Have your say on plans for future of household recycling collections

CARMARTHENSHIRE Council is launching a six-week consultation to gather public views on proposals for the future of household recycling collections across the county.

The council is looking at introducing a number of changes in a phased approach over the next three years to increase recycling rates, as well as to cut the council’s carbon footprint and provide a more costeffective service.

It would also help to ensure the council achieves the Welsh Government 70% recycling target by 2025 and beyond.

At the moment, the council provides weekly food waste collections, along with fortnightly collection of blue recycling bags and black bags. Residents can also sign up for a paid for garden waste collection service between March and November.

Later this year, free fortnightly collections of nappies and other hygiene waste will be provided to residents that need it. More information will soon be available on how to sign up for this service.

Then in 2022, the council is planning to start collecting blue bags every week, and introduce glass collections, every three weeks to begin with, along with three-weekly black bag collections - up to a maximum of three bags (the same number we collect now).

In 2024, the council is proposing to introduce separate weekly collections of glass, paper, cardboard, cans and plastic, food, textiles and batteries and small household appliances.

Black bags would remain on a three-weekly collection (up to three per household).

Paper copies are available from the customer service ‘hwbs’ in Spilman Street Carmarthen, Quay Street in Ammanford and Stepney Street, Llanelli.

The survey closes on July 7.