Powys Council Stages Recycling and Refuse Roadshows

A series of roadshows are being organised by Powys Council to inform residents about the new weekly food and recycling services to be introduced in 2010.

The overhaul of the county's refuse service is part of a major initiative it is hoped will reduce the amount of rubbish consigned to landfill.

The dates and locations for the roadshow are as follows:

Date	Location	Time
Wednesday 27 May	Co-op, Ystradgynlais	10am-4pm
Friday 29 May	Co-op, Builth Wells	9.30-12.30
Friday 29 May	Outside Spar, Llanwrtyd Wells	1.30pm-3.30pm
Wednesday 3 June	Somerfield walkway, Llandrindod Wells	10am-4pm
Thursday 4 June	Crickhowell Car Park	11am-3pm
Monday 8 June	Oxford Road Car Park, Hay-on-Wye	11am-3pm
Friday 12 June	Corn Exchange, Welshpool	10am-4pm
Monday 15 June	Outside Rhayader Leisure Centre	9.30am-12.30pm
Monday 15 June	Old Market Hall, Llanidloes	1.30pm-3.30pm
Wednesday 17 June	Car Park near TIC, Brecon	10am-4pm
Thursday 18 June	Harry Tuffins, Knighton	9.30am-12.30pm
Thursday 18 June	Police Station Car Park, Presteigne	1.30pm-3.30pm
Monday 22 June	Harry Tuffins, Churchstoke	9.30am-12.30pm
Monday 22 June	Outside Spar, Montgomery	1.30pm-3.30pm
Thursday 25 June	Co-op, Machynlleth	11am-3pm
Tuesday 30 June	Bears Lane Shopping Centre, Newtown	10am-4pm
Thursday 2 July	Opposite Llanfair Caereionion Post Office	9.30am-12.30pm
Thursday 2 July	Llanfyllin Town Centre Square	1.30pm-3.30pm

The weekly paper, glass, cans, textile, plastic bottles and food collections together with fortnightly wheeled bin collections for non-recyclable material aims to take the county's recycling rate to 70%.

View Full Article 27^th May 2009

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