Recycling in Harrogate
Recycling in Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon
Scrap Metal Recycling
| No. | Firm Name | Address | Phone numbers | Websites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K A Anderson Metal Recyclers Ltd | Dallamires Way South, Ripon HG4 1TN | 01765 604833 | https://www.kaanderson.co.uk |
| 2 | SK Metals | Bilton Lane, Harrogate HG1 4DN | 07786 847490 | — |
| 3 | Bright Secure Recycling | Hambleton Grove, Knaresborough HG5 | 01423 869966 | https://www.brightsecure.co.uk |
| 4 | GreenCycle Metal Recyclers | Harrogate area | — | — |
| 5 | Hardy’s Metal Recycling | Wetherby Road, Harrogate HG2 | — | — |
| 6 | Scrap Metal Collection Harrogate | Harrogate district mobile service | — | — |
| 7 | K G Z Waste & Metal Recycling | Harrogate HG1 area | — | — |
| 8 | Yorkshire Vehicle Recycling | Harrogate district | — | — |
| 9 | Motorhog Vehicle Recycling | Harrogate area | — | https://www.motorhog.co.uk |
Waste Collection & Recycling Services
| No. | Firm Name | Address | Phone numbers | Websites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yorwaste | North Yorkshire service | 01904 621999 | https://www.yorwaste.co.uk |
| 2 | Loads A Rubbish | 24 Fewston Crescent, Harrogate HG1 2BP | 01423 521370 | https://loadsarubbish.co.uk |
| 3 | Divert Waste Management | Harrogate service area | 0333 444 0118 | https://www.divert.co.uk |
| 4 | Clearpoint Recycling Ltd | Harrogate, North Yorkshire | — | https://www.clearpointrecycling.co.uk |
| 5 | Sensa Waste Management | Harrogate district | — | https://sensawaste.com |
| 6 | North Yorkshire Council Waste Services | North Yorkshire | 0300 131 2131 | https://www.northyorks.gov.uk |
| 7 | Junkerz Waste & Recycling | The Quarry, Knaresborough HG5 | 01423 864650 | https://www.junkerz.co.uk |
| 8 | Licensed Scrap & Waste Collectors | Harrogate district mobile collectors | — | — |
Skip Hire & Construction Waste
| No. | Firm Name | Address | Phone numbers | Websites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addyman’s Skip Hire & Recycling | Grimbald Crag Close, Knaresborough HG5 | 01423 869055 | https://www.addymans.co.uk |
| 2 | R & J Farrow Skip Hire | Thirsk, serving Harrogate district | 01845 523648 | https://www.rjfarrow.co.uk |
| 3 | SCS Skip Hire & Recycling | Carlton Miniott, Thirsk YO7 | 01845 522566 | https://www.scswaste.co.uk |
| 4 | Yorwaste Commercial Skip Hire | North Yorkshire service | 01904 621999 | https://www.yorwaste.co.uk |
| 5 | Divert Waste Skip Hire | Harrogate service area | 0333 444 0118 | https://www.divert.co.uk |
Recycling Centres & Waste Facilities
| No. | Firm Name | Address | Phone numbers | Websites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrogate Household Waste Recycling Centre | Wetherby Road, Harrogate HG3 1DE | 01609 780780 | https://www.northyorks.gov.uk |
| 2 | Ripon Household Waste Recycling Centre | Dallamires Lane, Ripon HG4 | 01609 780780 | https://www.northyorks.gov.uk |
| 3 | Allerton Waste Recovery Park | Allerton Mauleverer, near Knaresborough | — | https://www.allertonwaste.co.uk |
| 4 | Stonefall Waste Recycling Centre | Stonefall Industrial Estate, Harrogate HG2 | — | — |
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Rubbish
The amount of rubbish humans produce has been escalating over the last 50 years. There has been a gradual change in shopping habits and people’s attitudes to throwing things away.
Things aren’t built to last – the need for less expensive products means that they don’t last. Items also go out of fashion very quickly with styles and technologies updating at a rapid rate.
The personal service provided by shop-keepers has been replaced by self-service in supermarkets where the goods are often highly packaged; often loose items are packed together and priced to speed up payment at the check-outs.
Some goods are elaborately wrapped to make them look more attractive, put into plastic bags and then loaded into plastic carrier bags at the checkout. A Women’s Environmental Network group bought a trolley-load of 102 basic items – -the shopping for a family for two weeks. They found that there was a total of 543 pieces of packaging.
The UK government estimate that we generate about 177 million tonnes of waste every year in England alone.
What can be Done?
- Don’t mix up your rubbish. Separate glass, paper, metal and organic waste.
- Buy and use recycled paper products wherever possible. A list of stockists is available from Friends of theEarth.
- Use your own shopping bag. Do not accept plastic carrier bags every time you shop.
- Refuse to buy over-packaged goods. Buy fresh unpackaged food whenever possible.
- Look out for goods in recyclable containers.
- Contact your local authority and ask about their waste disposal and recycling policies.
- Contact Oxfam and other charities to find out what they are collecting.
- Items collected for sale might include aluminium foil, cans, clothing and newspapers.
