waste has either been recycled or diverted from landfill.
Last year Wales reached its statutory target of recycling 52% of waste collected and the next recycling target is 58% of waste collected by local authorities in 2015/16.
All this is supported by the announcement that from 1st April 2016 Rhondda Cynon Taf Council will no longer send any of its waste to landfill – further strengthening its commitment to being a “green” authority and driving up recycling figures even further.
This shows that Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is leading the way in Wales and the UK towards its goal of a zero waste future. Each and every one of us can help achieve this by working together to make the County Borough a cleaner and greener place to live, work and relax.
There will be no change to kerbside recycling and waste collections during the Easter holidays – please place at your normal collection point on your normal day. Please remember to park sensibly so that the vehicles are able to access your street during this busy time.
Don’t forget that the Council’s seven CRC’s are open all over bank holiday and are based in the following locations across the County Borough:
- Treherbert Industrial Estate, Treherbert, CF42 5HZ
- Cymmer Road, Dinas CF39 9BL
- Ty Amgen, Llwydcoed CF44 0BX
- Nantygwyddon Road, Gelli CF41 7TL
- North Road, Ferndale CF43 4RS
- Treforest Industrial Estate CF37 5TT
- Llantrisant 100% Recycling Centre, Pant-Y-Brad Road off Heol-Y-Sarn, Llantrisant Industrial Estate, CF72 8YT
All of these facilities will cater for all recycling needs – a full list of the items accepted can be found at www.rctcbc.gov.uk/communityrecyclingcentres
All centres are manned and attendants are happy to advise residents on recycling and assist or signpost them in disposing of their household material.
All centres are open Monday – Sunday 8:00 to 19:30 from April – October and Monday – Sunday 8:00 to 17:30 from November – March.
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