Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:38 pm on 20 June 2017.
First Minister, if we are to have any chance at all of reducing the amount of waste we send to landfill each year, recycling schemes should be made as easy as possible for homeowners to recycle. Unfortunately, local authorities appear to do the opposite. Bridgend, for example, have completely messed up the introduction of their new recycling scheme, which, in the words of the council’s deputy leader, has caused damage to the goodwill of the residents. The situation is now so bad that more than 40 councillors have taken the unprecedented step of writing to the council’s leader to complain. First Minister, without the goodwill of residents, recycling schemes are doomed to failure. What can your Government do to ensure that local authorities make it as simple as possible for the residents to recycle?