Joel James MS, Senedd Member for South Wales Central, has this week questioned the Welsh Government on the steps they are taking to demand Cardiff Council clean up our nation's capital.
Speaking to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, Jayne Bryant, Joel stated:
Cabinet Secretary, when you drive around our capital city, you can't help but notice the amount of litter that is strewn across our streets and dumped on our verges, or maybe you've failed to see this mess, just like you have failed to see the mess Welsh Labour have made of our country.
The Member highlighted that according to Keep Wales Tidy's 2024 report, there's been a staggering 286 per cent rise in the number of streets graded as D in Cardiff, the lowest possible cleanliness rating, marking one of the worst results in 17 years of monitoring. Furthermore, a 2023 survey revealed that Cardiff's roads had an astonishing 146,662 pieces of litter, averaging one piece every 1.22m.
Joel also stated that residents have contacted him about our capital city starting to look like a dump, with on-the-go food and drink cartons, cigarette butts, beer cans and sweet wrappers are found in almost every bush, under almost every tree and on almost every pavement.
Closing his contribution, Joel asked what efforts the Welsh Government is making to demand that Cardiff Council cleans up our nation's capital.
Speaking outside the Chamber, Joel said:
Driving around our capital city, you can't help but notice the amount of litter that is strewn across our streets and dumped on our verges.
It’s not surprising that the Welsh Government fail to see this mess, just like they have failed to see the mess Welsh Labour have made of our country.
To watch Joel's Senedd contribution, please click here.
