Gwent’s WasteA presentation by Megan Thomas and

Matthew Dow x

Gwent

Gwent is a county in South Wales, UK.

This pink circle shows you where Gwent is in Wales.

This pink circle shows you where Wales is.

Is this where you thought Gwent was?

Facts and Figures:

The most recent figures suggest that there are 69,300 people living in the area (Mid Year Estimate 2006).

Largest Places in Gwent:•Abergavenny •Cwmbran•Ebbw Vale•Monmouth•Abertillery•Blackwood•Caldicot

Here is a river that runs through Gwent:

The water was dirty during the 20th century but now it is a lot cleaner.

Waste Management:

In Gwent they have two bags a clear one and a blue one.

In a clear bag they accept:PaperCardboard

In the blue bag they accept:CansGlassDrink cartons

Waste Management (2):

Fly tipping is an anti-social and dangerous problem and costs council tax payers thousands of pounds every year to clear away. It is unsightly and pollutes our environment.

We treat this problem very seriously and we always investigate every case of fly-tipped waste. If we can obtain sufficient evidence we will always prosecute anyone who fly-tips within the County Borough.

Dumping household, industrial and commercial waste illegally is a serious criminal offence that carries a fine of up to £50,000. When found guilty offenders can even be sent to prison.

Waste Management (3):

Their collections will soon change from a weekly service to an alternate weekly collection. We are offering a wheeled bin for you to store your non recyclable materials. The standard size bin is 240 litres in size and we also have a limited supply of smaller and larger bins.

Waste Management (4):

Many people believe that they can only put garden waste into a home composting bin, but this is only one of a number of household items that could be added to create enriched compost that can be used in your garden.

Waste Management (5):

Statistics in January have shown that Wales recycled more than 40% of its waste between July and September 2010.

This represents a 3.5% increase on the same period in the previous year, when just 37.6% of waste was recycled.

The total amount of municipal waste produced in Wales during the same period has decreased, falling from 438,590 to 432,571 tonnes.