Cyngor Tref Llanfairfechan Town Council

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Household Recycling Centres

Find out how to book a drop off slot at centres in Mochdre and Abergele, plus use of the Denbighshire centres here

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Community Skips

Click for the Community Skips Calendar

 

UPDATE AS OF APRIL 2024 - Conwy County Borough Council are no longer funding the community skips due to budget cuts. Llanfairfechan Town Council see community skips as a vital resource and so are wanting to continue the community skips by hiring a private company with our own funds. It has been agreed that the Town Council will fund an 8 yard skip once a month at Station Road Car Park.

Additionally, there will be a skip in each locality – Pendalar, Nant y Berllan and Llannerch Road - once per year.

We are also working with a licensed local contractor who will collect scrap metal on the skip days.

The community skips will be a smaller service than the partnership with Conwy County Borough Council provided. Therefore we want to share with you alternative ways to recycle or get rid of waste. 

Station Road Car Park Skip

Day	Date	Time
Wednesday	17/07/2024	9am
Wednesday	21/08/2024	9am
Wednesday	18/09/2024	9am
Wednesday	16/10/2024	9am
Wednesday	20/11/2024	9am
Wednesday	18/12/2024	9am
Wednesday	22/01/2025	9am
Wednesday	19/03/2025	9am

Llannerch Road (opposite fire station)

Day	Date	Time
Wednesday	23/10/2024	9am

Pendalar

Day	Date	Time
Friday	30/08/2024	9am

Nant Y Berllan

Day	Date	Time
Wednesday	29/01/2025	9am

 

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Waste and Recycling

Conwy County Borough Council and other charities provide a range of free and chargeable waste removal facilities. Please see below regarding available waste and recycling services:

Furniture and large household appliances

• You can pay for a bulky collection for furniture and large household items such as fridges, cookers and washing machines that you don’t need any more. Items are taken to Crest Cooperative to repair and donate or sell on. Items, which in their current state cannot be reused, may be used for parts or recycled.

 Residents can book services online at www.conwy.gov.uk/recycling and click on the ‘Special Collections’ option or call our Advice Team on 01492 575337.

• British Heart Foundation offers a free collection service for furniture, household electricals and specialist items which can be resold in their shops. They also have a house clearance service.
• You can take items to the Household Recycling Centres for free. The Mochdre Reuse Shop salvages reusable items and sells them on to support St David’s Hospice. The Mochdre Reuse Shop is open: Every day 9:00 to 16:30

Clothing

• Every two weeks, you can put out clothing, bags, and shoes for kerbside collection. Items are laundered and reused by Crest Cooperative.

 Contact Crest for replacement purple bags on 01492 596783 or info@crestcooperative.co.uk. You can also pick up these bags from your local library. If you live in a rural area (i.e. on a farm) please call 01492 596783 to book your collection. 

• Many charities also welcome donations of good quality clothes, books, bags, toys, and shoes. In Llanfairfechan, we have 2 charity stores: North West Cancer Research on Station Road (next to Draper’s Carpets) and Annie’s Orphans on Village Road (opposite the school). Additionally, we have a few of large metal textiles deposit bins dotted around the town.

Small electricals

• Every two weeks, you can put out small electricals for kerbside collection. Items are repaired and reused by Crest Cooperative.

Contact Crest for replacement bags on 01492 596783 or info@crestcooperative.co.uk

You can also pick up these bags from your local library.

If you live in a rural area (i.e. on a farm) please call 01492 596783 to book your collection.

Coffee pods

Plastic and aluminium pods should be recycled using Podback collection bags - white bags for aluminium pods, green bags for plastic pods. You will need to sign up for the Podback service to get bags. Sign up and order your FREE recycling bags on the Podback website: https://www.podback.org/

 Once you have your bags, just follow the instructions, and put them out every fortnight on your textiles and electricals collection day. Or if your live in a rural area (i.e. on a farm), book a collection by calling Crest on 01492 596783.

 

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Other Reuse or Recycle

Repair broken items

Repair Cafes help people make the most of items they already have.  Anyone can bring household items, technology, bikes and clothing along and the volunteer experts will do their best to repair.

Find your nearest repair café and next dates at: https://repaircafewales.org/

There are Repair Cafés in Conwy, Colwyn Bay and Llandudno.

Make money on your unwanted stuff

Instead of throwing them away, get some money back by selling your items locally on www.Preloved.co.uk or Facebook Marketplace.

Pass it on

Donate your items to a new home through Conwy Freegle. Your old stuff may be exactly what someone needs! Visit https://www.ilovefreegle.org/explore/conwyfreegle

 

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Alternatives for residents to the Community Skips

Household Recycling Centres

Centres at Mochdre and Abergele, plus use of Denbighshire centres. Most items free of charge, some charges for DIY waste. Centres are appointment ONLY. Please book through the council website.

Bulky waste collection

£30.25 for up to 4 items (from 1 April), collected from outside their property

Residents can book services online at www.conwy.gov.uk/recycling and click on the ‘Special Collections’ option or call our Advice Team on 01492 575337.

Paying for your own Licensed waste carriers

You may wish to pay for a private firm to dispose of your waste or see an advert on social media offering cheap deals for waste disposal. This is a good solution for some people, but we warn you not to be caught out by scammers and which may mean you face a large fine.

You have a legal duty to check that the person taking your waste is a registered waste carrier.

Ask the person or business to show you proof that they are registered to carry or accept waste. Better still, confirm the details yourself by visiting Natural Resources Wales list on their website. You should also make a note of their name (or business name), vehicle type and registration. Also record the date they took your waste away and ask them where your waste is going.

If you fail to meet your duty of care towards your household waste, you could receive a £300 fixed penalty notice (FPN) or an unlimited fine if prosecuted.

 

Check that a scrap metal dealer or rubbish removal company is licensed:

https://naturalresources.wales/permits-and-permissions/waste-carriers-brokers-and-dealers-public-register/?lang=en

 

How to make sure your rubbish is disposed of responsibly:

https://flytippingactionwales.org/en/advice/householder

 

Your legal responsibility, even if someone else takes away your rubbish:

https://flytippingactionwales.org/en/advice/duty-of-care