Cylchgrawn
Cylchgrawn, the sustainable resource management publication for Wales, is a quarterly magazine packed with all the latest news and best practice in the sectorWaste Awareness Wales is a partner in the publication and this fully bi-lingual product is distributed to all Cylch Members, major stakeholders and interested parties around Wales.

Information library
Cylch hosts a substantial information library in the Cardiff office which includes magazines, journals and newsletters, reports, guides and toolkits, legislation and waste strategies.   These can be located using a fully searchable database, which also provides links to relevant on-line resources. The library is currently available by prior appointment for research purposes.  For further information, please contact Kayle. 

Cylch annual conference
Cylch organise the only annual sustainable resource management conference in Wales, regularly attracting over 150 delegates from social enterprises, local authorities and the private sector.  The conference guarantees to provide a stimulating environment for lively discussion, debate and excellent networking opportunities. Covering the major current issues facing the sector today, it’s one conference you won’t want to miss. To learn more about the conference visit our dedicated conference pages.

Resources available to download

Survey of funding of municipal waste management kerbside collection in Wales: Summary Report

This report reveals that community recycling organisations are providing some of the most cost effective kerbside recycling collections in Wales. The report contains data on costs of refuse, recycling and compostables kerbside collections in all 22 local authorities in Wales. It details costs of collections operated by the private sector, community sector or local authorities themselves and also compares variation in costs over rural, urban and valleys based local authorities. For kerbside recycling collections the costs of kerbside sort collections and co-mingled collections are also detailed.  The Welsh Assembly Government commissioned the consultancy RPS to undertake this study. This study has been undertaken in cooperation with the Welsh Local Government Association and the 22 local authorities in Wales.

The Cleanstream document
The Cleanstream document (2006) is the updated version of 'Cleanstream: A Sustainable Resource Management for Wales' (2000).  It continues to promote the economic, social and environmental benefits of source separation of materials. With contributions from many sources it is a better referenced document than its predecessor.

Page last updated: 2nd April 2007