Harrogate Borough Council

Environmental Services Enquiry

0845 300 6091

Claro Road Depot
Claro Road
Harrogate
HG1 4AT

01423 530174 (Fax)

Waste Collection Sacks

Green garden waste sacks (roll of 10) - £7.50 per roll
(Concession to senior citizens and registered disable (max 3 rolls) - £4.50 per roll

Blue trade waste sacks (roll of 25) - £27.60 per roll

Blue trade waste sacks for NYCC Schools and charities (roll of 25) - £15.28 per roll

Yellow clinical waste sacks (roll of 10) - £13.00 per roll

All the above prices include safe collection and disposal of the waste

Black plain waste sacks (box of 500) - £45.83 per box

All the above prices incude VAT

Nappies

Introducing Modern Washable Nappies

A modern washable nappy system consists of a liner, a nappy and a waterproof cover, which come in a variety of styles, sizes and patterns.

The liner allows wetness to pass into the nappy, while retaining solids for easy disposal down the toilet. Liners are either paper or are washable and offer an effective stay-dry layer.

Why Real Nappies?

Local authorities promote real nappy use to reduce the amount of waste going to scarce landfill space. Three billion nappies a year - eight million a day - are thrown away in the UK. With a disposal cost to individual local authorities into the hundreds of thousands of pounds per year, (Nottinghamshire estimates £1 million per year) it is not surprising that nappy schemes now play a key role in the waste strategies of local authorities.

As well as saving waste, parents can save £500 on the cost of nappies for one baby, and more if they use them again on another baby. Hospitals can save money too by using real nappies on wards where disposables incur clinical waste charges. Local authorities save on waste disposal charges.

The Real Nappy Helpline 0845 850 0606 gives callers details of their local cloth nappy contacts whether they want to buy them to wash at home or use a laundry service.

For more information on real nappies visit www.realnappycampaign.com

Ten top nappy tips to help the environment

Use an energy efficient washing machine
Wash soiled nappies at 60^oC
Wash wet nappies and waterproof wraps at lower temperatures along with the rest of your laundry
Avoid tumble drying hang nappies out to dry or use an airer
Avoid soaking store nappies dry in a lidded bucket
Avoid using unnecessary chemicals such as conditioners and sanitizers
Use eco-detergent
Never iron nappies or wraps
Extend the life of your nappies - reuse them on another baby, or give/sell them to someone else
Use washable liners

Women's Environmental Network (WEN)

Women's Environmental Network (WEN) is a registered charity which campaigns on issues which link women, health and the environment. WEN has been involved in Real Nappy Week since its inception and has coordinated the week in its current form since 2000. Other current issues include food, chemicals and the environmental impacts of disposable sanitary and continence protection.

WWW: www.wen.org.uk
Email: nappies@wen.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7481 9004
Fax: 020 7481 9144

Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP)

WRAP is a major UK programme established to promote resource efficiency. Its particular focus is on creating stable and efficient markets for recycled materials and products and removing the barriers to waste minimisation, re-use and recycling. Part of WRAP's Waste Minimisation work, the Real Nappy Campaign is an element of the Real Nappy Programme, which is focused on helping parents to make an informed choice about nappies and increasing the visibility of real nappies. Its targets are to convert an additional 155,000 households to real nappy use, and in the process divert 35,000 tonnes per annum of disposable nappy waste from landfill.

More information on all of WRAP's activities can be found at www.wrap.org.uk

details of its Recycle Now campaign can be found at www.recyclenow.com