In 2009/10 the East Riding of Yorkshire's recycling and composting rate was 38 per cent (NI192).
The geographical area of the East Riding is approximately 933 square miles.
There are about 148,901 households in the East Riding.
The population of the East Riding is approximately 333,000.
In 2009/10 residents in the East Riding produced 524.32kg of waste per person. In 2008/9 residents in the East Riding produced 537.4kg of waste per person. That's around seven times their own body weight! (based on average weight of 75 kg).
There are 43 domestic refuse collection rounds that collect waste from every household in the East Riding.That is 43 refuse collection vehicles and around 100 drivers and crew.
There are over 140 bring sites across the East Riding and 10 household waste recycling sites.
Currently there are approximately 420,000 wheeled bins in the East Riding (green, blue and brown).
There are currently only two landfill sites serving the whole of Hull and the East Riding.
