Tag Archives: waste
Changes to how our rubbish is collected during COVID-19 restrictions
Cardiff is moving to a new, weekly, kerbside-collection which will see all household waste (except garden waste) picked up at the same time. Collection days for your area will remain the same, but the way waste is handled is changing to help manage the impact of COVID-19 and ensure the wellbeing of both residents […]
Can pink stickers prevent incorrect recycling in Splott?
Do you know what goes in the green bag? It would appear that some Cardiff residents don’t as dirty nappies, clothes, and food are regularly popped in the recycling. Figures released by the council show that 20% of waste being put into green bags for recycling contains incorrect materials which hamper the recycling process. […]
Six infrared cameras are now operating in Cardiff to catch people fly tipping waste
“If someone offers to collect waste from your home for £20 or so, then alarm bells should ring.” That’s the message from Cllr Michael Michael, Cabinet Member for Clean Streets and Recycling. Six infrared cameras are now operating in Cardiff to catch people fly tipping waste. Since August this year, 23 fixed penalty notices of […]
Splott selected for separate glass recycling trial
Around 17,000 properties will be piloting a new scheme to recycle glass from their homes and some streets in Splott have been selected as part of the trial. The pilot will begin on October 15thand will run for at least 12 weeks. It will involve selected households from ten wards across the city. Residents which […]
The food surplus feasts helping to make Cardiff a Wasteless city
Food is wasted every day in every cities across the world and one local organisation has decided to do something about it. Wasteless Cardiff believes that we all have a part to play in reducing food waste, whether it’s the big supermarkets, food growers and producers, small food businesses, or each of us at […]
Talking trash with Phil Bale, Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Economic Development
Roving reporter, Louise Clarke, bumped into a certain Councillor Bale at April’s Keep Adamsdown Tidy litter pick and couldn’t resist grabbing a cheeky interview with the leader of the council. Inksplott: Hello! Please tell us your name and what you do. Councillor Bale: My name is Phil Bale and I’m leader of the City Council. […]
Study shows Cardiff recycles more than any other UK city
The Viridor UK Recycling Index 2016 study has shown that Cardiff is the most active city for recycling in the UK – higher than London, Manchester, Glasgow and the South West. The study, conducted by Edelman Intelligence, explored current attitudes to recycling, perceived barriers to the UK public and the factors that the UK public […]
Winter changes to waste collection and tip opening hours
Winter’s coming and, as a result, changes are being made to garden waste collection and opening times at Lamby Way tip (or Lamby Way Household Waste recycling Centre to call it by its official name). In summary, garden waste collections will move from fortnightly to monthly and the tip will close at 6pm over the […]
October Keep Splott Tidy litter pick – Saturday 29th
Calling amateur and professional litter pickers of Splott; the next KST litter pick will be on Saturday 29th of October at 10am. We will meet at the back of the old STAR Centre (not the new Star Hub), by the entrance to the car park on Railway Street, and focus on Splott Road, Habershon St […]