Cardiff residents demand action amid rising litter. They want more wardens, stiffer fines and a cleaner city.
A big cleanup is planned for March or sooner. The council started cleaning easy spots along the Taff. Huge events cause much waste, and the river also carries trash onto the banks.
Councillor Singh worries about big events. Riverside has many visitors for sports and concerts. Services must match event size, according to Singh.
Locals share his worry. One person says the riverbank is always littered. Cardiff has gotten dirty over time, and they hope for a cleanup before the Six Nations. The world will watch; it will show.
Someone wants a ban on single-use plastic because everything has plastic. This makes litter problems hard to solve.
Another idea is more animal-proof and resistant to illegal dumping bins.
Litter is not just in Cardiff. Someone says the Valleys are also bad. Litter is up the A470 to Merthyr, and a person claims that locals cause this.
Swansea is similar, someone adds. Litter is everywhere, including dog mess. People do not care, the person thinks. Bins exist, but people must use them. More wardens and fines may help, they suggest.
Someone on Facebook agrees: Cardiff is a dump. The city is always dirty with trash everywhere. Another person says Cardiff Bay is awful.
They cleaned litter, but more appeared anyway. It’s very discouraging. Someone notes awful litter on the Culverhouse Cross road, also noting Gabalfa as awful. They feel it is a shame for the capital, blaming Cardiff Council.
Somebody adds: blame the people, not the council because dirty people make the mess, and cleanups do not last.
The council must install a safety line by the river for the cleanup. They plan to install it in March. The council says the bank’s slope requires ropes, needing experts for safe cleaning. They are adding a fixing point for the work.
The Harbour Authority runs this part of the riverbank. An agreement exists for cleaning work set for March, but it could be earlier if safety issues are solved sooner.