Waste & Recycling Services
There is a need to conserve our planet’s valuable resources. In recent years we have been using natural resources up at an incredible rate; since just 1950 we have consumed as much as all the generations before us, combined!
Part of the process of conservation is effective waste management, which promotes the three R’s - ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’.
The European Union has set out ongoing recycling targets for all members to achieve. Down District Council must continue to improve recycling rates to avoid substantial fines. Currently our recycling rate is around 35%.
Down District Council operates a KERBSIDE collection service for domestic waste. Read more about this here.