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Shanks South Kirby Community Liaison Group Meeting 04.09.2023

Household waste recycling centre August bank holiday opening times 2023

  Date Site Name Opening Times Friday 25 August 2023 All centres 8:00 - 17:00 Saturday 26 August 2023 All centres 8:00 - 16:00 Sunday 27 August 2023 All centres 9:00 - 16:00 Bank Holiday Monday 28 August 2023 South Kirkby...

Late night opening change at Wakefield Household Waste Recycling Centre

The opening hours at the Wakefield Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) are set to change. From Tuesday 1 August, the Wakefield HWRC’s late night opening will change to 8pm on Tuesdays.

Inhaler Recycling in Pharmacies

Wakefield Council, Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership and Renewi are working together to explain why you should not throw your (or someone you care for) inhalers in your recycling or household waste. In the UK, 12 million people have a...

Changes introduced to encourage more recycling

To encourage more people to recycle, residents visiting a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) in the Wakefield district will be urged to sort their household rubbish and to think about separating it before it is brought to the recycling centre. This...

Recycling champion?

Do you care about sustainability and protecting the planet? Come and volunteer with Wakefield Recycles Renewi, working in partnership with Wakefield Council, is the waste management company that manages the whole of the waste disposal in Wakefield district. Our dedicated Education...

Renewi and Wakefield Council unveil recycling banks for small electrical items at libraries across the district Three new recycling banks for small electrical items have been placed in libraries around the Wakefield district.

The bright green bins can be found in libraries at Stanley, Featherstone and South Elmsall and aim to improve the recycling of electrical waste. In just six months from April to September 2022, batteries caused 69 fires at the Wakefield district’s waste treatment facility in South Kirkby. Electrical items contain...

Renewi, working in partnership with Wakefield Council, supports national campaign to tackle “zombie battery” fires

Renewi, working in partnership with Wakefield Council, is participating in the national Take Charge campaign, which launched on Monday 24th October. The campaign aims to tackle the serious problem of recycling and waste fires caused by carelessly discarded “zombie batteries”. The...

Recycle Week: This year Wakefield Council is ‘Stepping It Up’ in the fight against Climate Change

Wakefield Council and Recycle Now are asking residents to ‘Step It Up’ in the fight against climate change and take action to protect our environment through even better recycling habits during Recycle Week (20-26 September).   Latest research from Recycle Now...

Educational events held to help protect our environment

Wakefield Council’s recycling partner Renewi are running a series of educational events over the summer to encourage and inspire people across the district to recycle more and look after our environment.   Their ‘Let’s Sort it Out’ roadshows will frequently visit...

Recycling Video

We are excited to announce that we have launched a new video which explores the journey of two plastic bottles through our recycling facility. The video will give you an insight into where your recycling goes after it leaves your bin.

What happens to my waste in Wakefield?

The Waste Treatment Facility at South Kirkby continues to increase recycling, reduce the amount of waste we send to landfill and help generate green sustainable energy.