Caerphilly County Borough Council covers approximately 28,000 hectares including the communities of Rhymney, Markham Hollybush, Caerphilly, Machen, Risca, Nelson, Crumlin and Hafordynys. The authority is north of Cardiff and is the fourth largest unitary authority in Wales. There are good transport links, with the M4 motorway easily accessible to the south, the Heads of the Valleys Road to the north and train links to Cardiff from Rhymney, Caerphilly and Risca. The current population is approximately 170,000 with 75,000 properties.
Cardiff is a vibrant historical capital city which is currently undergoing significant modernisation. It has excellent transport links with the M4 motorway running through the authority and rail links to South West Wales, the valleys, Mid Wales and South West England.
The population is approximately 318,000 with 131,000 households.
Monmouthshire County Council is the largest of the partnership authorities, covering an area of 88,000 hectares but with a population of 87,000, it is also the least densely populated. The 39,000 households are spread throughout a predominantly rural area with key population centres in the market towns of Abergavenny, Chepstow and Monmouth. The authority is home to the Wye Valley area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Brecon Beacons National Park on its northern boundary. As a result the economy is partly reliant on tourism, which accounts for 25% of employment in the area.
Prosiect Gwyrdd
PO Box 3120
Cardiff
CF30 0DA
Tel: (029) 2071 7523
E-mail: info@prosiectgwyrdd.co.uk
Prosiect Gwyrdd
Blwch SP 3120
Caerdydd
CF3 0DA
Ffôn: (029) 2071 7523
E-bost: info@prosiectgwyrdd.co.uk
Newport City Council has a multi
cultural population of 139,000 living in
approximately 60,000 properties. It is
an authority with strong industrial
heritage that is expanding its
electronics and financial sectors.
Covering approximately 19,000
hectares, the city has excellent
transport links to South Wales, with rail
links to South West England and the M4
motorway.
Vale of Glamorgan Council is
Wales's most southern local
authority. The area is mainly
rolling countryside, covering
33,000 hectares with 53
kilometres of coastline, of
which 19k is Heritage Coast.
The population is
approximately 123,000 with 54,000 properties. The main
towns are Barry, one of Wales's largest towns and a
popular seaside resort, the market town of Cowbridge,
and the coastal towns of Penarth and Llantwit Major.
The Vale has excellent road and rail links, it is bounded
to the north by the M4 motorway and is home to Cardiff
International Airport. The area has been chosen as the
location for the Ministry of Defence's new, national
training academy.
As Unitary authorities, the Prosiect Gwyrdd partners are responsible for the collection, separation and disposal of household waste. The partners also have contracts with the private sector. All of the waste that each authority deals with is known as ‘municipal waste’.