ANY proposed changes to waste collection in Ceredigion could leave some residents unable to cope, a Llanon couple have warned.

Ceredigion County Council has announced a joint review with Pembrokeshire County Council over waste services in both counties, with suggestions including that the council could move to three-weekly collections or even impose a limit on the number of black bags that can be put out for collection.

The council has said it is too early to announce what proposals could come from the review.

But Sue and Den Slocombe, from Llanon, said changes could hit them and other residents in the county.

Mrs Slocombe said: “We are pensioners living in Llanon and have a coal-fired Rayburn which runs the central heating, the hot water system and is also used for cooking.

“We put out three and sometimes four coal bags per fortnight presently of resulting coal ash which is presumably sent to landfill.

“Next year we plan to convert the Rayburn to allow us to burn wood which will alleviate the problem of getting rid of coal ash, as we will be able to put the resulting wood ash into our compost bin or straight onto the garden depending on the time of year.

“However, if our plans go awry and we have to continue to burn coal, how will we be able to manage the maximum two black bin bags - which are too thin for ashes, hence the coal bags - per household every three weeks?”

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