Yorwaste in Action - Photo Competition (Winter 2024-2025)

Thank you all for participating!

A black and yellow van, marked 'Yorsafety', is parked on a wet roadside with puddles, set against a backdrop of rolling hills and a cloudy sky with a distant flat-topped mountain.

Champion: James Light

(Senior HSE Advisor)

First Runner-Up: Beth Cameron

(HWRC Operative, Seamer Carr)

Second Runner-Up: Sian England

(HWRC Operative, Ripon)

Tony Cain

(Loader, Harewood Whin)

Debbie Swindells

(Area Supervisor Transfer MRF Compost • Operations)

Hole of Horcrum

Darran Moss

(Team Leader, Seamer Carr Transfer Station)

Red Sky in the Morning, Shepherd’s Warning

A discarded Christmas tree lies on snow-covered ground in front of a large blue skip labeled "Yorwaste 01904 677019 www.yorwaste.co.uk" in a desolate yard.

Karen Green

(HR Advisor)

Sad Unloved Christmas Trees at Harewood

Special thanks to Karen for going the extra mile and written a poem for the photo!

Two little trees, both bent and low,
Their branches bare, no lights to show.
The first one sighed, “I once had a star,
Now I’m just waiting, not going far.”

The second wept, “I used to gleam,
But now I’m lost in a winter dream.”
No tinsel, no lights to make me bright,
Just shadows and stillness in the silent night.

So someone please tell me why,
We have been left out here to die,
We shone bright for Christmas Day
You loved us then so this I’ll say,
Next time please recycle me,
Or buy yourselves a paper tree.

Lynsey Birch

(Transport Supervisor)

Lynsey expresses her thanks to the drivers!

On Sunday 6^th January many of the HWRC sites across North Yorkshire were unable to open due to snowy conditions.

Our drivers however managed to battle themselves through these weather conditions to make sure the job got done to make sure the HWRC sites were cleared for when they were able to reopen!