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Recycling

The country produces around 20 million tonnes of waste a year - 85% of which has traditionally been sent to landfill sites. But these sites are overfull and the availability of holes in the ground in which to dump rubbish is drying up.

All councils have been set ambitious targets by the government to increase the amount of rubbish recycled - in Hambleton last year (2005/06) we recycled or composted 40% of our rubbish and by 2020 that must be at 50%. We are achieving this through fortnightly collections of compostable waste and the 131 recycling centres established across the district.

The District Council provides12 large town centre sites and 112 mini village centres. North Yorkshire County Council also places recycling banks in its household waste recycling centres (tips).

The town centre sites are mostly to be found in the car parks or supermarkets - the large modular banks take glass, paper cans,plastics, textiles & books. They are cleaned by the Council but emptied on behalf of the authority by private contractors & charities for re-use and recycling.

Mini Recycling Centres are sited in over 100 villages - at village halls, schools, pubs and in playing fields - collecting glass, paper, card and cans. The banks are emptied by the council's purpose built recycling vehicle and the materials are sold on for recycling.

For more information about reducing your rubbish and recycling in North Yorkshire
visit www.rethinkrubbish-northyorks.com

recyclenow.com offers lots of information on all aspects of recycling

Did you know?

A third of all the food we buy in the UK we throw away. Wasted food is a waste of money and a major contributor to climate change. And the most frustrating thing is that most of what we throw away could have been eaten. Love Food Hate Waste is a campaign from WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) that provides tasty leftover recipes, practical advice and top tips that helps us cut back on wasting food. Visit Love Food Hate Waste for more ways to love food and reduce our food waste.