Bins and recycling in North Yorkshire
What goes in each of North Yorkshire's bins, and where to take the things they don't collect. This page uses North Yorkshire Council's own published information, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Recycle This is independent: it isn't run by North Yorkshire Council. If anything here differs from North Yorkshire Council's website, the council is right.
Your bins in North Yorkshire
Rubbish bin
Garden waste bin (paid licence)
Source: North Yorkshire Council's website.
Bin days in North Yorkshire
Check your collection day with North Yorkshire Council's bin day lookup, or use Bin days on this site.
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Garden waste and bulky items
Garden waste collection: £52 a year. £52 for one 240-litre bin emptied fortnightly for the 2026 service (terms cover 2026 to 2027); depending on the area it is collected in a wheelie bin, compostable liners, sacks or bags; no 2027 price is published. Season: March to early December. (source)
Paid collection in most parts of North Yorkshire: from £37 for up to two items, booked online with two clear working days to cancel. Items can also go to the tip free. Book or check prices with North Yorkshire Council.
Recycling centres for North Yorkshire
Household waste recycling centres take what your bins can't. Some need a booking: check before you go.
Boroughbridge mobile recycling centre
Car park off Back Lane, Boroughbridge, YO51 9AN
Opening hours: Saturdays 9am to 1pm: 10 October, 7 November and 12 December 2026; 13 February and 13 March 2027.
Booking: No booking, but you must register your vehicle first (free, online).
Mobile centre open on set Saturdays only; check the council page for new dates. No tyres, rubble, plasterboard or asbestos. No commercial or charity waste. Map position is the postcode centre.
Source: northyorks.gov.uk
Burniston Household Waste Recycling Centre
Burniston Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO13 0DA
Opening hours: April to September 8.30am to 5pm; October to March 8.30am to 4pm. Closed Wednesdays, 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
Booking: No booking, but you must register your vehicle first (free, online).
Map position is the postcode centre.
Source: northyorks.gov.uk
Catterick Bridge Household Waste Recycling Centre
Gatherley Road, Catterick Bridge, North Yorkshire, DL10 7JD
Opening hours: April to September 8.30am to 5pm; October to March 8.30am to 4pm. Closed Wednesdays, 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
Booking: No booking, but you must register your vehicle first (free, online).
Map position is the postcode centre.
Source: northyorks.gov.uk
Harrogate Household Waste Recycling Centre
Wetherby Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 1DE
Opening hours: April to September 8.30am to 5pm; October to March 8.30am to 4pm. Closed Wednesdays, 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
Booking: No booking, but you must register your vehicle first (free, online).
Takes no commercial waste. Map position is the postcode centre.
Source: northyorks.gov.uk
Hawes mobile recycling centre
Charcoals Way, Upper Wensleydale Business Park, Hawes, DL8 3QT
Opening hours: Saturdays 9am to 1pm: 17 October 2026 and 16 January 2027.
Booking: No booking, but you must register your vehicle first (free, online).
Mobile centre open on set Saturdays only; check the council page for new dates. No tyres, rubble, plasterboard or asbestos. No commercial or charity waste. Map position is the postcode centre.
Source: northyorks.gov.uk
Leeming Bar Household Waste Recycling Centre
Tutin Road, Leeming Bar Industrial Estate, Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire, DL7 9UJ
Opening hours: April to September 8.30am to 5pm; October to March 8.30am to 4pm. Closed Wednesdays, 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
Booking: No booking, but you must register your vehicle first (free, online).
Map position is the postcode centre.
Source: northyorks.gov.uk
Leyburn Household Waste Recycling Centre
Shawl Quarry Lane, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5LA
Opening hours: April to September 8.30am to 5pm; October to March 8.30am to 4pm. Closed Wednesdays, 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
Booking: No booking, but you must register your vehicle first (free, online).
Map position is the postcode centre.
Source: northyorks.gov.uk
Malton and Norton Household Waste Recycling Centre
Pasture Lane, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 6BT
Opening hours: April to September 8.30am to 5pm; October to March 8.30am to 4pm. Closed Wednesdays, 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
Booking: No booking, but you must register your vehicle first (free, online).
Map position is the postcode centre.
Source: northyorks.gov.uk
Northallerton Household Waste Recycling Centre
Yafforth Road, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 0LG
Opening hours: April to September 8.30am to 5pm; October to March 8.30am to 4pm. Closed Wednesdays, 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
Booking: No booking, but you must register your vehicle first (free, online).
