{"id":92572,"date":"2025-02-11T16:52:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T16:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=92572"},"modified":"2025-02-12T17:52:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T17:52:58","slug":"filthy-state-of-roath-streets-is-a-nightmare-say-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/02\/11\/filthy-state-of-roath-streets-is-a-nightmare-say-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Filthy state of Roath streets is &#8216;a nightmare,&#8217; say residents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The council has spent more than \u00a3300,000 clearing fly-tipping in Cardiff in the past year &#8211; but Roath&#8217;s rubbish keeps on piling up<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>PEOPLE in Roath say they are \u201cgoing mad\u201d at the state of fly-tipping in the area, as rubbish piles high on some street corners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>City Road and some of the nearby residential streets have become over-run by open food waste and mountains of bin bags, leading to fines for both residents and businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The build-up on the streets is making life hard for residents, as bin bags are becoming a trip hazard for some people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5113_11zon-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92647\" style=\"width:408px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5113_11zon-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5113_11zon-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5113_11zon-1-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5113_11zon-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5113_11zon-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5113_11zon-1-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5113_11zon-1-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5113_11zon-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92647\" style=\"width:408px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5113_11zon-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5113_11zon-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5113_11zon-1-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5113_11zon-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5113_11zon-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5113_11zon-1-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5113_11zon-1-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Rubbish pile on Arran Street<\/strong> (credit: William Dalgleish)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m always slipping over and tripping up on rubbish, it\u2019s a nightmare,\u201d said Maisie Tyler, 22, who lives metres from City Road.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe food on the floor attracts pigeons and rats, it\u2019s a massive problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a complete nuisance. I don\u2019t know what the solution is, but this can\u2019t go on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Cardiff Council spokesperson said: &#8220;A significant amount of work is being done in both Cathays and Plasnewydd to ensure that residents and businesses put their waste out for collection correctly in the correct container, at the right time and on the correct day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If waste is not presented for collection correctly &#8211; rubbish bags are ripped open by birds or animals scavenging for food which creates litter on our streets.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One group fighting back is Keep Roath Tidy, a volunteer litter-picking group which meets every Saturday morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5116_11zon-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92803\" style=\"width:438px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5116_11zon-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5116_11zon-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5116_11zon-770x570.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5116_11zon-293x217.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5116_11zon.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5116_11zon-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92803\" style=\"width:438px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5116_11zon-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5116_11zon-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5116_11zon-770x570.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5116_11zon-293x217.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5116_11zon.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Keep Roath Tidy at a recent litter pick<\/strong> (credit: Keep Roath Tidy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Elizabeth Burggraaf, 48, has been a member for nearly 10 years and regularly hears complaints about the state of the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re having real problems with the top of City Road, towards Glenroy Street. The bins there need to be sorted, they\u2019re disgusting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve noticed that drums of oil from the takeaways are just being dumped outside. People are always complaining about the amount of rubbish they generate; it\u2019s a persistent problem.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5101_11zon-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92806\" style=\"width:430px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5101_11zon-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5101_11zon-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5101_11zon-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5101_11zon-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5101_11zon-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5101_11zon-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5101_11zon-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5101_11zon-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92806\" style=\"width:430px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5101_11zon-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5101_11zon-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5101_11zon-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5101_11zon-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5101_11zon-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5101_11zon-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG_5101_11zon-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Fly-tipping on Glenroy Street<\/strong> (credit: William Dalgleish)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne business owner told us that he\u2019s going mad. It\u2019s a regular problem for him, and he\u2019s constantly reporting people dumping their bin bags outside his business.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Cardiff Council spokesperson said: &#8220;Last year, in Cathays and Plasnewydd, the council issued 2683 enforcement notices and 342 Fixed Penalty Notices against residents and businesses for failing to present their waste correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This year, the council has already issued 2661 enforcement notices and 96 Fixed Penalty Notices.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the problem becoming more widespread in Roath, there are concerns that the waste issue is harming the area\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s embarrassing. When you have friends and family visiting, you want to avoid these kinds of areas,\u201d Mrs Burggraaf said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/editd_11zon-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/editd_11zon-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/editd_11zon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/editd_11zon-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/editd_11zon-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/editd_11zon-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/editd_11zon-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/editd_11zon-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/editd_11zon-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/editd_11zon-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/editd_11zon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/editd_11zon-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/editd_11zon-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/editd_11zon-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/editd_11zon-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/editd_11zon-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Fly-tipping in abandoned front garden <br><\/strong>(credit: William Dalgleish)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/edid2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92813\" style=\"width:326px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/edid2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/edid2-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/edid2-293x254.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/edid2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92813\" style=\"width:326px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/edid2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/edid2-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/edid2-293x254.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Fly-tipping in Dylan Place <\/strong><br>(credit: Michelle Morgan)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem is a drain on the council as well as businesses. In 2023-24, Cardiff Council spent over \u00a3300,000 on clearance costs for fly-tipping related incidents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Things have gotten better since the council put gates up in a lot of the lanes, which has made a really big difference,\u201d Mrs Burggraaf said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The council is quite quick at cleaning up the mess. If you report it on the Cardiff app, they usually come within 48 hours, but then the next thing you know it\u2019s happened again. It\u2019s a recurring problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Cardiff Council spokesperson said: &#8220;If anyone spots fly-tipping, the most effective way of reporting it to us, is via our website (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiff.gov.uk\/ENG\/resident\/Rubbish-and-recycling\/waste-education-and-enforcement\/fly-tipping\/Pages\/default.aspx\">www.cardiff.gov.uk\/flytipping<\/a>) or via the Cardiff Gov app. That way, we will have an exact location and all the information necessary to investigate.&#8221; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over \u00a3300,000 has been spent on clearing fly-tipping in Cardiff in the past 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