Food waste recycling is clean, simple and doesn’t cause unwanted smells in the kitchen – that’s the verdict of an environmental champion in Pontypridd.

Grandmother Janet Jones from Graigwen is a keen recycler.... read the full story here.

New Bioenergy Plan for Wales

A new plan to lessen Wales’ reliance on fossil fuels and increase the use of renewable, low-carbon energy sources was published today (Tues 24th Feb).
The Bioenergy Action Plan for Wales aims to generate at least 5 terawatt hours of electricity, about 20% of our current needs, from renewable biomass by 2020. It also aims to [...]

New Web Address for Rhondda Cynon Taff Green Drinks

Please bookmark the new Valleys Green web address for Rhondda Cynon Taff Green Drinks at

www.valleysgreen.co.uk

All articles and links from the old website have been moved over.
Please update any links you may have and point to the new address.
The name Valleys Green was chosen to make it easier to remember and encourage more people to [...]

Funding Boost for Energy-from-Waste Plant

Environment, Sustainability & Housing Minister Jane Davidson has announced a major investment that paves the way for the next generation environmentally-friendly recycling plant in South East Wales that will generate energy from waste.
The funding will help get Prosiect Gwyrdd started. The Project is a joint initiative between five South Wales councils which will [...]

Co-Op Support to Save Honeybees

Via Phil at Biobees – Good news for once – the Co-op, which owns 25,000 hectares of farm land in Britain – has banned the use of neonicotinoid pesticides on all its farms to protect honeybees.
>> Simon Press, senior technical manager at the Co-op group said: “We believe that the recent losses in bee populations [...]

Gilfach Goch welcomes Food Recycling Scheme

Residents of Gilfach Goch are being introduced to a major roll-out programme of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Food Recycling Initiative which is currently targeting 20,000 homes throughout the county borough.
So far over 9,600 residents across Rhondda Cynon Taf have been invited to take up the new scheme that aims to rapidly reduce the amount of [...]

RHS Spring Flower Show, Cardiff 2008

This year the RHS Spring Flower Show, Cardiff, 18 – 20 April 2008 has a stronger Welsh flavour than ever before. The show will feature the very latest in Welsh garden design,
displays from leading Welsh nurseries and will showcase the very best Welsh food, drink and crafts. Tickets are on sale now, to book call [...]

Cigarette Littering Costs Van Driver Dearly

The cigarette smoked by Paul Howard as he drove through Rhondda Cynon Taf proved to be costly to him in more ways than one.
He was seen to flick the cigarette butt out of his van window, landing himself a £75 fixed penalty notice for littering.
However, when he failed to pay that fine, the matter was [...]

Rhondda Cynon Taf Food Recycling Champion

Food waste recycling is clean, simple and doesn’t cause unwanted smells in the kitchen – that’s the verdict of an environmental champion in Pontypridd.
Grandmother Janet Jones from Graigwen is a keen recycler of household waste and news that Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s innovative new food waste collection service was coming to her community really brightened [...]

Green At Hallowe’en in Rhondda Cynon Taf

As the scariest day of the year approaches, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is pleading for people to ‘think green’ this Hallowe’en.
With ready-made costumes available in many stores, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is challenging people to go back to basics and think about creating their own original Hallowe’en outfits using materials they already have.
So whether it’s [...]

Healthy Options for Rhondda Cynon Taf Consumers

Businesses who believe they can cook up a healthy treat are being urged to prepare for a prestigious food standard.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has announced its support for the All Wales Healthy Options Award and is inviting local businesseswith a Welsh Food Hygiene Certificate to rise to the challenge.
The Healthy Options Award is a scheme [...]

Cardiff Talk on Sustainable Housing

The next TRANSITION CONVERSATION organised by Cardiff Transition Project is on sustainable housing
– 7 til 9pm, Monday 9th March
- Dempseys Pub, opposite the castle
- £2 entry (to cover room hire)
Alan Gillard and Daniel Stollar from Gillard Associates, a Cardiff based firm of sustainable architects, will be presenting their ideas on community based housing and [...]

Sustainable Regeneration Conference at Glam Uni

A one day conference and launch of the Centre for Regeneration and Sustainable Communities.
Thursday 26th February, Glamorgan Business Centre, University of Glamorgan
The conference will address key issues in contemporary regeneration policy and practice. The primary function of the conference is to explore the links between physical, social, cultural and economic regeneration and to identify the [...]

Hungry City – How Food Shapes Our Lives

A Free Talk by Carolyn Steel – Tuesday 17 February 2009
Feeding cities has a greater impact on us and our planet than anything else we do, yet few of us are aware of the process. Industrialisation has made it seem easy, but with peak oil looming and climate change upon us, that illusion is wearing [...]

Cardiff Beekepers AGM & Other Dates

Cardiff Beekepers would like to announce the following DIARY DATES for MEMBERS :
All EVENING MEETING DATES at Llandaff Village Hall

Tuesday 10th February at 7.30 pm Association AGM and also as an item of interest. Harold Williams will show his invention for treating Varroa Destructor with Oxalic acid fumes.
Tuesday 10th March at 7.30 pm To be [...]

Don’t Miss Transition Talk in Cardiff

Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Movement, will be giving a talk in Cardiff between 7pm til 9pm, Thursday 12th of March @ the Temple of Peace in Cathays
ROB HOPKINS will bring the ultimate transition talk to Cardiff. Covering the foundations of why climate change and peak oil need urgent action and an outline [...]

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