Rhondda Cynon Taf - 2025 - Keep Wales Tidy

Keep Wales Tidy’s impact across Rhondda Cynon Taf

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Our impact over the past year

Eradicating litter and waste in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Under the Caru Cymru banner, we have delivered campaigns and activities to reduce litter and waste, including support for the transition to a circular economy in Wales.

Over the past year across Rhondda Cynon Taf we have underpinned the work that is being done to improve local environment quality in a number of ways.

We have removed 2,484 bags of rubbish from 897 locations, which represents 17,388 kilograms of litter from the environment.
Our army of volunteers have dedicated 4,175 hours to helping their local environment which is worth £41,750 to the Welsh economy.
We have 23 Litter Picking Hubs.
We have 33 schools and businesses operating Litter Free Zones.
And, we have inspired your local communities to act and care for their environment.

2,484

Bags of rubbish removed

897

Locations that rubbish has been removed from

17,388

Kg of litter removed from the environment

4,175

Volunteer hours helping the environment

23

Litter Picking Hubs

33

Litter Free Zones

Creating and restoring green spaces in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Over the past year in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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We have allocated x garden packages to groups this year. Of these 1 are in the Rhondda Cynon Taf area.
2 of these have been allocated to groups with disabled participants.
3 of these have been allocated to groups that include socially disadvantaged participants.
4 of these have been allocated to groups that include young people.

1 Garden package allocated

2 Groups with disabled participants

3 Groups including socially disadvantaged participants

4 Groups with young people

Setting standards for environmental excellence in in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Keep Wales Tidy manages the internationally renowned Blue Flag, Green Flag for Parks, and Green Key awards. These awards give us the opportunity to set standards for environmental quality across Wales and to nurture a more biodiverse environment.

Over the past year in Rhondda Cynon Taf there are:

4 fully awarded flags flying at parks and green spaces.
10 Community awarded Green Flags flying across community green spaces.
A total of 14 Green Flag awarded green spaces.
6 Green Flags sites in deprived areas

4

Fully awarded Green Flags flying

10

Community awarded Green Flags flying

14

Total Green Flags awarded

6

Green Flags in deprived areas

Empowering young people in Rhondda Cynon Taf

At Keep Wales Tidy, we recognise that prioritising youth engagement is key to creating custodians for a future which is greener and safer for Wales and for the planet.

Through our Eco-Schools programme, we have set many thousands of young people on a journey of positive environmental impact, and have further actively engaged them in positive behaviours through wider community-based activities like Spring Clean Cymru.

This year has also seen the recruitment of our second cohort of Youth Board members – offering young people from across Wales the opportunity to actively engage with our work and to have open discussions, offering advice on how we shape our work.

Across the past year in in Rhondda Cynon Taf :

There are 79 schools with an Eco-Schools Award (Bronze, Silver, Green Flag and Platinum).
Of these 35 are Platinum Awards.
78 are actively engaged with Keep Wales Tidy.
29 have attended a teacher training and / or support session.
9 attended pupil focussed workshops.