Into the Blue - Waste and Recycling Initiative

As part of our on going Waste Management Policy we are continually testing our Service Providers for new and improved products and services.

Cardiff Council, our Waste Services Contractor has delivered a food caddy to each tenant which is very similar to the items used by households across the Cardiff region.

The caddies are designed to store your food waste in biodegradable bags which should then be transferred to a larger Food Caddy (2x 240L) located in the bin store by your Cleaning Contractor. This food waste is collected by Cardiff Council and made into compost. You can remove the food waste from your demise on a daily basis still as we have ample space within the Larger Food Caddies to accept your waste.

Food waste includes the following:

• Raw and cooked meat and fish

• Dairy Products such as cheese and egg shells

• Raw and cooked fruit and vegetables

• Bread, cakes and pastries

• Rice, pasta and cereal

• Tea-bags and coffee grounds

• Leftover food from your dishes and plates.

Please speak to Mike Davies on reception to collect your food caddies as soon as possible.

We have allowed for one caddy per tenant and at least one per floor in the first instance. If you feel that you will require more, please feel free to contact us and we will request further numbers from Cardiff Council.

When you collect your office’s food caddy, please collect your biodegradable bags at the same time; these will be provided free of charge by Cardiff Council. At the bin store you will find 2No. x 1100L bins which are designed to house mixed recycling. Any mixed recycling should be placed into a blue bag (though clear bags are also acceptable) and not in a black refuse bag as this signifies it as being General Waste. This mixed recycling then is taken by Cardiff Council twice per week and is sent to a Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) for sorting into waste streams. If you already pre-sort your recycling into streams (glass, paper, tins etc.) then this is ideal and will save further treatment at the MRF. We have shrunk the size of the General Waste bin from 1100L in anticipation that our tenants are going to recycle more.

Indeed we’re all legally and morally obliged to pre-treat our waste of course, and we feel that this make up Waste Streams is going to serve us well. There will almost certainly be some trial and error along the way, as it is difficult to anticipate the amount of waste we are going to produce, but if we have a robust recycling scheme installed in each tenant’s office then we should see the General Waste (Landfill bound) decrease considerably.

If you would like someone to carry out a Waste Audit on your behalf please contact us directly. In the meantime I have placed further literature in reception, and there are some posters which you might like to install near your Waste Storage areas. If you have any queries or would like further information, please do not hesitate to call me on (029) 20523013 - Mark Fender - Facilities Manager