Friends of the Earth Cardiff Cyfeillion y Ddaear Caerdydd

Photo: Robert Brook, Science Photo Library

The Cabinet Minister, Oliver Letwin, is considering scrapping all green safeguards and replacing them with a single 50-page document.

This would mean our protection from pollution could be dangerously simplified. He is consulting on scrapping Laws on:

Photo: Chris Brown, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

Prosiect Gwyrdd is holding two information drop-in sessions in Cardiff on:

• Tuesday 18 October 2011 at the Norwegian Church, Cardiff Bay between 11 am and 2 pm
• Thursday 20 October 2011 at the STAR Leisure Centre, Splott between 5 pm and 8 pm.

Prosiect Gwyrdd is a partnership of five councils in south-east Wales that are tendering for a contract to deal with their waste.

Cardiff Friends of the Earth has several concerns about Viridor's proposal for an incinerator in Cardiff.

The new sign for the road leading to the proposed Cardiff incinerator site. Photo: Chris Brown, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

On 5 September 2011 Cardiff Against the Incinerator activists held an unveiling ceremony to rename the road leading to the proposed incinerator site.

For later collection days please consult the calendar in the centre of the recycling and waste collection booklet delivered by the council or visit the Cardiff Council website.

Adamsdown - Thursdays

The start of the new collections are -

Black bin/Black bag dates: 22 Sept, 6 Oct
Green bin/Bio-bag dates: 15 Sept, 29 Sept

Butetown - Tuesdays

Stepping up the fight

Monday 11 July 7pm

Old Iilts RFC, 1 Splott Road, Cardiff CF24 1HA

Come and hear Vaughan Gething AM and Dr Linda Evans from the Merthyr Incinerator campaign speak about the latest situation.

National Assembly incinerator protest

A big thank you to everyone who attended the Cardiff Incinerator Protest at the National Assembly building in Cardiff Bay on 12 October. About 30 people attended which is good for a week day. Our message is really getting through to those who matter. We need to keep up the pressure if we are to succeed.

Demonstration against the Cardiff incinerator

Cardiff Against the Incinerator will hold a demonstration on Tuesday 12 October, People will gather at 10.30 am on the steps of the National Assembly Building in Cardiff Bay. The demonstration will be between 11 am and 1 pm.