Gwastraff, ailgylchu a llygredd

Paul Jones

13 Mehefin 2024, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Ymchwiliad i wastraff - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda chynrychiolwyr llywodraeth leol

…example, half of that currently doesn't have a market or is unrecyclable, and 25 per cent of that is food waste. Wales has a really good performance on food waste; it's comparable to anywhere around, so a real success story. But still we've got to get across that barrier to get that last bit of food waste…

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “food waste”Cofnod swyddogol

Ashley Collins

13 Mehefin 2024, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Ymchwiliad i wastraff - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda chynrychiolwyr llywodraeth leol

…of what we're up against as varying different authorities. I think with the targets set in 'Beyond Recycling', the clue's in the title, isn't it, 'Beyond Recycling'. It's been very much in the past that we've all been chasing targets, so everyone looks for the heavy stuff, because that gets you over…

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “Recycling”Cofnod swyddogol

Paul Jones

13 Mehefin 2024, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Ymchwiliad i wastraff - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda chynrychiolwyr llywodraeth leol

…the focus was taken off a little bit due to COVID. Also there have been concerns about the impact of DRS and EPR and what that means to configure systems. So, I think there has been some delays in some of those service changes. It feels to me—I concur with Craig—that probably around half, or maybe a…

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “DRS”Cofnod swyddogol

Craig Mitchell

13 Mehefin 2024, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Ymchwiliad i wastraff - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda chynrychiolwyr llywodraeth leol

Shall I go first, Chair? Thank you. I think the key point around 'Beyond Recycling' is that it was quite a pivotal moment. Prior to that, waste strategies were just that—they were waste strategies. 'Beyond Recycling' starts to look at the circular economy, starts to look at the social and economic…

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “Recycling”, “circular economy”, “DRS”, “landfill”…Cofnod swyddogol

Llyr GruffyddPlaid

13 Mehefin 2024, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Ymchwiliad i wastraff - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda chynrychiolwyr llywodraeth leol

Croeso nôl i bawb i'r pwyllgor. Rydyn ni'n symud ymlaen at ein hail sesiwn dystiolaeth y bore yma, y tro yma gyda chynrychiolwyr o lywodraeth leol. Dwi'n estyn croeso cynnes i Craig Mitchell, sy'n bennaeth cymorth gwastraff gyda Chymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru, Paul Jones, sy'n gyfarwyddwr…

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “recycling”Cofnod swyddogol

Jemma Bere

13 Mehefin 2024, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Ymchwiliad i wastraff - sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag arbenigwyr polisi

Thank you, Janet. The first thing to say is: isn't it really strange that we don't have a litter plan? We've got, arguably, one of the most environmentally—you know, we're leading in the UK in terms of environmental ambition, and England and Scotland are on their second iterations. So, we have been…

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “litter”Cofnod swyddogol

Janet Finch-SaundersCeidwadwyr

13 Mehefin 2024, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Ymchwiliad i wastraff - sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag arbenigwyr polisi

…but, I've got to be honest, I'm shocked when I see adults' behaviour in the way that they just discard litter.

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “litter”Cofnod swyddogol

Janet Finch-SaundersCeidwadwyr

13 Mehefin 2024, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Ymchwiliad i wastraff - sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag arbenigwyr polisi

Yes. This is for Keep Wales Tidy now. What has been your involvement in the development of a Welsh Government litter prevention plan for Wales? What do you hope to see in the plan? Do you have any insight as to when this might be published? And again, I have to keep saying this, when I was growing…

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “litter”Cofnod swyddogol

Jemma Bere

13 Mehefin 2024, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Ymchwiliad i wastraff - sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag arbenigwyr polisi

…been calling for for about 10 years. I think the important thing for us is to— . If we look at the circular economy, the European Union circular economy strategy, at the moment, we're on a par, we're taking bits of that and we're kind of matching it. It would be great to match or exceed that in all…

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “circular economy”Cofnod swyddogol

Keith James

13 Mehefin 2024, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Ymchwiliad i wastraff - sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag arbenigwyr polisi

…on reuse and repair, and there's a lot, potentially, to leverage devolved powers. So, many household recycling centres across Wales have a reuse shop on site now, and that serves two purposes. First of all, it's keeping goods in use for longer, aligned with the ambition of the circular economy, but…

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “recycling”, “circular economy”Cofnod swyddogol

Janet Finch-SaundersCeidwadwyr

13 Mehefin 2024, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Ymchwiliad i wastraff - sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag arbenigwyr polisi

And a final point, if I can—and I'm sure you'd support me on this, Chair—is a shout-out to Crest recycling, which is based here in Llandudno Junction. They do phenomenal work in terms of repairing, reusing, and they help people into employment. Their model, if rolled out across Wales, would be…

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “recycling”Cofnod swyddogol

Jemma Bere

13 Mehefin 2024, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Ymchwiliad i wastraff - sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag arbenigwyr polisi

…every item that gets repaired is something that's not part of that residual waste and is not going to landfill. So, it's actually increasingly important to capture those things. The third thing I'd say is that I'm a social housing tenant, and I think that there is a disconnect between the…

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “landfill”Cofnod swyddogol