So there will be more fly tipping, and the skip (not Porth Eirias!) The dump , you are only allowed to visit 6 times a years, and the costs of skips is through the roof!
Also anyone you uses the trollies knows that there is never enough room in the plastic and tin compartment or the cardboard one!
Its about time we had someone else running our waste collection.
A council will review the size of its black bins in the latest bid to increase recycling rates.
Conwy council was one of the first local authorities in Wales to move to a four-weekly cycle for its black bins.
That move, alongside other actions, saw its recycling rate jump to around 70% in 2019/20 - ahead of Welsh Government targets.
But it has stalled since then with no further improvements. J
The council has now published a draft Waste and Resource Strategy for the next five years in a bid to push up its recycling rate.
It states: "Conwy is committed to continuing to meet current and future recycling targets and whilst the ‘low hanging fruit’ has been picked, there are still areas to target which can improve our recycling rate and ensure we avoid unnecessary costs through fines."
There are a raft of measures being proposed in a bid to do this - ranging from helping people cut food waste to collecting flexible plastics at the kerbside by 2027, and potential adjustments to bin sizes.
The report states: "Analysis shows that despite Conwy’s comprehensive weekly recycling service, 48% of the contents of the residual bin are materials that could be recycled either at the kerbside or at the Reuse and Recycling Centres.
"For every tonne of material that is collected from the black bins there is a disposal cost to the council, which for 2023/24 amounted to £2.2 million. However, many of the recyclable materials that are currently being disposed of in the black bins have a financial value."
Measures to address this will include reviewing the suitability of recycling containers to address capacity issues to make it easier to recycle from home.
They will also be "reviewing residual capacity". The report states: "With effective recycling collections in place and our ambition to collect new materials from household including flexible plastics we want to ensure that any recycling is not simply discarded into the non-recyclable bin which will help protect the environment, increase recycling, reduce disposal costs and support income generation."
Another aim is to achieve a level of at least 85% recycling and reuse at all Household Recycling Centres - up from the current 80%.
The council will also do more work with businesses in the county to increase their recycling rates. This could include offering bulky waste collections to commercial customers and segregate items to encourage greater commercial reuse.
Cllr Mike Priestley, Cabinet Member for Environment, Roads and Infrastructure, said: “I am delighted to introduce this Waste and Resource Strategy for Conwy County Borough Council. It is a document that sets out our vision and objectives for waste management for the next five years. Conwy is a county that has high aspirations for reuse and recycling, this Strategy sets out how we will continue our journey along this road."
From....https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-council-review-size-34510693
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