Recycling in Hull
Hull is currently recycling and composting about 22.8 per cent of its rubbish. This needs to be increased to 45 per cent by 2010. So we all have to make recycling part of what we do every day.
For example, if everyone in Hull recycled all their paper, about one quarter of all rubbish in every household bin would be saved from going to landfill.
Hull has four main ways to recycle household waste. These are the blue bins, the black boxes, the community recycling facilities and the household waste recycling centres (HWRC). Follow the links for further information.
The blue bins, collected monthly, are for paper, including catalogues, white and yellow telephone directories and junk mail. The black boxes, collected fortnightly, are for plastic bottles, textiles, aluminium foil, all food and drink cans, aerosols, and glass bottles and jars.
Buying recyclable products is the way forward!
Larger, new and replacement bins are free to all properties. Additional and replacement black boxes are free to all households. Communal bins are available for flats.
There are over 65 Community Recycling Facilities sited for convenience at places like supermarkets and public car parks. They have containers for recycling a variety of materials, including cans, paper and glass bottles and jars. At some of the facilities you can also recycle cardboard, books, textiles and pairs of shoes.
The Council has three Household Waste Recycling Centres: Wilmington, Burma Drive and Wiltshire Road. A fourth, Sutton Fields, is due to open in July 2008. The centres recycle a great number of materials, including green waste, fridges and freezers, car batteries, scrap metal, spectacles and printer cartridges.
