Clean-up Riverside campaign launched

This week the coucil continues their sweep across the city with targeted campaigns to keep on top of rubbish, taking the clean-up campaign to Riverside.

The campaign aims to educate residents with the most up to date information on recycling and waste removal services - with Wednesday providing a day for people to get rid of all their unwanted waste and start afresh - place your bags on the kerbside of Ninian Park Road and Neville Street.

After which a zero tolerance policy will be put in place - already underway in Cathays - where residents will be issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice of £100 for failing to comply with guidelines.

In a press release about the campaign, the counci said:

Since the introduction of wheeled bins to much of Riverside, 540 actions have been recorded throughout the area relating to green bag contamination, bins on highways, side waste and waste put out on the wrong week or day.

City chief for environment, Margaret Jones said:

"The clean-up campaign gives residents in these streets an excellent opportunity to work from a clean slate and make sure all proper guidelines are followed. We want to make sure the area remains clean and our education officers will be visiting residents to talk through the guidelines."

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