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天涯社区 calls on residents to Be Mighty, Recycle. And let鈥檚 get Wales to number one!
Published: 21/09/2020
Wales may be a small country, but when it comes to recycling, we punch way above our weight. We鈥檙e already the third best recyclers in the world, and now 天涯社区 is backing the Wales-wide movement to make us first.听
Over the past decade, recycling in 天涯社区 has soared. We鈥檙e now recycling 66% of our waste, up from just 43% in 2010. But if we鈥檙e to help Wales reach the coveted top slot, we need to do even more, as 天涯社区鈥檚 Cabinet Member for Streetscene and Countryside, Councillor Carolyn Thomas explains:
鈥淩ecycling is now the norm in 天涯社区 and most of us recycle every week. We鈥檙e recycling our fruit and vegetable peelings, eggshells, tea bags and plate scrapings in our food caddies; recycling from every room in the home and recycling those tricky items such as empty aerosols.
鈥淲e should be proud of our recycling efforts, but we must keep up our good work. Let鈥檚 continue recycling everything we can from all around the home and help get Wales to number one.鈥�
To learn more about the mighty movement visit www.walesrecycles.org.uk, look out for the ads on TV, on buses and billboards and social media across Wales or join the conversation using the hashtag #mightyrecyclers听
Mighty tips to get Wales to number one:
- Recycling our food waste is one of the easiest ways to give our recycling rate a big boost. Put any food waste 鈥� however small the amount 鈥� in your food waste caddy to ensure it gets collected every week
- Recycling doesn鈥檛 stop at the kitchen door 鈥� remember to recycle from other rooms too. You鈥檇 be amazed just how much bathroom waste such as empty shampoo, conditioner, hand soap and shower gel bottles can be recycled
- Most people know that water bottles, cans, and paper and card can be recycled, but don鈥檛 forget that you can also recycle more unusual items such as empty aerosols. And if you鈥檙e not sure what you can and can鈥檛 recycle visit flintshire.gov.uk/en/Resident/Bins-Recycling-and-Waste/What-can-and-cannot-be-recycled.aspx.
- Squash cans, pots, tubs and trays to save space in your recycling bag, bin, box or caddy. And give them a quick rinse before recycling them 鈥� there鈥檚 no need to use running water, a quick swill in the washing up bowl will do
- If Wales is going to get to number one we all have to play our part. That means spreading the mighty movement word on social media by sharing your recycling pics and tips using the #mightyrecyclers hashtag
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