Waste Plan

We want to make this year’s All Wales Scout Camp the greenest ever and part of achieving that objective will be a new approach to the manner we manage our waste.

To succeed we need everyone attending this year’s camp to play their part in:

• Minimising the amount of waste, we generate
• Maximising the amount of that waste we recycle
• Comply with the camp rules on waste handling and recycling of waste.

Pre-Camp

To achieve this objective, we need you to start thinking about reducing the waste we generate at camp and how we can recycle more of that waste by:

• thinking about what we are bringing to camp and how that is packaged.
• Reducing single-use plastics.
• Building the camp waste and recycling policy into your programme
• Being aware of the requirements and ensuring you arrive on site ready to play your part.

Waste Management and Recycling at AWSC 2022

At this year’s camp, we will be trailing a new more structured approach to our waste management by working with a private sector company. Having entered a contract with this company it is imperative that the waste we generate and deliver to their on-site waste transfer station is segregated to their specification.

To ensure that goal this year we will see the Site Services Team undertaking waste collection. There will be no waste skips on the campsite and all waste will be segregated and bagged for collection at your campsite.

These collections will take place:

• Saturday 11 June – during the morning activity session.
• Saturday 11 June – during the evening activity session
• Sunday 12 June – afternoon following the departure of troops.

We will be providing clear plastic sacks for recyclables and green compostable bags for solid food waste. Greywater waste is to be disposed of at the identified grey wastewater points identified on the campsite.

You will be asked to provide your own black bags for residual waste and a plastic bucket in which to place solid food waste bags for collection.

Your waste must be segregated and bagged as follows:

Clear Plastic Bags:

• Plastic and Cans: Clean food & drink cans Aluminium foil clean plastic bottles (Rinsed, squashed, lids removed) Plastic bottle tops & lids Metal bottle tops & jar lids Aerosol cans clean plastic food trays clean pot & tubs
• Paper and Card: Newspapers & magazines Shredded. Flattened cereal boxes & other card, Brown card and paper.
• Glass: Clean glass bottles & jars (lids removed)

Green Food Waste Bags:

1. Solid Food Waste: Leftover cooked & raw food including Meat, fish and bones Cheese Vegetables & fruit Eggshells Bread, cakes, pastries Cereals Rice, pasta & beans Tea bags & coffee grounds

Black Bags

• Residual waste: single-use plastics, soiled wrappings, and paper and non-recyclables

If your waste is not segregated and bagged as above the Site Services Team will leave it on your site and you will be asked to sort it as per the above requirements.

Please note that waste not specified above such as clothing, footwear, broken tents, broken camp chairs, cookers, empty gas canisters or any other camp or general equipment must not be placed in the above or left on site but taken home with you.

Building success into your camp programme

The Environmental Conservation Badge

Find out about an environmental issue that is important to your local community.

• recycling and conservation

Take part in an activity or project that improves local conservation,

It could take place during a weekend conservation camp, or you could spread it over at least five weekly sessions.

You could look at:

• recycling

Table of Bin contents

Please note that waste not specified above such as clothing, footwear, broken tents, broken camp chairs, cookers, empty gas canisters, or any other camp or general equipment must not be placed in the above or left on site but taken home with you.