Ceredigion's waste collection arrangements over the festive period

THERE WILL be some change to the waste collection arrangements in Ceredigion over the festive period.

The Council will endeavour to collect waste as follows:

Waste collections that usually fall on Thursday, December 25 will be collected on Saturday, December 27
Waste collections that usually fall on Friday, December 26 will be collected on Sunday, December 28. Apart from route 106 Lampeter, this will be collected on Friday, December 26
Waste collections that usually fall on Thursday, January 1 will be collected on Saturday, January 3
All waste collections on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday of December 29, 30, 31, and Friday January 2 will be collected as scheduled

The Bulky Household Waste and Garden Waste collections will be suspended from December 19 and will restart on the week commencing the January 5.

A number of the Waste Service’s workforce are involved with providing the winter maintenance service, including gritting. This can subsequently have an immediate and further reaching impact on waste collection services.

Should weather events be experienced during the holiday period this will affect waste collections and the approach to these will be reviewed in response to this taking into account the relevant considerations such as its duration and resource availability.

The resources available will be deployed on a prioritised basis. This usually means focusing on the residual (black bag), food and Absorbent Hygiene Waste (AHP) collections. Residents are reminded that the black bag restriction of 3 bags per three weeks will remain over the Christmas period.

The weekly recycling (clear) bag collections provide scope for a quick recovery of these. Glass is easier to store and there are other opportunities to dispose of this in community based glass banks and the Council’s Household Waste Sites.

Councillor Shelley Childs, Cabinet Member for Highways and Environmental Services and Carbon Management, commented: “Our operational teams work throughout the year in all weather conditions and as such they are highly valued by the communities they are part of and serve. I would very much like to extend a sincere word of thanks to them for all their efforts.

“Waste collections over the festive period can be disrupted for various reasons. We will look to provide services as advertised, provide regular updates and to recover as quickly as possible if services are affected”.

“I would also very much like to take the opportunity to thank our customers for their ongoing support and positive engagement.

“This means that Ceredigion is amongst the highest performing recycling local authorities in Wales and that the waste we are unable to recycle is treated through an energy for waste process.

“This is a great example of Caru Ceredigion at work with the Council and our communities working together to deal with our waste in the most environmentally and financially efficient way possible. Thank you all very much”.

All Household Waste Sites are closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. On other Bank Holidays, which includes Boxing Day, they will all be open between 10:00-15:00.

The opening hours for Cilmaenllwyd, Cardigan; Glanyrafon, Aberystwyth; and Lampeter Household Waste Site are as follows: