The Labour group on Caerphilly County Borough Council has announced it will scrap charges for replacement wheelie bins and bulk waste item collections if it wins power in May’s local election.Plaid-controlled Caerphilly…
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Caerphilly Council ranked highly for its recycling
Caerphilly County Borough Council has been ranked as one of the UK’s best performing local authorities on recycling.Resource Magazine compiled a table using the percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling…
Caerphilly County Borough schools urged to recycle batteries
Schools in Caerphilly County Borough are being encouraged to sign up to a new initiative to increase battery recycling.The scheme, which was launched at Fochriw Primary School starts in January 2012, and…
New taskforce will tackle illegal waste sites that blight communities
A specialist environmental crime taskforce which will blitz illegal waste sites in Wales over the next two years has been set up by the Environment Agency.The Environment Agency has identified approximately 600…
Almost 3,000 incidents of fly-tipping in Caerphilly County Borough
Caerphilly County Borough Council has revealed there were almost 3,000 incidents of fly-tipping last financial year.Of the 2,914 reported incidents during 2010/11, 2,870 (98.49%) were cleared within five days.Cllr Rob Gough, cabinet…
Caerphilly Council agrees to continue charging for bulky item disposal
Caerphilly County Borough Council has agreed to continue its policy of charging for bulky item disposal.Last year the authority introduced charges for the collection of bulky items such as sofas and TVs…
Ystrad Mynach firm prosecuted for environmental offences
A recycling and waste firm based in Ystrad Mynach has been fined after Caerphilly County Borough Council prosecuted it for two offences under the Environmental Protection Act.Amber Engineering Limited, which trades as…
Temporary closure of Trehir Civic Amenity site
The Trehir Civic Amenity Site in Llanbradach will be closed for two days later this month for an inspection and for essential maintenance to be carried out on its access bridge.The site…
51% of waste recycled in Caerphilly County Borough
More than half of all waste in Caerphilly County Borough is recycled, latest figures have revealed.Figures from the Welsh Assembly show that in 2010-11 the council reused, recycled or composted 51% of…
Prestigious award for Caerphilly Council’s plastic recycling efforts
Caerphilly County Borough Council has been awarded a prestigious national award for its plastics recycling.Recoup (RECycling Of Used Plastics Limited) recently undertook a survey into how councils across the UK are recycling…