A school in Beverley is appealing to the community for them to donate all their old dead batteries.
St Mary’s School wants the public to donate as many old batteries as possible as they take part in The Big Battery Hunt.
A man from Hull has been fined £400 by East Riding of Yorkshire Council for dumping bags of rubbish in Melton, near Brough.
The man admitted adding to a pile a fly-tipping by leaving further bags of waste at the side of the road in Brickyard Lane, Melton. This is a site which is frequently targeted by fly-tippers.
Councillors are being asked to consider plans to implement robust enforcement action against littering and environmental offences.
In addition, they will also consider the prospect of increasing the level of fines issued after the government changed the minimum, default and maximum penalty levels back in April 2018.
The call of “rag bone” can be heard down the city’s tenfoots and passages to this day.
For decades, men on horses and carts collecting scrap metal have issued this cry for people to bring out any unwanted goods for recycling.
East Yorkshire residents are number one in the country when it comes to recycling according to figures released by the government.
Figures released show that residents in East Yorkshire recycle more household waste than anywhere else in the UK.
Recent studies show that Charity Shops add value to the high street by plugging gaps in empty units.
The report says that UK consumers spend an estimated £270M a year in them. Furthermore, charity shops also provide volunteering experience for over 200,000 people.
A Driffield woman has been presented with her prize after winning a recycling competition at Driffield Show.
Catherine Robson won a home composter after visiting East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s waste and recycling trailer at the event in July.
Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart has welcomed the initiative of three Beverley High School pupils, Jazmin Young, Amelia Sparks and Libby Marshall, who are participating in the annual Police Lifestyle challenge.
The girls are holding a fashion show in Beverley. The free event will be held at Beverley Minster Parish Hall this coming Tuesday 21st August 2018, from 2:00 pm until 4:30 pm.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s annual compost giveaways enjoyed one of their busiest and best years yet – with 5,000 bags given away free to residents.
Ten giveaway events were held across the East Riding during May in Beverley, Market Weighton, Elloughton, Preston, Goole, Pocklington, Carnaby, Withernsea, Hornsea and Driffield.
A woman from Hull has been ordered to pay £680.79 after rubbish belonging to her was found fly-tipped in Walkington.
Wrapping paper, cardboard boxes, nappies and other household waste was found dumped at the side of the road in Walkington Heads in January this year.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s annual free compost giveaways begin on Saturday 12 May.
Around 5,000 bags of compost will be given away free to residents at 10 events across the East Riding
A man from Hull has been ordered to pay a total of £617 after rubbish he was paid to dispose of ended up being dumped in Beverley.
A large builder’s bag full of household waste and a plastic children’s paddling pool were found fly-tipped by the roadside in Shepherd’s Lane, Beverley, in January 2017.
The waste and recycling team at East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been shortlisted for two prestigious National Recycling Awards.
The service, which manages the collection and recycling of residents’ household rubbish, has been nominated for Team of the Year and Campaign of the Year in the public/third sector categories.
More rubbish is generated in the East Riding over the Christmas and New Year holiday than any other time of the year.
But the good news is … most of it can be recycled. Christmas trees, cards, wrapping paper, cardboard boxes … even the turkey bones left over from Christmas dinner … can all be recycled in residents’ blue or brown bins.
Figures released by the Government have revealed that residents in the East Riding are recycling more household waste than anyone else in England.
The region beat 349 other areas to take the top position for the first time.
A Beverley man has been fined £400 by East Riding of Yorkshire Council for dumping rubbish in Bishop Burton.
A pile of waste including builders’ materials, offcuts of wood, screws, paperwork and cardboard boxes was found in the Deepdale layby at Bishop Burton on 6 October this year by a streetscene enforcement officer from the council.
Residents are being asked to sign a pledge to Keep the East Riding Tidy as part of a campaign to reduce litter and fly-tipping.
The Tidy Pledge campaign has been launched by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s streetscene services in an effort to encourage residents to take more responsibility for their rubbish.
A Hull woman has been ordered to pay compensation of £500 after rubbish including a fridge and children’s toys were found dumped in the Holderness area.
Charlene Dockerty of Bradford Avenue, Hull, paid a man £20 to take her unwanted items away, but they were later found fly-tipped on the side of the road in Ganstead Road East, Ganstead.
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