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Waste Management in Northumberland - Home Page


Links to all recycling and waste related webpages provided by Northumberland County Council.

Christmas braised chicken
Love Food hate waste

How can I make the most of the food I buy this Christmas?

Looking for recipe ideas and top tips to reduce food waste?

Find out more here


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Recycling Centres

Have you ever wondered what else you can recycle?

Please click on the link below to find out what you can recycle at your local Household Waste Recovery Centre.

Find out more here


Real nappies
Real nappies

Would you like to know more about the real nappy scheme?

Watch video clips and find out about the offers available to Northumberland residents.

Find out more here


Christmas cards
Kerbside recycling

What can I recycle at home?

Our new recycling leaflet will tell you more. This can be found on our recycling advice page.

For more advice on recycling



 

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Christmas and New Year- bin collection days, recycling Christmas trees and more.

Please click on the links below for information on:

Recycle Now Christmas tree

Christmas cards can also be recycled in your household recycling bin or at your local Household Waste Recovery Centre.

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Garden waste collections and home composting

 

 

 

Household recycling and waste collections

 

Alnwick Household Waste Recovery Centre

Recycling sites and Household Waste Recovery Centres

Please click on the links below to find out where your local recycling banks/Household Waste Recovery Centres are located and what materials can be recycled or disposed of at these sites?

 

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Hazardous Waste Items

 

 

 

Recycling in school, photo from Waste Watch picture library

Waste education and waste reduction initiatives

 

Commercial/Business waste

 

The cost of waste disposal in Northumberland

 

Leaflets on waste and recycling topics

The information in the leaflets below apply to all Northumberland residents and are available in other formats on request. Please click on the picture icons for the most up-to-date leaflet available.

 How to recycle more  How to reduce junk mail  Real nappy offers
 Have your say  Hazardous household waste leaflet