Two councils have joined together to develop a food waste recycling facility. The Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil councils have stated that the proposed facility would “greatly reduce” the percentage of food waste currently being taken to landfill. The project may be part of the Bryn Pica landfill and recycling site located near Aberdare.
Select companies are expected to bid for the facility’s contract; a list should be published in the near future.
There were news reports at the first part of this week announcing that all 22 councils in Wales had met their targets on the amount of allowable biodegradable waste that can be send to landfills. Although there is reason for the councils to be proud of their accomplishments, the targets are going to get increasingly lower.
Over 50% of councils have begun to take further action with plans to begin offering food waste recycling starting the beginning of 2009. RCT and Merthyr are among the councils that have already put into place a scheme for food waste collections.
Aled Roberts, Welsh Local Government Association spokesperson and chair of Waste Awareness Wales, was pleased about the proposal.
“For too long Wales has relied on landfill and there is recognition that to deal with our waste in the most sustainable and environmentally-friendly way, investment is needed in a range of facilities,” he said.
In addition to the increased pressure to improve recycling, The Welsh Assembly Government has already encouraged councils to introduce food recycling schemes via grant packages.
For more information, visit: wales.gov.uk
Source: BBC News
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