Re-use project officially opened

CARMARTHENSHIRE Council and Cwm Environmental Ltd have officially opened Canolfan Eto, a new re-use project at the Nantycaws recycling centre on the outskirts of Carmarthen.

The re-use shop scheme aims to help close the loop on waste and give a new lease of life to unwanted items.

Canolfan Eto offers sustainable shopping to customers looking to purchase a wide range of items including furniture, bicycles, paint, gardening items and much more.

An education centre will soon host sessions for school pupils covering a range of environmental topics including the importance of recycling, what happens to waste at recycling centres, how pollinators help us and how to support a circular economy.

Eto which means ‘again’ symbolises the main ambition of a circular economy and Canolfan Eto will encourage visitors to purchase and donate previously used items rather than buying new whenever possible.

Cllr Aled Vaughan Owen,

Carmarthenshire Council cabinet member for climate change, decarbonisation and sustainability, said: “The opening of Canolfan Eto marks an exciting step in the expansion of the Eto project as well as the growth of sustainability in Carmarthenshire. With an on-site repair workshop to transform donations, the project looks to repair and re-use items to keep them in use for as long as possible.”

Cllr Edward Thomas, cabinet member for transport, waste and infrastructure services said: “Canolfan Eto will provide opportunities for residents and visitors to purchase a wide range of donated items that have been repaired and re-used by the project.”

The Eto project also includes a shop in Stepney Street, Llanelli town centre which opened last year.

Donation stations are available at all of Carmarthenshire’s household waste recycling centres, where residents can donate items to the project.