Labour-run Durham County Council has admitted this week that the amount of waste going to landfill has risen from 33.6% to 40.2% as a result of sending more recyclable material to Coxhoe Landfill site. The site is earmarked for closure in the next twelve months.  All materials put into household recycling bins are being recycled according to the … Continue reading Council dumping recyclable materials into landfill – Policy stinks according to opposition councillors.