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Mar 2023
Explained: What happens to bin collections in Harrogate after devolution?
A new council is set to take over in the Harrogate district in four weeks’ time.
Both Harrogate Borough Council and North Yorkshire County Council will make way for North Yorkshire Council on April 1.
While the move throws up questions over council tax and economic development, perhaps the first thought on residents’ minds is who is going to collect the bins?
In this article, we will explain what this means for waste collection and disposal in the district.
Who currently collects my bins?
At the moment, Harrogate Borough Council collects household bins across the district.
Waste collection staff employed by the borough council collect bins on a weekly basis.
This includes garden, general and recycling bins.
What about waste disposal?
Disposal of waste is currently a responsibility for North Yorkshire County Council.
It is responsible for household waste recycling centres, including those on Wetherby Road and Pennypot Lane in Harrogate and Dallamires Lane in Ripon.
The county council also oversees the Allerton Waste Recovery Park near Knaresborough, which recycles and converts biodegradable waste to biogas.
What will happen on April 1?
On April 1, the borough council will no longer be responsible for waste collections as it will not exist.
Instead, North Yorkshire Council will take over the responsibility and bins will be collected as normal.
Staff who currently work for the borough council on waste collection will move over to the new authority.
The new council will also be responsible for the running of household waste recycling centres in the district, as well as Allerton Waste Recovery Park.
Residents may not notice much change in their collections. However, for council bosses, the idea is that the transition to the new authority is smooth.
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