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CARMARTHENSHIRE NEWS • EDITION 11 JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2013 Recycling advisor hits the streets


A NEW community recycling advisor is hitting the streets to support residents and help Carmarthenshire increase its recycling rate. Geinor Lewis will be visiting households


throughout the


county to offer advice on the green bin/blue bag kerbside recycling scheme.


Her work will be concentrated in


low participation areas and will involve door-knocking to try and encourage householders


to


recycle. Geinor will also carry a stock of


replacement food bins and extra blue bags on her van as well as information collection


booklets and calendars. Monitoring work is already


underway and one of the first areas Geinor will be visiting is the Llwynhendy and Tyisha wards in Llanelli. Geinor said: “I’m looking forward


to working with communities to help them to recycle more of their rubbish. By talking to residents I can sort out any issues they may have from something as simple as not having a green food bin to not knowing when their collection day is or just by explaining how the scheme works and why it is important that we all take part.” The council has received funding from the European Regional Development Fund, through the Welsh


Government, for the new post. It forms part of the South West Wales Materials Efficiency project with Pembrokeshire County Council. The aim of the project is to


reduce the amount of waste going to landfill by promoting reuse and recycling. Executive Board Member for


Street Scene Cllr Colin Evans said: “We want to make it as easy as possible for our residents to recycle and our new community recycling advisor will help us to do that. “Geinor is an integral part of the


team and will help us to reach our targets by increasing participation at the kerbside.” The council must reach a 52%


recycling rate by the end of 2012/13 increasing to 70% by 2025. Failure to do so could result in large financial penalties. For further information on recycling


please visit


www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/re cycling, follow us on Twitter @carmsccpress or like us on Facebook.


Do the positive thing and recycle your batteries


SCHOOLS are doing the positive thing and recycling old batteries. Battery containers are being


delivered to all primary and secondary schools so that staff, parents and pupils can recycle used batteries. Figures show that less than five per


cent of all household batteries in the UK are recycled. Many end up in landfill, where they can leak harmful chemicals into the soil. That’s why it is so important to


recycle our batteries and the council’s waste section has teamed up with DHL Envirosolutions to offer the collection service. Cefneithin Primary School, which is


working towards its third Green Flag under the Eco Schools Programme, said the battery bank had been very successful. Eco-Schools Co-ordinator Caroline


Huntley said: “We have had it about a month and we had to have it emptied last week because it was full, we had some old batteries here


Cefneithin Primary School pupils Beca Davies, Katelin Brettle, Erin Walters and Owen Walters using their new battery recycling container.


in school and parents have been bringing in batteries from home. It is being well used.” Most shops and supermarkets that


sell batteries now have collection bins in store for used batteries. The council also has collection points at its customer service centres and you can take them along to your nearest


waste recycling centre. Only AA, AAA, C& D, laptop, mobile


phone and button batteries are accepted in the battery containers. To find your nearest battery recycling


point go to


banklocator.wasteawarenesswales. org.uk/search


www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk


Do you need help to recycle?


ARE you aged 50 or over and need help to recycle at home or do you know of anyone else that could use a hand? If so, then we would like to hear from


you. The council has teamed up with Age Cymru Sir Gar and Menter Cwm Gwendraeth to help people aged 50 plus with their recycling. Volunteers will visit you at home and


offer support and encouragement; helping to separate your rubbish, explain what can and can’t go in the blue bag, and take glass to the recycling bank. Executive Board Member for Street


Scene Cllr Colin Evans said: “As well as being a friendly face, these volunteers provide a valuable service and at the same time help us to increase our recycling rate and reduce our landfill.” For further information please contact Ann Dymock at Age Cymru Sir Gâr on 01554 784080 or Paul Thomas at Menter


Gwendraeth


Cwm on


01269 871600. If you are


interested in


volunteering we would also like to hear from you.


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