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Welsh residents are being urged to ‘talk rubbish’ about what happens to their waste. Householders can go online to tell the Welsh Assembly Government what they think about new proposals about how rubbish could be collected across Wales.

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Consumer campaigners Waste Awareness Wales are advising Welsh householders to ‘think before you shop and don’t throw away if you can swap’ to avoid the strain of today’s Emergency Budget.

Consumer campaign Waste Awareness Wales is calling on Welsh householders to mark Recycle Week (21 – 27 June) by making one small change to what they throw away.

Local authorities across Wales are joining forces with consumer campaign Waste Awareness Wales to celebrate Recycle Week 2010.

A seven pence charge on carrier bags looks set to come into force in Wales from spring 2011.

As plans for this year’s Real Nappy Week get underway, Waste Awareness Wales is encouraging parents in Wales to save money and reduce waste by ditching the disposables and using reusable nappies on their babies.

With the wedding season fast-approaching, many couples will be planning their big day with a budget in mind. Waste Awareness Wales (WAW) have put together some simple, easy steps to help couples keep costs down and enjoy a greener day that reduces the amount of waste produced.

With about 80 million chocolate eggs expected to be bought in the UK this Easter, Waste Awareness Wales is encouraging consumers to reduce the amount of packaging waste that these chocolate eggs create.

As Dydd Santes Dwynwen and Valentine’s Day approach, many romantics across Wales will be sending cards and buying gifts for their loved ones.

Waste Awareness Wales (WAW) is urging households to act responsibly this Christmas when it comes to disposing of old gadgets and games consoles.

Households in Wales are being encouraged to become more waste aware this Christmas to save money on their festive food bills.

People across Wales are being encouraged to do their bit to help the environment between 21-27 November 2009 as part of the first ever European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR).

Waste Awareness Wales has launched its most hard-hitting advertising campaign which is set to air for the first time on Monday 16 November.

Parents in Wales are being urged not to throw away their children’s school uniform in a bid to save money and help the environment.

As families across Wales look forward to long hazy days on the beach, sizzling barbecues and days out in the countryside, Waste Awareness Wales is urging people to think green when planning their activities this summer.

Landfill is no longer an option in Wales. Not only is the available space fast running out, but there are strict landfill reduction targets and penalty fines for local councils and challenging Welsh Assembly Government recycling targets to be met. It is clear that a collective push to reduce our waste and re-use and recycle as much as we can is now paramount. This week is National Recycling Week and Councillor Aled Roberts, Chair of Waste Awareness Wales, examines the ways in which local councils are evolving their waste collection and processing to help solve the environmental crisis on our doorstep.

In Wales, we are recycling more of our waste than ever before. For most of us, the message has hit home that we all need to do our bit to save the earth’s valuable resources and it has become second nature to sort through our rubbish to make sure not a scrap of paper, glass, cardboard and plastic sneaks its way into our dustbins.

As Waste Awareness Wales celebrates its sixth anniversary this month (March), it is encouraging spring cleaners to go the extra mile this year and consider six ways to reuse and recycle items from their home.