County Durham Kerbside Recycling Schemes

Why Recycle?

The quantity of waste generated in County Durham each year can fill Durham Cathedral more than 30 times over! Over 280,000 tonnes of household waste is produced in the County every year and much of this ends up being buried in the ground, in landfill sites.

Even though most of the rubbish within our wheeled bins can be recovered and made into new products we still don't recycle enough of our household waste.

Sorting rubbish at home and using separate containers for collection is the most practical and cost effective way to recycle household rubbish. By taking part in your local kerb side scheme you will help with the recycling of rubbish in a more environmentally friendly way. There are two separate kerb side schemes operating in County Durham:

Please click on the links below to access your District Council’s website for information about their respective kerb side collection schemes.

West Durham Recycling Scheme

For residents of West Durham please visit the recycling pages on your respective Council website:

• Derwentside District Council
• Teesdale District Council
• Wear Valley District Council

Kerb-it recycling scheme

For residents of Durham City Council, District of Easington, Chester-le-Street District Council and Sedgefield Borough Council, the current 5 year contract with Kerb-It which ran from the 1 April 2003 will be taken over by Greencycle who will provide the kerbside collection service from the 1 April 2008.

Where can I get further information on Greencycle and recycling?

For more information on the scheme please contact your local District Council at:

• Easington District Council
• Durham City Council
• Sedgefield Borough Council
• Chester-le-Street District Council

or

Green Cycle
Tursdale Recycling Receiving Facility
Unit S1A
Tursdale Business Park
Tursdale
Durham
DH6 5PG