An innovative refuse vehicle will be seen on Pembrokeshire's roads this week as the county council trials a new type of lorry aimed at making waste and recycling collections more efficient.
The vehicle, known in the industry as a Twin Pack, has two separate bodies at the back to enable orange and black bags to be collected independently with no risk of contamination.
Once full, the orange bags will be removed at the state-of-the-art materials recycling facility to be separated and sent to various markets, while the black bags will be sent to landfill.
Cabinet spokesperson for environmental services, Clr. Ken Rowlands, said he was looking forward to seeing the results.
"We are trialing this vehicle to see if it suits our method of collecting waste and recyclable materials," he said.
"The Twin Pack is used successfully in other areas of the UK and it will be interesting to see if it works for us.
"I also want to make it clear that just because the orange and black bags will be collected in the same vehicle, under no circumstances will orange bags be disposed at landfill."
The trial is expected to last two weeks.



