English Version - Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Connect The community magazine for Blaenau Gwent
Winter 2009
Winter 2009
The community magazine for Blaenau Gwent
Connect
Waste and Recycling
Services
Kevin and Marilyn Morris of Cwmtillery say –
recycling in Blaenau Gwent is now easier.
Over the last year we have invested in improvements and
introduced new weekly food waste and recycling collections.
In July, we introduced our
improved recycling service – a
twin bag system of collection.
Kevin and Marilyn welcome the
changes. They put out tins,
plastic, cans and glass in the blue
bag. Their paper and cardboard
goes in the clear sack.
The result? Less and less waste
goes out for traditional black
bag refuse collections. They’re
sending less and less to landfill –
which is good for the environment
and good for residents.
Your Council is now investing in
new wheeled bins to be offered to
householders. Where they are not
suitable, residents may continue
to use black bags or use the
wheeled bin for storage of their
black bags.
Wheeled bin refuse collections
in future will be fortnightly. The
kerbside food and twin bag
recycling collection services will
remain weekly.
Kevin and Marilyn called in to
one of our waste and recycling
roadshows to explain how they
are getting on. They said as they
recycle as much as possible using
the Council’s services, there is
very little waste left.
Your Council is investing so as
to meet challenging recycling
and landfill targets and avoid any
potential fines imposed by the
Welsh Assembly Government for
not meeting landfill targets.
Recycling champion Kevin Morris
(left) and Marilyn Morris (right) get
their message across.
We are doing much better but
we still have a long way to go
to reach our target! Thanks to
everyone for recycling
Clean up for
Eisteddfod 2010
Volunteers raised funds for the
Blaenau Gwent Eisteddfod next
year by taking part in Tidy Wales
Week.
Around 20 local groups in Blaenau
Gwent – including schools,
businesses and youth groups -
signed up.
What to recycle
Put the following into
your blue sack
Yes, please
Cans – food and drinks
cans, foil
Plastic – bottles
Glass – bottles and jars
3
Put the following into
your clear sack
3
Yes, please
Paper
Cardboard
No thanks
7
Broken glass, crockery,
Pyrex, vision ware or
window glass
Plastic – plastic bags, cling film,
polystyrene meat trays, toys
Paint tins
Food contaminated cardboard
Remember –
• Rinse materials and squash
them so they take up less space
• Put everything out for collection
on the same day
• Put all your recycling, refuse
and kitchen waste out for
collection before 7am
Police plans for safe
Bonfire night
Gwent Police have a number of initiatives to help
ensure everyone in Blaenau Gwent has a safe, fun
Bonfire night.
Officers are patrolling the area and confiscating any illegal
fireworks and alcohol.
Neighbourhood Policing Teams
and the Council’s Trading
Standards have worked with local
shops on this initiative.
And there are posters to remind
people that ‘eggs have many uses
- throwing isn’t one of them’.
Gwent Police posters are also
being delivered to local schools,
reminding their students that not
Free Doorstep Crime Packs
everyone wants to join in the
festivities and to respect their
wishes.
Blaenau Gwent Partnership
Inspector, Phil Morris, said:
“This time of year is enjoyable
for a lot of people. But for those
who do not want to join in with the
festivities, we just ask that their
wishes are respected.”
Blaenau Gwent Trading Standards Officers
and Gwent Police have teamed up to provide
householders with a doorstep crime pack to help
them feel secure in their homes.
The packs use our own door stickers and leaflets plus Home
Office advice material.
Local people can display the
sticker in their window or door to
deter cold callers from calling.
The packs are free of charge to
local people and will be distributed
by Neighbourhood Watch Groups,
Crime Prevention Panels, as well
by Trading Standards and the
Police.
Steve Jones, Head of Trading
Standards, said:
“Door step criminals often pretend
to be traders to prey on the
vulnerable to ‘con’ money from
them. These packs not only give
good advice about securing your
home from criminals but the
stickers also give a clear message
that uninvited callers are not
welcome.”
The scheme is funded by
Safer Blaenau Gwent and will
be launched during Not in My
Neighbourhood Week – starting
on Monday 2 November 2009.
For more information on the packs
call Trading Standards on 01495
356138
PACT – coming
to you
Partnership and Communities
Together (PACT) meetings are held
to enable the community to have a
say in local policing priorities.
Gwent Police works with Safer
Blaenau Gwent and Blaenau
Gwent Council to address the local
priorities that are set. The next
meetings in your area are:
November
Tredegar Central and West
Wed 4 November at 7pm – Youth
Cafe in Tredegar
Sirhowy
Wed 11 November at 7pm –
Dukestown Workingmens Club
Georgetown
Thurs 12 November at 7pm – Kidz r
Us, Park Place, Georgetown
December
Abertillery / Cwmtillery
Tues 1 December at 7pm –
Abertillery Comprehensive School
Llanhilleth
Wed 2 December at 7pm –
Brynithel Community Centre
Abertillery
Thurs 3 December at 7pm –
Abertillery Comprehensive School
Six Bells
Tues 8 December at 7pm –
Bethany Baptist Church
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