{"id":48730,"date":"2019-11-11T21:05:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T21:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=48730"},"modified":"2019-11-11T21:05:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T21:05:09","slug":"penylan-litter-pickers-lead-the-way-in-cleaning-up-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/11\/11\/penylan-litter-pickers-lead-the-way-in-cleaning-up-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Penylan litter pickers lead the way in cleaning up Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The community run group is one of many litter pickers around Cardiff tackling the problem and trying to reduce the city\u2019s environmental impact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"635\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/rsz_image1_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/rsz_image1_5.jpg 980w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/rsz_image1_5-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/rsz_image1_5-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/rsz_image1_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/rsz_image1_5.jpg 980w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/rsz_image1_5-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/rsz_image1_5-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The banner is prominently displayed on a park gate to attract new volunteers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Penylan community litter pickers group is self-sufficient and comprised entirely of volunteers from the community that meet at the corner of Blenheim Road and Sandringham Road one Sunday a month. It began with a simple Facebook post inviting like-minded individuals to come along and has become an integral part of the community.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government has established a scheme called <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keepwalestidy.cymru\/\" target=\"_blank\">Keep Wales Tidy<\/a>, with many sub-groups forming within communities.&nbsp; Lowri Mifsud, 42, founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KeepPenylanTidy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Keep Penylan Tidy<\/a> last year after being frustrated with the amount of litter in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/image2-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48719\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/image2-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48719\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Empty beer cans scattered close to the entrance of Roath Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week it was announced that the Welsh Government is proposing a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-politics-50068871\" target=\"_blank\">ban<\/a> on frequently littered single use plastics, following the decision of the EU last October.&nbsp; This follows the release of a study conducted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.rspca.org.uk\/2019\/02\/05\/plastic-litter-is-a-growing-threat-to-animals-reveals-rspca-cymru\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">RSPCA<\/a> shows that there has been a 22 percent increase in litter-related incidents in the last five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nathan Brown, 32 was out with his daughter on their first litter pick and says that it will become a regular activity. \u201cMy daughter likes doing it because she likes to save little birds from getting trapped\u201d, he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lowri says she has noticed the litter decreasing in the area,\nwith average litter picks resulting in between 15 and 30 bags being collected\nin two hours.&nbsp; The most common pieces of\nlitter found are tin cans, plastic bottles and crisp packets, all of which pose\na large threat to wildlife.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group has support from local businesses that allows them to maintain the kits, however running costs are low.&nbsp; Lowri said, \u201cIt\u2019s time really, and effort, the participation is much more important than the money involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/image3-416x312.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48878\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/image3-416x312.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48878\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Two bags of rubbish collected in an hour from Roath Park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The council remove the litter collected free of charge and dispose\nof it on behalf of the group.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lowri urges people to get litter picking. \u201cIt\u2019s good for your wellbeing to feel as if you\u2019re doing something outdoors and the community will thank you for it&#8221;, she says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in establishing a scheme of your own, visit the Keep Wales Tidy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepwalestidy.cymru\/Pages\/FAQs\/Category\/staff-details\">website<\/a> where you can contact council staff members for your area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The community run group is one of many litter pickers around Cardiff tackling the litter problem and reducing the city\u2019s environmental impact<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":314,"featured_media":48788,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[185,6],"tags":[6830,256,6831,258],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-48730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-active-home","category-active-life","tag-cleanup","tag-environment","tag-litter-pick","tag-volunteering"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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