I'd like to ask for a statement from the Minister for the environment on the running of the Bryn site in Gelligaer. This site is run by the Bryn Group and is involved, amongst other things, in waste management and recycling. The group has had to apologise publicly in the past few days because of plastic contamination in the soil. I've seen it myself, and it is devastating. Plastic waste is littered right through the compost that's been used on the site, contaminating the land, including in pasture that will be used for silage. Trefnydd, I fear there's a risk that the plastic will enter our food chain.

Now, we're not talking about the odd bit of plastic; this is shredded right through the bund. It is contamination on a shattering scale. I've written to the Minister, asking if she could call for an investigation into complaints by residents about this waste, as well as dust caused by the works in the quarry and intrusive smells that affect residents in Gelligaer and Penybryn. Residents are concerned for their own health, understandably, but also the effect that this industrial pollution could have on residents of the area for years to come. I haven't had a response to my letter yet, and so I'm asking for an oral statement from the Minister, at her earliest convenience, to address this issue, which has now received coverage in the Western Mail. This can't be allowed to go on. Concerns have been raised with me that grass seed is being scattered liberally across the bund to try to cover up the plastic that's been exposed in the soil, and I've seen evidence that contradicts the management's claim that the plastic was removed last week. It's clear that we need that investigation, so, Trefnydd, I implore your Government to make this happen as soon as possible.