1.0The Cardiffianhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffianWill Jeffordhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/author/jefford-w/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Hjd0eKmcjY"><a href="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2018/02/09/unfit-purpose-recycling-plant-close/">'Unfit for purpose' recycling plant to close in weeks</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2018/02/09/unfit-purpose-recycling-plant-close/embed/#?secret=Hjd0eKmcjY" width="600" height="338" title="“'Unfit for purpose' recycling plant to close in weeks” — The Cardiffian" data-secret="Hjd0eKmcjY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2018/02/Wedal-Way-.jpg545409THE closure of the controversial Wedal Road recycling plant was confirmed today after it was deemed “not fit for purpose”. The Cathays plant, which has regularly had to close to the public at short notice over the years, will shut forever on March 2. Cabinet member for clean streets and recycling, Michael Michael said: “This facility is not fit for purpose. The site itself is too small to collect all the materials that we want to recycle and isn’t big […]