By Steve Stratford, Deputy Editor
I'm rather proud of this week's paper, even if I do say so myself! Everybody should take a pride in their work, whatever it is they do, but journalism is one of the precious few careers where you get to see instant results of your toils, for good or ill.
Some people work so hard, but never get the pleasure of seeing a final product or achievement, others have to wait a while to enjoy the fruits of their labours - builders and teachers spring to mind.
But with journalism, whether it's newspapers, radio or TV, you get to see your work instantly make an impact. News bulletins go out live and daily and weekly newspapers have regular scheduled spurts where those who create them can sit back and say: "Ah yes, we did well there", or "Urgh, we made a boob!"
This week's Weekly News is small but perfectly formed, and we're most proud of our Llandudno/ Conwy front page where we exclusively reveal how much good the council's kerbside recycling scheme has done in just one month. Yes, they've had their hiccups along the way, but the figures show that the amount of waste diverted away from landfill has risen by a staggering 31% in just four weeks - that's 966 fewer tonnes being buried and left to decompose over a course of decades.
And because so many things the council does boils down to money, it's good to see that the authority has saved almost £8,000 in landfill fines already. For every tonne of our waste the council sends to Llanddulas, it's fined £8. In three years time, that fine soars to £200, and going by the current recycling rate that means Conwy County Council will be losing over £84,000 a month!
The Weekly News is pleased to announce these wonderful figures, which go to show that a county full of largely like-minded and well-meaning people can pull together to make a big difference. If we can increase our recyclable waste by 31% in four weeks, just think what can be achieved in the future.
When people bemoan the extra effort they have to put in to take part in this recycling drive, one of their arguments is that one person cannot make a difference. Well, they can, and these figures show they do - collectively. It's called people power, and at the end of the day, it may help save the world!
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Badger wrote...
Great paper this week team, well done...
Posted by: Badger | July 13, 2007 1:55 PM