Recycling
Friends’ of St Nicholas Fields Recycling Team runs a (near) zero emissions kerbside service using an electric vehicle (powered by wind and sun) and load bearing tricycles. The recycling scheme started in early 2001, before the City of York Council was able to provide city-wide collections. It currently involves over 5000 households in parts of Tang Hall, Lawrence Street, Hull Road, Heslington Road, Aldwark, Holmefield, St Peters Quarter, South Bank and Bishophill areas.
St Nicholas Fields Community Recycling is currently supported through a Service Level Agreement by the City of York Council. We collect from our local community and some areas which would be difficult for council vehicles to service. Previously we’ve had funding from the Defra (Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs) Waste Partnership Fund and from the Big Lottery Fund through the 'Community Recycling and Economic Development (CRED) Programme'.
Please see Collection Days for the list of streets we collect from. If you live in the area and would like to be part of the scheme, please contact our Recycling Team.