Waste and Recycling crews spread festive kindness with Christmas Food Bank

Waste and recycling crews across Denbighshire are spreading festive cheer by setting up a Christmas food bank to help support local families.

In the run-up to Christmas, crews based at Denbigh’s Waste and Recycling Station have been collecting donations of essential food items, toiletries and everyday household goods to provide a little extra support to families.

A foodbank collection point has been set up at the site’s canteen allowing all staff working from the site to give their support. The donated items will be shared with Rhyl Food bank.

Graeme White, Waste and Recycling Manager, said: “With Christmas coming we thought it would be good for the Waste service to collect food items, which we could then donate to a local food bank. Communities across Denbighshire are very supportive to our crews whilst they are out working, and we wanted to do something ourselves to give that support back this festive season to those who may need it the most.

“The collection has been going really well, and we’ve had wide support from across the Council, including other service staff, our Chief Executive, Corporate Director and Cabinet members who have dropped in at the site to donate items.”

Cllr Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, added: “I know our waste crews really value the support they get from the residents while out working across the county and I’m proud of them for stepping up to give something back to the community they serve this Christmas.”