Council urges residents to dispose of Halloween pumpkins responsibly 29th October 2025 With Halloween just around the corner, Hull City Council is reminding residents how to dispose of their Halloween pumpkins responsibly. Whilst many people enjoy the tradition of pumpkin picking and carving, every year millions of pumpkins are incorrectly discarded, contributing to significant food waste and environmental harm. Once Halloween is over, you may be wondering […] Read more Environment News Waste brown bincompostCouncillor Charles QuinnFood wasteHalloween
Cabinet approves new waste collection service 24th March 2025 Hull City Council’s Cabinet has approved a new brown waste collection service, addressing the statutory requirement for weekly food waste collections from April 2026. Today (Monday 24 March) Cabinet reviewed a comprehensive report detailing two options for the weekly collection of food waste from all households, including flats. The report also outlined the council’s statutory […] Read more News Waste Adam McArthurbrown binCabinetFood waste
Cabinet to consider options for new waste collection service 21st March 2025 Hull City Council’s Cabinet is set to review options for a new brown waste collection service, addressing the statutory requirement for weekly food waste collections from April 2026. The comprehensive report details options for the weekly collection of food waste from all households, including flats, and outlines the council’s statutory obligations regarding commercial waste collection […] Read more News Waste Adam McArthurbrown binCabinetFood wastewaste
Council urges residents to dispose of Halloween pumpkins responsibly 29th October 2024 With Halloween just around the corner, Hull City Council is reminding residents how to dispose of their pumpkins responsibly. Whilst many people enjoy the tradition of pumpkin carving, every year millions of pumpkins are incorrectly discarded, contributing to significant food waste and environmental harm. Pumpkins are great for making soups and pies, with hundreds of […] Read more News Waste brown binCouncillor Charles QuinnHalloweenPumpkinsrecycling
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
Bins across Hull are getting tagged – here’s why 30th July 2021 Black bins across Hull are being fitted with orange tags to remind residents that food waste should be placed in the brown bin. The scheme originally began in March last year, but was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. It follows a study that found 26 per cent of household rubbish in black […] Read more News Waste bin tagsbrown binCouncillor Rosie Nicola
Residents encouraged to recycle 14th September 2020 Residents in Hull will receive their new waste packs over the next week. The pack contains information to support residents to recycle as much of their waste as possible and includes: A new collection calendar The annual resident’s pass for household waste and recycling centres A guide to recycling right Food waste recycling information Nappy […] Read more News Waste blue binbrown binCouncillor Anita HarrisonHousehold waste and recycling centresrecyclingwaste packs
