A TOTAL of 1105 bags of rubbish, 121 tyres and 180 miscellaneous items such as pushchairs, carpets and scooters that have been dumped across Carmarthenshire have been removed by Tidy Towns in the past six months.
Since April, Tidy Towns project worker Brian Mogford has worked with 385 volunteers, 23 community groups, six schools, 15 disengaged groups and four businesses.
He has travelled a total of 4,076 miles and helped to clean up 35 wards across the county.
Activities carried out included river and beach clean-ups, habitat management, cycle track clean-ups, community skip days, litter-picks and overgrowth clearance projects.
Brian has also targeted Japanese Knotweed hotspots across the Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford areas with a total area of 12,600m2 sprayed. Previous spraying has been very effective, with only a few pockets of new growth appearing in treated areas.
Executive Board Member for Regeneration Councillor Meryl Gravell said: “It is important that people take pride in where they live and Tidy Towns helps communities to achieve this by assisting volunteers to undertake a range of environmental improvement projects.
“I am amazed by the amount of work that has been carried out in just six months and would like to congratulate all those involved for their efforts in cleaning up the county.”
Tidy Towns is a Welsh Government-funded initiative delivered in partnership by Carmarthenshire County Council and Keep Wales Tidy. The aim is to encourage and support communities to improve the quality of their local environment.
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