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Recycling - disposal sites
In November 2001, the Recycling section of Durham City Council was awarded with a prestigious top three Finalists prize in the National Recycling Awards 2001, and a further County Durham Environment Award in May 2002, for its achievement at increasing its recycling rate from 3% to over 15% in the last 2 years. It is anticipated that Durham City will be recycling at a rate of nearly 20% by March 2003, and this is far higher than the Government set target of recycling 10% by the end of 2003. Download 2008 Recycling leaflet
Some facts and figures about the Recycling Service:
- Coverage: Almost 90% of residents in Durham have either kerbside recycling or a recycling site within 1km of where they live.
- Kerbside Recycling: 38,850 properties now have paper, glass and cans collected from the kerbside once a fortnight. On the 1st April 2008, plastic and cardboard will be collected for recycling.
- Recycling Sites: 19 recycling sites catering for paper, glass, cans, textiles, books/videos, cardboard, garden waste, waste oil, junk mail.
- Home Composters: Subsidised home composting bins have been sold to over 6% of properties in Durham, and are still available at a substantial discount.
Materials that can be Recycled in Durham:
- Paper, Glass, Cans, Textiles, Books & Junk Mail Recycling:
- White Goods Recycling: If you are getting rid of any white goods (e.g. washing machines, cookers, fridge's, tv/pc monitors etc) contact us to book the free recycling collection service. These are usually collected on Wednesday and Thursday depending on which area you live in.
- Mobile Phone Recycling: Vodafone Retail in Silver Street, Durham offer a free mobile phone & associated battery recycling service, pop into their shop,
- Home Composting: This really is an essential aspect of recycling. Composters can be purchased from Blackwall tel: 0845 0770757. Further information can be obtained from www.recyclenow.com/compost
- Furniture Re-Use: Re-using materials is far better for the environment than recycling them. If your furniture is in good condition, and most importantly, is flame resistant, you can ring Community Furniture Services on 0191 224 0555 or free phone: 0800 9174397 to arrange for its collection and subsequent re-use by the needy.
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