Commercial Waste Management Pickering

Pickering’s household waste collections are managed by Ryedale District Council who have ensured that the percentage of waste being sent for recycling, composting or reuse has remained above the national average since 2007.

In 2008/09 the whole region recorded an all-time high of 53.1%, in the years since this number has slowly declined and then plateaued to around 46% in 2018/19, however, this figure is still well above the national average of 42.43%.

The people of Pickering have shown their support for the local environment over the years by setting up a local Environmental Action Group. Pickering Environmental Group (PEG) is an offshoot of the larger Ryedale Environmental Group which has been set up to inspire the local community to take positive action to combat waste and improve the environment on both a local and national scale.

The group is made up of 50 members of the local community who meet on a bi-monthly basis to discuss and put plans in place. Projects that they continue to work on include Give or Take Days, where local people are encouraged to bring items they are thinking of binning, that might still serve a purpose in another’s home.

Morsbags is another ongoing project which sees stitchers making fabric bags and giving them away to the public, in a bid to reduce the amount of single-use carrier bags that are being used.

The most recent project to have been put into action is the Pickering Food Share. Influenced by the groundbreaking work achieved by the Ryedale Free Fridge in Malton, the REG, with the assistance of the Ryedale Lions and the Pickering Rotary Club, have opened a community food bank that is focused on collecting and redistributing unwanted food which would otherwise be going to waste. The Pickering Food Share is open every Wednesday to Friday from 10 am to 1 pm for collections or contributions.