Recycling
Why recycle?
Recycling helps the environment, saves energy, conserves natural resources and also creates employment opportunities.
Recycling reduces landfill
Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland councils are working in partnership to look at how to tackle rubbish in the future (South Tyne and Wear Waste Management Partnership).
Recycling myths
Recycling is too much effort? Plastic carrier bags are ok? It's ok to throw away food?
Here we sort out the facts from the trash about recycling.
Tackling rubbish
When we've recycled and composted as much of our rubbish as we can, we then have to deal with the rubbish that's left.
Here are some answers to questions you may have about the options for treating our remaining rubbish.
