New cardboard recycling for Conwy county
Conwy County Borough Council is introducing a new way for residents to recycle cardboard.
The new cardboard recycling bags are being delivered to households in October, and residents can use them straight away.
The weighted bags have a self-fastening lid to keep the contents dry, and a capacity of 72 litres. The bags will be emptied weekly by recycling crews at the same time as trolibocses and food waste bins.
The Council’s figures show that the amount of cardboard collected from households has increased significantly over the last few years.
“Since the pandemic, with the rise in online shopping and home deliveries, we’re now collecting an additional 214 tonnes of cardboard in a year,” said Cllr Geoff Stewart, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood and the Environment.
“We introduced extra vehicles and drivers to collect large cardboard that didn’t fit in the trolibocs or the recycling truck. The recycling crew would collect up cardboard and leave it in piles for the extra vehicles, but we weren’t always able to collect all this cardboard on the same day. Residents told us they didn’t like these piles of cardboard in the street, which got wet in the rain.
“The new cardboard recycling bag means that residents know how much cardboard they can put out on recycling day, and they know it will be taken away. And our crews have space on their trucks for this set amount of cardboard, so we don’t need extra vehicles, which will make the service more cost effective.”
Residents are being encouraged to break down boxes and tear them up to fit as much as possible in the bag. Extra cardboard can be saved for the next week’s collection, or taken for free to the Household Recycling Centres.
Posted on 03/10/2024