Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales MEP, Jill Evans, has given her full support to major petition calling on the Assembly to hold an investigation into Trecatti Tip.

Ms Evans said:

"Nobody should have to live in a community where the environment and the health of its residents are affected by waste tips. Plaid Cymru is opposed to landfill and believes in more environmentally responsible means of waste disposal. Trecatti takes in waste form other countries, including toxic waste, and we're determined that it stops being the dumping ground of Europe.

"I'm backing Plaid Cymru's petition calling for a full investigation into Trecati Tip. It is the very least the people of Merthyr Tudful deserve."

"The public outcry against Trecatti has fallen on deaf ears in the corridors of power. We owe it to the residents of Dowlais and Merthyr Tudful to do everything in our power to bring them a safe environment for them and their families", said Robert Hughes, Branch Secretary.

"The wholehearted support of Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales petition will show that, as a community, we are ready to suffer no longer."

The petition follows a Statement of Opinion tabled in July by Assembly Members Phil Williams, Jocelyn Davies which was supported by all Plaid Cymru Assembly Members in the region.

The petition will be made widely available to residents throughout Merthyr Tudful and surrounding areas.

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