People of Cardiff outraged at the council as not enough is done to keep the streets tidy.
As cleanup effort has been made by the council to clear a wasteland that accumulated alongside train tracks on Tyndall street over the recent years. A huge flytipping site that occurred under a bridge in a Central postcode is now being evacuated.
The news of the effort, however, was not taken wholly positively by people in Cardiff. They have reacted to it with photos of flytipping in parks and residential areas. People in Landaff, Splott, Grangetown shared photos of small and large waste being illegally dumped on their streets and in parks, construction waste left in bulks in parks and odd bags of rubbish on the roads.
“We seem to be going backwards in Cardiff in terms of rubbish and flytipping, my volunteer group… have cleared up so much along the river, but I walked it recently and full of rubbish again,”said Jason Forde, a volunteer from Rhymney about the increasing waste dumping problem.
Community and council-funded groups like Keep Cardiff tidy have organised neighbourhood litter picks, where residents were able to pick up and dispose of small litter, but the issue with flytipping is large waste. Those who don’t know how to dispose of their rubbish, leave it on the street in hopes of solving the problem. Yet, they just make it other people’s problem.
A Wales-wide charity Keep Wales Tidy has turned their attention to the matter and besides providing clean-up kits, is now launching a ‘Not Up My Street’ campaign against flytipping.
With its new waste campaign, the charity hopes to reach communities across Wales, educating them on correct waste behaviors, options for removing household items and calling on tenants to do the right thing.
A host of events will be held across Wales this year, for tenants to learn new skills, save money and dispose of their unwanted items correctly.
“Fly-tipping has been on the rise in recent years, with the disruption caused by the pandemic having a clear impact on the cleanliness of our communities. Dumped items on the street costs local authorities millions to remove, and – put simply – looks awful. Our new campaign looks to encourage communities across Wales to keep their local areas free from house
hold waste and say ‘Not Up My Street’. Disposing of your unwanted household items is easier than you think, and – crucially – cheaper than a fine”, said Owen Derbyshire, the chief executive of Keep Wales Tidy.