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REDUCE - REPAIR - REUSE -THEN RECYCLE!

By reducing the amount of waste you produce and reusing your waste you reduce the amount of resources used in production, the amount of waste requiring disposal and the amount of fuel needed to transport waste.

Reduce your packaging waste by buying in bulk where possible

Reuse packaging/envelopes/wood etc.

Then RECYCLE.

At present local authority trade recycling services are limited.

  • Gwynedd County Council will provide a red wheelie bin for the collection of glass on request. Contact Gwynedd Council Recycling Team 01286 679872.
  • In Conwy Trade Waste Van Ban Permits are available enabling small businesses to take their waste to Household Waste Recycling sites. Existing Conwy County Borough Council trade waste customers can apply for a van ban permit free of charge, non-Conwy County Borough Council pay £2.50 a week for the permit. Contact Christine Rawlinson on 01492 575330

There are a number of commercial recycling businesses covering the Snowdonia region.

General

The materials currently being sorted are soil, hardcore, metals, green waste, timber, cardboard, paper and plastic.

This company were winners in the Arena Network Awards 2002, in the category for Environmental Goods and Services and in May 2006 won the Gwynedd Council Business Awards for their contribution to the environment

Melin Plas Du
Y Ffor
Pwllheli
Gwynedd
LL53 6RF

01766 810223

Email: wmsawms@btconnect.com

Cardboard

  • Mr H Collins

Tel: 0795 1679324

Conwy Cardboard Services Ltd
Unit 24
Tir Llwyd Industrial Estate
Kinmel Bay
LL18 5JA
07841528494

Paper/Cans/Cartridges

  • Antur Waunfawr

    General recycling service for offices in Gwynedd, Anglesey and Conwy. All sorts of paper, cans and cartridges are collected.. Prices from £200 +VAT p.a.

    For customers who need to dispose of sensitive documents. Paper is collected and shredded before being baled into 500kg bales. Prices from £4 + VAT per bag.

    Antur Waunfawr Recycling
    West Depot
    Bangor
    Gwynedd
    LL57 2UU

    Tel: 01248 355112
    Email: huwd@anturwaunfawr.org

Cooking Oil

  • Bio-power

    John Nicholson

Tel: 01286 830312

Bio-fuels derived from recycled materials that would otherwise present a waste disposal problem i.e. cooking oils.

(Click here to find out more about bio-power companies)


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If you know of any companies offering a recycling service in the Snowdonia region please let us know.

You can help stop illegal dumping

You must make sure that your waste is removed by an authorised business or you will be breaking the law

When you use

Builders, electricians, plumbers, carpenters and joiners, kitchen, window and carpet fitters, painters and decorators, roofers, gardeners and tree fellers, house clearers, waste oil collectors, scrap metal dealers, skip hire

Make sure the waste they take away doesn't end up polluting your environment.

Fly tipping is the illegal dumping of waste. It is a significant problem that is on the increase.

Fly-tipped rubbish is unsightly to the environment and threatens human health. It happens every 35 seconds and costs £100 a minute to clear.

You can help:

1. Use a registered waste carrier. Insist on seeing their Environment Agency Wales licence, if in doubt check for registered carriers in your area on the Environment Agency website

2. Explain that they'll need to contract Environment Agency Wales to register before you'll use their services.

3. Remember if your rubbish is found fly-tipped and traced back to you, you will be held responsible.

4. Always REDUCE, REPAIR, REUSE, AND RECYCLE where possible

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