Colwyn Bay and even more filth around the town!

Llandudno and More Bin Bags and Litter around the town!

Colwyn Bay is drowning in litter!

Conwy county.....Around The Litter Strewn Streets Of Llandudno, Conwy & Colwyn Bay

Well done to Conwy Council the four weekly bin collections are working a treat!!!!

Colwyn Bay..."Put it back to two weeks bin collections for God sake" Residents beg Council!

Reports from council four-weekly bin collections are having a positive impact across the county have been rubbished by residents.

Conwy County Borough Council (CCBC) last week said the benefits of the four-weekly collections were already becoming clear with an increase in recycling reported since the introduction of the new scheme last September.

Figures comparing the last three months of 2018 with the same time period in 2017 showed household recycling was up by 11.5 per cent with an extra 363 tonnes recycled, while refuse is down by 457 tonnes, a 12 per cent reduction.

Councillor Donald Milne, cabinet member for environment, roads and facilities, said: “The response from the community has been excellent. Conwy residents are incredibly motivated to recycle.

"They know that there are local and global benefits to recycling as much as they can, and by making the most of the weekly collections, they are already making an impact.

“Conwy residents have really got behind the scheme. It’s good to know that each household’s efforts have made a difference.

"Residents have been recycling more to make sure there is enough space in their rubbish bins.

“Changes can take a while to settle down, but the Council is here to help with advice, practical tips and additional support if necessary."

But residents strongly disagreed with the council's views on how the four-weekly collection was impacting households across the county.

Conwy county residents took to social media last week saying the four-weekly scheme was having a far from positive impact.

Katie Warburton, on the Pioneer Facebook page, said: "I’m constantly picking up rubbish from the paths when walking my dog so either not enough bins or recycling is been blown over.

"Everywhere you look is littered and we have to pay more and have less collections. That’s not a positive result."

Christine Hartley said: "Positive...says who? I've got a household of five and recycle everything religiously. Our black bin is always full after two and a half weeks.

It was not just the overflowing bins and the horrible look that were causing issues but the vermon attracted.

Emma Skillen said: "No way is it - my cats have caught no end of mice and there is that much strewn around Colwyn Bay, its disgusting.

"Three weeks was bad enough but its got beyond the joke now."

Sarah Louise Bowkett added: "No there not. Loads of rats in Tan Lan, I’ve lived here 30 years and never seen one in my life until this winter it’s disgusting.

"Rubbish everywhere as well. Put it back to two weeks for God sake."

From...https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/17494242.conwy-residents-rubbish-councils-positive-report-on-four-weekly-bin-collection/?ref=mr&lp=5

Conwy County Council - Brazen fly-tippers dump piles of rubbish near a £50,000 fine for littering sign

Last September, Conwy became the first in Wales to introduce four weekly collections for non-recyclable waste. from https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/brazen-fly-tippers-dump-piles-15929809

And the rubbish keeps on coming!

Another fine mess Conwy Council have created!

Brazen fly-tippers dumped piles of household rubbish next to a children's playground and beside a sign warning offenders  they could face a  £50,000 fine.

More than a dozen black bin liners, discarded toys and an old TV set were left behind the playground at Lon Glanfor in Belgrano, near Abergele.

Abergele councillor Andrew Wood says there has been an increase in illegal dumping which he blames on tip charges being introduced by Conwy Council in  2017.

Cllr Wood is urging the authority to prosecute anyone caught dumping rubbish illegally and to consider scrapping the controversial charges.

Cllr Andrew Wood said: "I think Conwy should definitely start taking a lot more of the fly-tippers to court, as it's definitely increasing in the county-these black bins dumped in Belgrano have probably been dumped by someone who are moving house or by someone doing a house clearance."

A discarded TV set (Image: David Powell)

County residents have to pay for dropping off waste like soil, rubble, plasterboard, tiles and tyres.

In Mochdre and Abergele it costs  £3 to leave  a bag of rubble and £30 for a trailer load of wood or soil.

Since the charges and monthly bin collections have been introduced fly-tipping has gone up by 16% year-on-year in the county.

Last September, Conwy became the first in Wales to introduce four weekly collections for non-recyclable waste.

There were 214 incidents of fly-tipping reported in October/November 2017, compared with 250 incidents in October/November 2018 - a 16% increase. For these months in both years, more than half of these incidents involved bulky household items, such as white goods, sofas, bikes, carpet, mattresses and prams.

Rubbish bags next to a playground in Belgrano near Abergele yards from a sign warning of a maximum £50,000 fine for fly-tipping (Image: David Powell)

Black bin waste accounted for 22% of the 2017 incidents, and 25% of the 2018 incidents.

Cllr Wood added: "I found a load of black bins that had been dumped near the chest hospital in Abergele , and it didn't take me long to work out who had dumped them.

"I found photographs and a credit card bill and the culprits were taken to court, more of this should be happening as Conwy have only taken a handful of people to court."

"I also think the tip charges should be dropped, as I'd like to know how much it's costing the authority to clear up the fly-tippings compared to how much they are making from charging at the tip."

A council spokesperson said there is no charge to take household items such as toys, TVs, sofas, carpets, mattresses and black bin waste to household recycling centres, and they are open 7 days a week.

The council also offers a bulky waste collection service, with one free item per year. And we run monthly community Environment Days in different areas, with a skip for free bulky waste disposal.

Residents have weekly household collections for recyclable waste, clothes and electricals are collected every fortnight, and non-recyclable waste every four weeks, the spokesperson added.

"Fly tipping is a growing problem across the country. Increased fly tipping is a national trend which is also showing itself in Conwy.

"Environmental Crime is unacceptable and the authority will investigate these incidents thoroughly and take action. Penalties for fly-tipping range from Fixed Penalty Notices to prosecution. Where there is a realistic chance of prosecution we can pursue cases through the courts," the spokesperson said.