The page says all residents are charged for hardcore, rubble, plasterboard and tyres here. Map position is the postcode centre.
Source: northyorks.gov.uk
Pateley Bridge mobile recycling centre
Bewerley Park, Pateley Bridge, HG3 5BD
Opening hours: Saturdays 9am to 1pm: 3 October, 31 October and 5 December 2026; 6 February and 6 March 2027.
Booking: No booking, but you must register your vehicle first (free, online).
Mobile centre open on set Saturdays only; check the council page for new dates. No tyres, rubble, plasterboard or asbestos. No commercial or charity waste. Map position is the postcode centre.
Source: northyorks.gov.uk
Reeth mobile recycling centre
Village Green, Reeth, DL11 6SY
Opening hours: Saturdays 9am to 1pm: 24 October 2026 and 20 March 2027.
Booking: No booking, but you must register your vehicle first (free, online).
Mobile centre open on set Saturdays only; check the council page for new dates. No tyres, rubble, plasterboard or asbestos. No commercial or charity waste. Map position is the postcode centre.
Source: northyorks.gov.uk
Ripon Household Waste Recycling Centre
Dallamires Crescent, Dallamires Lane, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 1TT
Opening hours: April to September 8.30am to 5pm; October to March 8.30am to 4pm. Closed Wednesdays, 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
Booking: No booking, but you must register your vehicle first (free, online).
Map position is the postcode centre.
Source: northyorks.gov.uk
Where common items go in North Yorkshire
- Pizza boxThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Rubbish bin. Source: North Yorkshire Council
- Plastic carrier bagNot in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point. Source: North Yorkshire Council
- Crisp packetNot in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point. Source: North Yorkshire Council
- Black plastic ready-meal trayThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Rubbish bin. Source: North Yorkshire Council
- Paper coffee cupThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Rubbish bin. Source: North Yorkshire Council
- Wine bottleYes. Put it in your glass collection. Source: England-wide guidance
- Glass jarYes. Put it in your glass collection. Source: England-wide guidance
- Kitchen foilYes. Put it in your recycling bin. Source: England-wide guidance
- Food scraps and leftoversThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Rubbish bin. Source: North Yorkshire Council
- Tea bagThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Rubbish bin. Source: North Yorkshire Council
- ClothesNot in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point. Source: North Yorkshire Council
- Battery (not sure which type)Not in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point. Source: North Yorkshire Council
- Disposable vapeNot in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point. Source: North Yorkshire Council
- Light bulb (not sure which type)Not in any home bin. Take it to a household waste recycling centre. Source: North Yorkshire Council
- Small household applianceNot in any home bin. Take it to a household waste recycling centre. Source: North Yorkshire Council
- Paint tinNot in any home bin. Take it to a household waste recycling centre. Source: North Yorkshire Council
- Real Christmas treeYes. Put it in your Garden waste bin (paid licence). Source: North Yorkshire Council
- Cardboard boxYes. Put it in your recycling bin. Source: England-wide guidance
- Food cartonYes. Put it in your recycling bin. Source: England-wide guidance
- Plastic drinks bottleYes. Put it in your recycling bin. Source: England-wide guidance
- Till receiptThis can't be recycled here. Put it in your Rubbish bin. Source: North Yorkshire Council
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How North Yorkshire compares
- Weekly shop basket Not enough data yet. We don't have North Yorkshire's own rule for every item in the basket, so it isn't ranked.
- Recycling rate 42.3% of household waste was reused, recycled or composted in 2024-25 (Defra). 40th of 97 councils that collect waste and run the tips in England.
- Food waste Not collected from home yet. We don't have a start date.
As of 24 Oct 2026. See all the council rankings.
Common questions
What goes in the rubbish bin in North Yorkshire?
General rubbish, including food waste, nappies, polystyrene, plastic film and cooled, bagged ashes. Black in most areas, green in parts of Craven and Scarborough; some homes have sacks.
What goes in the garden waste bin (paid licence) in North Yorkshire?
Grass, hedge clippings, leaves, plants, weeds, bark, fallen fruit and chopped-up real Christmas trees. £52 a year, collected March to early December.
When is my bin day in North Yorkshire?
It depends on your street. Enter your address in North Yorkshire Council's bin day lookup (northyorks.gov.uk), or use Bin days on Recycle This.