A pop-up recycling centre that opened in the car park of Cardiff's former tax office in March has been extended indefinitely. Cardiff council announced on Thursday that due to popular demand mobile recycling facility at Parc Ty Glas in Llanishen will remain open.
The site was purchased by Cardiff Council and the Welsh Government from HMRC, which moved its office from Gleider House on Ty Glas Road to Central Square in the city centre last year. The facility, which was the first of its kind in the city, opened in the south side of the site on March 5 with the aim to help residents recycle larger household items closer to their homes. You can read all our Cardiff stories here.
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It was initially planned to run for eight weeks, open on Saturdays from 9am-3pm. This has now been extended indefinitely, but the day and time residents can drop off their recycling has remained the same.
Residents can visit the centre without booking an appointment, but they will need to show proof of Cardiff residency on arrival. Only cars can enter the facility - vans and bicycles will not be accepted.
Walk-ins are also prohibited as there is no safe pedestrian access. Instead, residents can take smaller items to be recycled on foot to to one of the council's five Community Recycling Zones at community hubs in Grangetown, Whitchurch, St Mellons, Llanedeyrn and Ely & Caerau.
The recycling centre at Llanishen accepts:
- Garden waste
- Wood
- Scrap Metal
- Hard Plastic
- Cardboard
- Small electrical items
- Household batteries
- Mixed media (CDs, DVDs and books)
The council says any other material will need to be taken to either Bessemer Close or Lamby Way recycling centres. When the pop-up recycling facility was first announced in January this year, Cllr Michael Michael, Cabinet Member for Clean Streets, Environment and Recycling said: “We are keen to explore options which will make it easier for people to recycle. The first of these mobile events will take place in north Cardiff and if the scheme is successful, we will be looking at how we might expand the service to other suitable sites across the city.”
There are, however, bigger plans in store for the site in the future. In March last year, plans were plans were put forward to knock down the tax offices on Ty Glas Road and build 250 homes there, as well as 70 retirement apartments, and a 70-bed care home, but Cannon Capital Developments Limited withdrew their plans, selling the site to the council. In September, Cardiff council revealed plans to build a new high school and a special school at the site to meet the rising demand for places in the area.
Earlier this year, Heath Labour councillors said on social media that the site will eventually be home to the brand new Cardiff North Community High School, but said that "a few years of work" will be required slowly demolish the tower blocks on the site and seek design and planning permission.
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