Savings of £40,000 are due to be made by not renewing a waste transfer site contract with a Beulah company run by the same family for 73 years. Waste transfer stations in Ceredigion have been under review, along with household waste sites, and it was planned to reduce waste transfer provision in the south of the county. South Ceredigion waste is passed through two sites – DI Evans in Beulah and a site run by LAS Recycling Ltd in Lampeter. At Tuesday’s (April 17) cabinet meeting Cllr Ray Quant, cabinet member for technical and corporate services, told members that half a million pounds of savings needed to be made in waste services. This, coupled with increasing costs and a cut of around £2million from Welsh Government for promoting recycling, meant “savings are to be made.” Leader of the council Cllr Ellen ap Gwyn said: “It means we must look for the last few pennies when searching around for savings without impacting on services.” A review of contracts in Ceredigion identified a possibility to “curtail or not extend at Beulah,” added Cllr Quant with net savings of £40,000 a year at least. Cllr Lyndon Lloyd, who represents Beulah, said it would be a “blow” for the village if the company lost the contract as it was not only run by a young family but also employed a number of young people. “It keeps workers in the area and keeps the economy in Ceredigion,” said Cllr Lloyd. He asked that further detail be provided and sharing options developed with discussion at overview and scrutiny before a decision was taken. “If you end the contract you will have implications and workers will lose their work,” he added. Assurance was given that the Cilmaenllwyd site would be maintained. Cllr Quant said that there had been no public consultation as it was not a “public facing service” and sharing with Lampeter was not possible as its contract ran for another two years. DI Evans dealt with waste from other businesses and commercial activities were expected to continue, a cabinet report states. “It’s not the case that we closed them down or put them to the wall,” said Cllr Quant. “There will be fewer lorries going through Beulah, a dozen fewer. I’m sure the people of Beulah will be happy about that,” added Cllr ap Gywn.     PIC Outside Penmorfa, Ceredigion County Council, Aberaeron   NB Contacted DI Evans but they didn’t want to comment.