Conwy council threatens £100 fines for not recycling

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Conwy council threatens £100 fines for not recycling
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The authority says the 'few' households not taking part are costing it money.

"For most people in Conwy it's already part of their routine."

The authority said it had a team that would visit residents to show them how to sort and recycle rubbish. Mr Stewart said: "When people don't recycle what they can, we all lose out on the money we could make from selling recyclable materials, such as cans, paper, card and plastic."It also means we have to pay more than we need to get rid of the rubbish placed in black bins, because some of this could have been recycled.

"Money which could have been spent delivering or improving services for the community, such as schools, libraries, housing, parks and social services, is instead then spent on clearing up any mess and vermin created from overflowing bins, as well paying for these unnecessary disposal costs.

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