{"id":75185,"date":"2023-02-27T11:27:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T11:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=75185"},"modified":"2023-02-27T11:27:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T11:27:40","slug":"cardiff-volunteers-clear-rubbish-rivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/02\/27\/cardiff-volunteers-clear-rubbish-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers set sail to clear rubbish from the city&#8217;s rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But Cardiff Rivers Group says Welsh Water is \u2018totally wiping out\u2019 its efforts to keep them clean<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>ABOUT 40 volunteers gathered at Radyr Weir, some taking to the water in a boat, to litter pick in and around the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Rivers Group organises litter picking events in and around the city every week. At its latest gathering at Radyr Weir, the volunteers collected 59 bags of rubbish from the river and its banks, including sanitary towels, wet wipes and nitrous oxide canisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some climbed aboard Cardiff Rivers\u2019 aluminium boat to pick up litter that couldn\u2019t be reached from the banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cardiff-Rivers-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cardiff-Rivers-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cardiff-Rivers-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cardiff-Rivers-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cardiff-Rivers-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cardiff-Rivers-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cardiff-Rivers.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cardiff-Rivers-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cardiff-Rivers-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cardiff-Rivers-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cardiff-Rivers-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cardiff-Rivers-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cardiff-Rivers-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cardiff-Rivers.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Cardiff Rivers volunteers meet regularly to clean up the Taff.<\/strong> Credit: Cardiff Rivers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the group says that sewage being released into rivers is hampering its attempt to keep the water clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigel Barry, the group&#8217;s secretary, said: \u201cReleasing raw sewage into the Taff and other rivers should cease immediately. We spend years improving the quality of the rivers in Cardiff only to see our efforts totally wiped out every time. The government needs to step in and stop it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/02\/22\/chicken-poo-and-bleach-the-diabolical-state-of-wales-polluted-rivers-left-to-volunteers-to-clean-up\/\">spillages of raw sewage<\/a> occur when Welsh Water\u2019s sewers become overburdened and release dirty water directly into rivers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Barry said the public should also be more aware of what they flush down the toilet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome ladies need to rethink their disposal techniques for sanitary products. They need to imagine wild water swimming in the Taff and being faced with a floating, used sanitary towel \u2013 a sobering thought,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-13.09.00_11zon-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-13.09.00_11zon-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-13.09.00_11zon-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-13.09.00_11zon-1-770x433.jpg 770w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-13.09.00_11zon-1.jpg 1710w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Volunteers often find sanitary products in and around rivers.<\/strong> Credit: YGC Rebel Mams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The group also finds thousands of nitrous oxide canisters around Cardiff each year, which volunteers need to process to make them safe to recycle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This involves emptying the cannisters by hand, removing the brass valves and cutting the cannisters in half to check they are completely empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"866\" height=\"488\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cannisters.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75222\" 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