Pembrokeshire County Council has promised that the north of the county will go orange this summer, as the orange bags recycling scheme is rolled out.

Over 16,000 properties in 37 communities in north Pembrokeshire will be given special orange bags in which to collect recyclable materials including paper, magazines, cardboards, plastic bottles, steel and aluminium tins and cans and birthday and Christmas cards.

The bags will be collected once a week by the council at the same time as the traditional black refuse sacks.

The scheme will be introduced in two phases this summer.

In phase one orange bags will be distributed from June 2nd in parts of Fishguard and Letterston; St Dogmaels, Cilgerran, Abercych, Newchapel, Newport, Eglwyswrw, Dinas, Boncath, Crymych, Hermon, Glandwr, Rosebush, Maenclochog, New Moat, Wiston and Clarbeston Road.

The recycling bags will be collected from these communities from Monday, 30th June.

Phase two will begin on June 30th, when orange bags are delivered to the remaining parts of Fishguard, and Letterston; Goodwick, Scleddau, Letterston, Rudbaxton, Tufton, Puncheston, Spittal, Camrose, Roch, Nolton, Trevine, Whitesands, Solva, Brawdy, Square and Compass, St Davids, Lower Solva and Newgale.

These recycling bags will be collected from these communities from Monday, 28th July.

Pembrokeshire County Councillor Huw George, Cabinet Member for Environment, Planning and Regulatory Services, said the scheme had proved a huge success in the rest of the county, where it serves nearly 40,000 households.

"We have been planning this final roll-out for some considerable time" he explained, "but it was important to get everything in place to ensure that it is a success.

"Pembrokeshire County Council is committed to reducing, reusing and recycling as much of the waste generated in the County as possible.

"There are strict targets in place for us to reduce the amount of waste that is sent to landfill. We are currently exceeding those targets and we are working hard to ensure we continue to do so."