"Working for our members to be the voice of government on waste minimization and recycling issues"
Roger Mills
01495 766 745
Waste Policy Officer
Torfaen County Borough Council
Beth Winkley, Programme Manager for Wales, responsible for delivering the first Welsh Delivery Plan. She is supported by Peter Webster, Market Development Manager, Lance Jones, Construction Project Manager, Olwen Cox, Manufacturing Project Manager, Susan Jay and Christine Melsher, Business Account Manager, Max Harvey, Grants Officer and Wendy Cleveland, Office Administrator.
Environment Agency Wales is in a special position - it is an Assembly Sponsored Public Body (ASPB), while also being part of the corporate Environment Agency for England and Wales.
Within its powers, the Assembly develops policy and approves legislation which reflects the needs of the people of Wales. Decisions about these issues are made by politicians who are accountable, through the ballot box, to voters in Wales.
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) represents the interests of local government and promotes local democracy in Wales.
To promote sustainable resource management through education and practical action.
Waste Awareness Wales is a joint Welsh Local Government Association and Keep Wales Tidy project funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
Roger Mills report from the Regional meeting on 22nd February 2010 is in the Liaisons section of Members' Forum
First Minister Carwyn Jones and Environment Minister Jane Davidson have called on Welsh householders to change their attitudes towards what they throw away.
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A copy of the Towards Zero Waste Strategy...
A seven pence charge on carrier bags looks set to come into force in Wales from spring 2011.The mandatory charge, which has been driven by Welsh Environment Minister, Jane Davidson, is being introduced to dramatically reduce the number of single use carrier bags used in Wales.More than 400 million single use carrier bags are currently given out to Welsh shoppers each year.Most of these bags then end up littering our country or in landfill where they release harmful greenhouse gasses into the environment and take between 500 and 1000 years to degrade.The Minister is proposing a charge of ...
| 3-4 Nov | The 2010 LARAC Conference Liverpool |
| Name of Authority | Contact Name | Job Title | Telephone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | Beth Jones | Waste & Recycling Technical Officer | 01495 355 648 |
| Bridgend County Borough Council | Gail Lewis | Recycling Officer | 01656 643 439 |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | Hayley Evans | Principal Waste Management Officer | 01495 235 035 |
| Cardiff City & County Council | Claire Cutforth | Waste Education and Minimisation Officer | 02920 717 756 |
| Carmarthenshire County Council | Karen McNeil | Waste Minimisation/ Recycling Officer | 01267 225 118 |
| Ceredigion County Council | Nick Oakes | Municipal Engineer | 01545 572 442 |
| Conwy County Council | Geraint Edwards | Head of Environmental Services | 01492 575 241 |
| Denbighshire County Council | Alan Roberts | Senior Waste Management Officer | 01824 712 108 |
| Flintshire County Council | Gabrielle Povey | Waste Strategy & Recycling Officer | 01352 703 347 |
| Gwynedd Council | Steffan Jones | Senior Waste Manager | 01286 679 871 |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council | Meirion Edwards | Chief Waste Management Officer | 01248 752 818 |
| Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | Val Steel | Waste Services Officer | 01685 725 478 |
| Monmouthshire County Council | Paul Quayle | Waste Strategy Officer | 01633 644 192 |
| Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | Howell Beaton | Waste Manager | 01639 686 381 |
| Newport County Borough Council | Richard Ryan | Recycling Co-ordinator | 01633 842 515 |
| Pembrokeshire County Council | Jill Jack | Waste Strategy Officer | 01437 764 551 |
| Powys County Council | Ashley Collins | Waste Services Manager | 01597 826 974 |
| Rhonnda Cynon Taff County Borough Council | Bryn Jones | Recycling Officer | 01685 870 770 |
| Swansea City & County Council | Trish Flint | Team Leader Recycling | 01792 635 600 |
| Torfaen County Borough Council | Sinead Jackson | Waste Strategy Manager | 01495 766 758 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | John Davies | Commercial Manager | 02920 673 093 |
| Wrexham County Borough Council | Catherine Knight | Recycling Officer | 01978 729 693 |