Click here to access the original graph<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nResident Sheila Smith of Llanishen, an area which has only received two fines in the last five years, agreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor me in my house with space, it is dead easy to recycle,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms Smith, who volunteers with Llanishen Litter Pickers, said it would be better to reward those who put out their bins properly, rather than punishing those who don\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaybe we use a carrot approach instead of the stick to encourage recycling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Cardiff Council spokesperson said that fixed penalty notices were issued on a case by case basis to properties in breach of the relevant legislation, and that households who persistently improperly present waste can expect to be issued a fixed penalty notice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe council provides receptacles for people to recycle their waste from their home, with clear instructions on how to use them. Whether a resident is still using the \u2018green bag scheme\u2019, or the \u2018sack scheme\u2019, recyclables need to be put into the correct container for collection so the items can be recycled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Through the \u2018sack scheme\u2019, the contamination rate, items that are put out for recycling but cannot in fact be recycled, has reduced by 26%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith the \u2018green bag scheme\u2019, 30% of the items put out for recycling could not be recycled. With the sack scheme, 4% of materials that are put out for recycling cannot be recycled. So the quality of recycling through the \u2018sack sort scheme\u2019 is significantly better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Councillor Norma Mackie, Cabinet Member for\u00a0Waste, Street Scene & Environmental Services said: “The new recycling scheme has now been delivered to all houses in the city, with a slightly modified scheme being delivered to purpose-built flats later in the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile the new scheme still requires some bedding in and further education for some, we are really pleased with the results so far in relation to the quality and amount of recyclable materials now being collected.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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