‘Tis the season to donate unwanted Christmas jumpers 17th October 2022 Hull City Council is appealing for people to donate unwanted children’s Christmas jumpers to help local families and keep textiles out of wheelie bins. Over the past few years, the council has collected about 200 Christmas jumpers and delivered them to schools in priority areas identified by the council’s Love Your Street project. For many […] Read more News Waste Christmas 2022recycling
Deep clean of chewing gum from city centre streets this weekend 14th October 2022 Chewing gum stains will be deep-cleaned from the streets of Hull city centre starting this weekend, thanks to a £20,000 Chewing Gum Task Force grant awarded to Hull City Council. Discarded chewing gum has a negative environmental impact on the city centre, as well as other high-footfall shopping areas in the city. The council will […] Read more News Waste environmentHull city centreLitterstreet cleaning
New 2022/23 waste and recycling packs on the way to all households 30th September 2022 All households in Hull will soon receive their new waste and recycling packs. The packs include a new bin collection calendar for 2022/23 and a residents’ pass for Hull’s household waste and recycling centres, with a guide to recycling right. Owing to an error by the external printing company, some residents received incorrect packs. As […] Read more News Waste BinsHousehold waste and recycling centresrecyclingwaste packs
2022/2023 waste and recycling packs 13th September 2022 Hull City Council is aware of an issue with a number of the waste and recycling packs that have recently been delivered. Owing to a printer’s error, some residents have received incorrect packs. Any incorrect collection calendars will soon be replaced by the printing company. Residents should keep the first letter, which contains their Household […] Read more News Waste Binswaste packs
Free compost giveaway to thank residents for putting ‘food waste in the right place’ 12th July 2022 Hull City Council is giving away 2,400 bags of compost to thank residents for using their brown bins to recycle food and garden waste. As part of the “food waste in the right place” campaign, which started in 2019, black bins across Hull were fitted with tags reminding people that all cooked and uncooked food […] Read more News Waste Binsbrown binrecycling
Hullywood: New short film tackles fly-tipping 12th May 2022 A new film has been released to encourage people to make use of Hull City Council’s bulky item collection service, and aims to reduce instances of fly-tipping. ‘The Plot’ was produced by Hull City Council to remind residents of free waste collection services for bulky items using a short film by local production company Eskimo Soup. […] Read more Community and Living Customer Services Environment News Waste Bulky ItemBulky Item SchemeEskimo Soupfilmfly tippingThe Plot
Hull residents fined for fly-tipping 22nd April 2022 Hull City Council is urging residents to make use of the multiple schemes and services available in Hull, to dispose of waste items correctly and prevent instances of fly tipping or letting land become unsafe. This comes after a string of prosecutions for illegal fly tipping and people failing to maintain the cleanliness of their […] Read more News Waste
Hull residents fined for fly tipping 18th April 2022 Hull City Council is releasing more information about successful prosecutions for a number of environmental crimes across the city. Fly tipping is defined as the ‘illegal deposit of any waste onto land that does not have a licence to accept it’. The council always recommends that residents dispose of or recycle waste properly through legitimate […] Read more News Waste Fly-tippinghousehold wasteHousehold waste and recycling centreswaste
Landlords and property owners urged to manage waste responsibly following environmental prosecution 18th April 2022 Hull City Council is warning landlords and property owners about maintaining the cleanliness of their land, after a prosecution that resulted in fines and costs totalling £7,222.75 Amazing Lets Limited has been prosecuted by Hull City Council for failing to deal with the condition of two household properties, which were causing a statutory nuisance due to […] Read more News Waste Fly-tippingHousehold waste and recycling centreswaste
Successful fly tipping prosecution across the city 13th April 2022 Hull City Council warns residents to ensure they dispose of waste legally or face enforcement action, following a string of prosecutions for fly tipping. The council always recommends that residents dispose of or recycle waste properly through legitimate services. Fly tipping is defined as the ‘illegal deposit of any waste onto land that does not […] Read more News Waste Fly-tippingwaste
Spring into action! 25th March 2022 Join Hull City Council and spring into action to help keep your local environment clean The Great British Spring Clean 2022 runs from 25 March to 10 April, encouraging all to take up a green initiative and tidy up a local area. Hosted by charity Keep Britain Tidy, this year’s campaign ‘One bag – big […] Read more News Waste Cllr Rosie NicolaGreat British Spring CleanKeep Britain Tidystreetscene
People in Hull prosecuted for littering despite Hull City Council warning 22nd March 2022 26 individuals who failed to pay fixed penalty notices for littering in Hull have received criminal records and been issued fines and costs totalling £8,191 – an average fine of £315 per person. The council’s enforcement contractor, LA Support Limited, issued fixed penalties in the following locations: Victoria Square Pearson Park Beverley Road West Street […] Read more News Transport & Streets Waste Cllr Rosie NicolaLitteringstreetscenewaste
