Richmondshire District Council operates a wide range of
recycling and waste reduction schemes. It encourages its residents
to participate in all initiatives in order to help the Council
reach statutory government recycling targets.
On average, every home in Richmondshire produces a tonne of
rubbish each year and this is increasing. Most of this rubbish is
buried in a landfill site and as it breaks down it releases
substances that are harmful to the environment.
The government wants to reduce the use of landfill sites and
has set tough targets for councils to meet. In Richmondshire we
recycled 33% of our waste in 2007/2008, but we can
do more. With your help, the Council is confident that this
can be exceeded.
Please check these pages regularly to find out what you can
do, and to keep up to date on recycling schemes and other
initiatives being implemented.
Pages in this section
- Agricultural Waste
- Agricultural Waste
- Buy Recycled
- Buying Recycled products
- FAQs about Commercial Waste
- General Information about Commerical Waste.
- Hazardous Waste Collection
- Hazardous waste
- Integrated Waste Management Strategy
- This Strategy is the first produced to integrate all the waste management issues which the Council faces
- Reduce, Re-use, Recycle
- Central govenrment has now set statutory targets for the recycling and recovery of household waste.
- Where can you recycle household items?
- Recycling Centres
- Where is your nearest local tip?
- Household Waste Recycling Centres
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Last updated:
14 November 2008
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