Easter bin collections

RESIDENTS are being reminded that there are changes to refuse and recycling collections over the Easter holidays.

From Friday, April 18 until Friday, April 25, collections will take place one day later than usual. So for example, if your collection is due on Friday it won’t be picked up until Saturday and so on.

Remember to recycle using your blue bags – it is estimated that 80 million chocolate Easter eggs are bought in the UK every year, that’s a lot of cardboard and plastic packaging!

You could also cut down on all that eggs-tra waste by making your own Easter treats such as chocolate cornflake cakes or bunny-shaped biscuits.

And if you are making a big Easter lunch for all the family, make sure you either compost your vegetable peelings or they go into your food waste bin along with any leftovers.

Executive Board Member for Technical Services Cllr Colin Evans said: “It is important we try and recycle as much as we can but also reduce the amount of rubbish we produce in the first place.

“Not only do we have recycling targets to meet but we have to reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill. It is bad for the environment but if we don’t meet our targets, we could also get fined.”

The recycling centres in Trostre (Llanelli), Wernddu (Ammanford), Nantycaws (Carmarthen) and Whitland are open as usual over the Easter period except Llangadog which is closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Residents can now sign up for text or email alerts on a range of council services including recycling with i-Local. Find out more at http://ilocal.carmarthenshire.gov.uk

For further information on waste and recycling visit www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/recycling or call Carmarthenshire Direct on 01267 234567. You can also follow us on Twitter @carmscouncil or like us on Facebook.