Powys County Council urges residents to recycle festive season waste

Powys householders are being encouraged by the county council to recycle during the festive season.

Cllr Phyl Davies, Cabinet Member for Waste and Recycling, said: “With so much happening at Christmas, you might be tempted to throw all of your waste in the rubbish bin but please don’t!

“We want households to take a breath and consider how they can maximise their recycling efforts. You’ll be amazed at how much of your waste can be recycled – from tin foil, food, glass jars and bottles to real Christmas trees, plain Christmas cards, plain wrapping paper, batteries, plastic bottles and more.

“If householders recycle everything that they can by either using their recycling boxes and food caddy or visiting their nearest household waste recycling centre, they will reduce the amount of waste that would be sent to landfill. By doing this, not only are householders helping us meet Welsh Government recycling targets but they are also helping our environment.”

To find out how to recycle more at home this Christmas visit www.powys.gov.uk/recycle or www.wasteawarenesswales.org.uk