Rubbish, waste and recycling

Residents in Hull generate approximately 135,000 tonnes of waste each year that goes into a mix of recycling and landfill.

Hull City Council collects and disposes of all waste in Hull, through a range of household and business site collections, and rubbish and recycling sites.

The amount of waste we produce is steadily increasing year on year, and it is vital we increase recycling and reduce the amount of rubbish that goes into landfill.

Hull City Council works hard to promote and encourage recycling, and runs two doorstep recycling collections, and a wide and expanding network of recycling sites. We also publish an online recycling directory that shows people what to recycle and where.

You can find more information on the Target 45+ website (link opens in a new window) or by reading the sustainable waste management strategy.

Competition to find Hull's first eco-family

Would you like to help us promote recycling and waste reduction in Hull?

Would you like to stand the chance of winning £800 in holiday vouchers and a free pass to a Hull leisure centre of your choice for a whole year?

Simply complete and submit the questionnaire below, by Tuesday 30 June, to show us how you are doing your bit for the environment. You can also send us digital images to show us why we should pick you as our first eco-family!

Love Food Hate Waste

We are supporting the Waste and Resources Action Programme’s (WRAP’s) “Love Food Hate Waste” campaign, helping you to reduce the amount of food you throw away.

Wasting food waste costs £420 a year for every family in Hull. Nationally, we waste 6.7 million tonnes of food every year - about a third of the food we buy. Over one quarter (nearly 1.2 million tonnes) of the food thrown away each year is thrown away still in its packaging

Every year we waste (in tonnes) -

• 359,000 potatoes
• 328,000 sliced of bread
• 90,000 apples

Foods thrown away whole and unused include –

• grapes (4.8 billion a year)
• tomatoes (1 billion a year)
• bread rolls (775 million a year)
• yoghurts and yoghurt drinks (484 million a year)

Some food waste, such as egg shells, banana skins and tea bags, is inevitable. Home composting is a great way to stop this sort of waste ending up in landfill, and is good for our gardens too.

Find out more about composting and compost bin offers

Most of the food we throw away could have been eaten if it had been managed better.

Find out more food waste facts, tips on minimising food waste and tasty recipes at the Love Food Hate Waste website (link opens in a new window)

Junk mail

The Mailing, Telephone and Fax Preference Services were set up to offer consumers and businesses an opportunity to opt out of receiving unsolicited sales and marketing messages by mail, phone or fax.

You can register to opt out on the Mailing, Telephone and Fax Preference Services website (link opens in a new window).