Some holiday cottages are still on Domestic Refuse Collection, while others are on Commercial Waste Collection.  Domestic Waste collection is on Fridays, one week being black bins (non-recyclable rubbish), the next week green boxes (glass and plastic bottles, cans - no other plastic eg yogurt pots, trays etc), blue bags (paper and magazines - not cardboard) and smaller green wheelie bins for garden waste. Black bin weeks are from 12 March, 2010, recycling weeks 19 March onwards.

If your cottage is on Commercial Waste, the bin (could be a black bin, green, or both!) will have a Commercial Waste sticker on it and, if you are in a village, the collection days is Tuesday every week.

Throstle Nest Barn is Commercial Waste, but due to its location, collection is every alternate Friday.

If your green box is full, or it's more convenient for you, please take recycling to local points in Muker Car Park, Keld Lodge, Reeth mini Industrial Estate and Langthwaite car park (these points do take cardboard).  There are also recycling points in larger towns and supermarkets etc.