Food Waste Scheme Success
January 18, 2009
A major roll-out programme of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Food Waste Scheme to 20,000 homes continues throughout the county borough with Tonyrefail and Penrhiwfer currently being targeted.
So far over 8,500 residents across Rhondda Cynon Taf have taken up the new scheme that aims to rapidly reduce the amount of household waste sent to landfill. At present all households that use the Council’s weekly kerbside recycling scheme are being approached to use the Food Waste scheme as well.
Members of the Council’s Streetcare Team are visiting homes and encouraging them to support this easy and clean method of recycling food waste. They have already spoken to residents in Tonyrefail, with Penrhiwfer with Gilfach Goch next on their list of communities to visit.
At present 55% of households in Rhondda Cynon Taf recycle, but thousands are still not getting involved even though there are so many schemes on offer, from the kerbside weekly collection service, easy-to-access community recycling centres, free collection of larger items and now the food waste recycling scheme.
Every week residents recycle around 35% of waste, which is four times the amount recycled a few years ago, but this needs to reach 40% by 2010 or the Council will face stringent fines of up to £200 per tonne by the Welsh Assembly Government. Food waste forms 30% of the average Rhondda Cynon Taf refuse bin contents.
For more information on recycling, send an email to recycling@rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk or call 01443 494700.
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