{"id":31257,"date":"2023-02-07T17:12:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T17:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=31257"},"modified":"2023-02-08T08:22:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T08:22:11","slug":"students-are-calling-for-more-to-be-done-to-help-them-recycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/students-are-calling-for-more-to-be-done-to-help-them-recycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Students are calling for more to be done to help them recycle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cardiff students are calling for more to be done to make sure they have the correct bins to be able to recycle properly. This comes as the Welsh Government launch its 2023 recycling focus this week, &#8216;Power of food waste recycling&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But food recycling isn&#8217;t as accessible as it sounds to some people. 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