You bring it, we’ll recycle it!

RESIDENTS in the Burry Port area are being urged to have a pre-Christmas clear out and take advantage of a waste and tyre amnesty being held in the town.

The council’s waste and recycling section has teamed up with Tidy Towns to reduce fly-tipping and encourage people to recycle.

The amnesty is being held at the Sea View car park in Burry Port on Tuesday, December 11 from 8am until 2pm.

Most household waste can be taken along including unwanted furniture, carpets and mattresses, electrical items such as fridge-freezers and televisions, garden waste and tyres (maximum 10 tyres per household).

However, paint, garden chemicals, car batteries, gas bottles, asbestos, construction and trade waste will not be accepted.

Executive Board Member for Street Scene Cllr Colin Evans said: “Bulky waste such as furniture, wood and cardboard left lying in and around homes is not only a fire hazard but can result in fly-tipping.

“Much of our waste can also be reused or recycled, from carpets and mattresses to small electrical items and furniture.”

Illegally dumped tyres is a big problem not just in Carmarthenshire but across the UK as tyre companies attach a charge to any tyres that are disposed of at their business

Cllr Evans added: “We hope the amnesty will encourage people to do the right thing and dispose of their waste in a responsible manner.”

Other amnesties are being held in Cross Hands, Ammanford, Newcastle Emlyn and Carmarthen throughout December, January and February.

Tidy Towns is a Welsh Government-funded initiative delivered in partnership by Carmarthenshire County Council and Keep Wales Tidy.

For further information visit www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/recycling