A consortium of five South Wales councils, which includes Caerphilly County Borough Council, has agreed a contract with waste company Viridor to operate an incinerator near Cardiff.Prosiect Gwyrdd, it has been claimed,…
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Man sentenced for Abercarn waste
A man who illegally dumped waste on a road in Abercarn has been ordered to pay a total of £849.93 by Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court.Marc Thomas, of Corporation Road, Newport, dumped the waste…
Christmas waste collection dates for Caerphilly County Borough 2012
Caerphilly County Borough Council has published its Christmas rubbish and recycling collection dates for 2012.
Caerphilly Council’s Waste Management Team voted best in UK
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Waste Management team have been named Best Service Team of the Year for Waste Management and Recycling at the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Awards.APSE is a…
Caerphilly resident prosecuted for using unlicensed waste carrier
A Caerphilly resident has been prosecuted by Caerphilly County Borough Council after his household waste was found on a road in Rudry.Simon Marshall, 30, of Ludlow Street, Caerphilly, was ordered to pay…
Caerphilly Labour pledge to scrap “stealth tax” charges
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…
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…