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Reduce, reuse and recycle

There are many ways to recycle in the York area. As well as kerbside recycling collections, you can use any of the recycling banks around the city or visit a household waste recycling centre. York's three household waste recycling centres have the largest range of recycling facilities.

For more information about what you can recycle at the sites follow the 'Household waste recycling centres' link below.

There are also lots of community groups in York that collecting waste materials for recycling or reuse.

To find your nearest recycling facilities use the 'Find my nearest' link listed under useful websites.

In this section:

Preventing waste
Not producing waste in the first place benefits the environment even more than recycling. Find out tips to show you how you can reduce the amount of waste you produce
Junk mail
How to reduce the amount of junk mail that you receive
Real nappies
Modern washable nappies are easy to use. Gone are the days of complicated folding, pins and soaking!
Packaging Waste
A guide to how you can reduce packaging waste and report over-packaged goods in York
Reusable shopping bags and plastic carrier bags
Buying and reusing bags
Recycling in schools
Find out how you can reduce, reuse and recycle in schools
Charity shops
This is a list of the charity shops in York. Most charity shops sell clothing, books, toys, kitchenware, videos, music, games, furnishings and bric-a-brac. At most charity shops you simply take your donation to the shop, but you should call first before taking large item such as furniture or electrical appliances
Recycling and Reuse A to Z
A to Z of where you can take your household waste items for reuse or recycling
Bring recycling banks
Locations and facilities of recycling banks in York
Zero Waste York
Zero waste is a simple concept. It is about going even further to ensure we reduce the impact of waste on our local environment as far as possible. This means minimising the waste that we produce, conserving resources and recovering all value from waste in clever simple ways.