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Some 313 tonnes of used blue bags were recycled last year – that’s the same weight as 73 African elephants! Blue bags are taken to the Materials Recycling Facility in Nantycaws, Carmarthen, to be sorted. But it is not only the paper, cardboard, plastic and cans that are sent on to processing plants to be made into new products, the blue bags themselves are too so they can be used again. Executive Board Member for the Environment Cllr Hazel Evans said: “A lot of people want to know what happens to their blue bag after all the items in it are sorted for recycling. “It is good to know that the bags are also sent to be recycled and it is important that residents are reassured that as much as possible is recycled.” Figures show that approximately 60% of rubbish in Carmarthenshire is being recycled, but the Welsh Government has set a target of 70% to achieve by 2024/25. Cllr Evans added: “I would like to thank householders for all their efforts; it is important we keep up the good work and...

Young people from the Gwendraeth Valley have been learning about waste and what they can do to reduce their impact on the planet. Pupils from Ysgol Y Gwendraeth visited the Materials Recycling Facility in Johnstown, Carmarthen, to find out what happens to the rubbish we recycle in Carmarthenshire. All our blue bags are taken to the facility, which is run by CWM Environmental , and the contents sorted so that the plastic, paper, cans and cardboard can be processed and turned into something new. The youngsters also visited the landfill site at Nantycaws as part of a project with Menter Cwm Gwendraeth and funded by Oxfam called ‘Connect’. MCG youth worker Rebecca Storch said: “We learnt that we buy things that we don't really need and that a lot of those things are designed to be thrown away, like water bottles, coffee cups, plastic cutlery, and plastic wrapping. “The young people saw that everything they buy makes a difference to the earth in a positive or negative way. They rea...