Waste, Guanaco and the summer solstice
Last updated: 20 June 2010
Country Focus - Sunday 20th June at 0730 ; repeated 21st June at 0530 presented by Rachael James.
This week will see the launch of an ambitious new waste strategy for Wales . Launched by The Wales' Assembly government it will set out exactly what householders, businesses and local authorities must do if we are to reach a new target of recycling 70 per cent of our waste by 2025 and becoming a zero waste nation by 2050. We speak to Cylch.
More than a third of the houses in Wales - some half a million homes, many in rural areas - don't qualify for basic insulation grants. Gilbert John attends a learning day under the Tywi Afon yr Oesoedd programme in Llandeilo...where those struggling with the problems of older homes were learning about newer ways.
Llamas and alpacas may be quite fashionable among those wanting to farm something a bit different, but less well known perhaps is the guanaco. From the same family and another native of South America, the guanaco is currently an endangered species - but, they're being successfully farmed in Pembrokeshire. Racheal James visits Esgyrn farm at Llanychaer near Fishguard to meet Ray and Gemma Lerwell, who can proudly claim to have the largest Guanaco herd in the Northern Hemisphere.
So far the summer seems to be being kind to us and this year's Summer Solstice could afford a good chance to get out Monday morning and see the sunrise on the longest day of the year. While you could opt for a sunrise walk up Moel Famau with the Clwydian rangers or witness Sunrise with the National Trust at Chirk Castle, we hear from Archeoastronomer, Martin Powell that Wales has a wealth of burial chambers and standing stones offering us a chance to connect with our past.
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