Residents asked not to leave out sacks of garden waste

PEOPLE in Carmarthenshire are being reminded not to leave sacks of garden waste out for collection.
A new collection service, which started in April this year, provides participants with a 240 litre wheeled bin which is emptied fortnightly until November.
Householders who pay in full when they apply to join the scheme receive a 15% discount costing £40.80 for the season. People can also choose to pay by direct debit with payments made in instalments, which costs a total of £48.
Executive Board Member for the Environment Cllr Hazel Evans said: “The new service was launched in April to make the collection of garden waste a fairer and more efficient system, and to cover the costs of this chargeable service.
“However, some residents are still leaving sacks of garden waste out for collection, so we would like to remind them that this system is no longer in place.
“Anyone who wants advice or information is welcome to contact us and we will do all we can to help.”
Other options available to residents are to home compost, or take garden waste to a household waste recycling centre (HWRC) where it can be disposed of free of charge.
Compost bins are available to buy from the council for a subsidised price of £12, which includes delivery.
People who still have old starch sacks which were used previously are advised to use them to take their garden waste to a HWRC.
Garden waste is taken to a central composting facility at Nantycaws, Carmarthen, where it is turned into compost or soil conditioner to be reused.
It is also available for residents to buy from the recycling centres at Trostre (Llanelli), Wernddu (Ammanford) Nantycaws (Carmarthen) and Whitland.

• To apply for garden waste collections or to find out more, please visit www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales/gardenwaste