waste reuse

Changes to waste collection in Cardiff

Recycling lorry on Cardiff Street

Recycling Lorry. Photo: Chris Brown, Cardiff Friends of the Earth.

Waste collection arrangements for all households in Cardiff will change on 12 September 2011. The collection day will also change for many people.

Zero waste policy

lorry picking up recycling

A doorstep recycling scheme in operation Photo: Chris Brown, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

Instead of sending waste to landfill or for incineration we should recycle or compost it.

Friends of the Earth believes that councils should adopt Zero Waste policies as a goal to be achieved within 25 years. Zero waste means we should:

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