Beginning to look a lot like Christmas at North Yorkshire recycling centres

Yorwaste staff member Liam gets festive to spread the recycling message.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the 20 household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) across North Yorkshire.

North Yorkshire County Council, in partnership with Yorwaste, is reminding people of the items they can take to their local HWRC, whether that’s electrical goods, packaging, batteries or Christmas trees.

Members of staff at the sites have been donning Christmas “props” to spread the festive message about what you can recycle this Christmas.

Follow posts on the county council’s Twitter account @northyorkscc to support the campaign.

County Cllr Andrew Lee, Executive Member for Waste Management, said: “Working together, the county council and Yorwaste are providing residents with advice on how to reduce, reuse and recycle their waste and are helping everyone to have a greener Christmas.”

Yorwaste manages and operates the 20 HWRCs on behalf of the county council, employing 85 staff.

Rachel Stewart, Yorwaste’s HWRC Operations Manager, said: “Our staff are enjoying putting on Santa hats and donning tinsel as they help people with their waste and recycling.