The Authority has appointed an organisation to provide and operate a materials recovery/recycling facility to receive, sort and transfer segregated materials to suitably licensed merchants or re-processors.

The Authority has appointed an organisation to provide and operate a materials recovery/recycling facility to receive, sort and transfer segregated materials to suitably licensed merchants or re-processors. The approximate annual tonnage of mixed materials based on present forecasts is 15 000 tonne for North Tyneside and 19 000 tonne for Newcastle.