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. 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 42% of our waste in 2009/2010. 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.
- Green Challenges in 2010
- On this site there are ideas to help cut down on consumption and recycle waste, tips on making and repairing to encourage reuse, advice on urban gardening for families and communities, and much more.
- Hazardous Waste Collection
- Hazardous waste
- Where is your nearest local tip?
- Household Waste Recycling Centres
- 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
- Integrated Waste Management Strategy
- This Strategy is the first produced to integrate all the waste management issues which the Council faces
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Last updated:
11 June 2010
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