Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:32 pm on 14 September 2016.
Minister, having spent many happy hours walking 10 miles a day through the streets of Llanelli during the election campaign, I witnessed at first hand the litter problem we have in the town. I’m now discussing with the local authority setting up on a cross-party basis a litter taskforce for the town. One of the issues that comes back time and again on Facebook from residents is the unintended consequence of the guidelines about the number of black bags that can be put out and the result this has on increased fly-tipping in back lanes. Could the Minister give some thought, when applying recycling targets, to what the unintended consequences might be and how they may be mitigated?