Title

WASTE

Council to bring recycling centres in-house

Kirklees MBC is to bring its household waste and recycling centres in-house as part of an effort to give the council more control over public-facing services.

Kirklees MBC is to bring its household waste and recycling centres in-house as part of an effort to give the council more control over public-facing services.

A contract with the waste management firm Suez ends in 2025.

Cabinet member for environment, Cllr Naheed Mather, said: ‘By taking the household waste recycling centres into our own control, and moving away from an external contract, we will have far more control to deliver our ambition, and this will ultimately mean the ability to recycle a wider range of materials.

‘This is something we know we need to do to help us reach our recycling rate target of 55% and something we know residents want based on our engagement.'

WASTE

Putting dynamism into devolution: defining the challenge

By Mike Emmerich | 20 August 2026

The prize from devolution is not stronger strategic authorities for their own sake, but places capable of delivering sustainable economic growth and more nim...

WASTE

Nobody ever voted for a map

By Ben Page | 17 August 2026

Rewiring the State offers the most significant shift in local government for a generation, but there is still a lot that has been left unwritten, says Ben Page.

WASTE

Could changing the way we think about care help deliver economic growth?

By Jim McKenna | 14 August 2026

Research commissioned by Cornwall Council shows social care drives economic growth, jobs, wellbeing and wider social value, says Cllr Jim McKenna.

WASTE

Why mayors must bring joy to their cities

By Abigail Scott Paul | 14 August 2026

Mayors may need to build homes, but they also need to avoid blandification and bring joy to our cities, says Abigail Scott Paul

Popular articles by William Eichler