Leeds City Council’s ambition of banishing all waste from landfill could result in the need for increased recycling facilities.
According to the Yorkshire Evening Post, Leeds "has no time to waste" if it is to hit its target of zero per cent waste emissions by 2020.
"Leeds City Council says it needs to limit the annual growth in waste per household and recycle more or it will be fined for sending too much rubbish to landfill," the newspaper reports.
A boom in recycling rates could pave the way for new plants and processing sites, which will need to be kitted out with all the relevant machinery.
Bucket elevators and screw conveyors can be used to transport waste materials through the disposal process, while flexible bulk containers may help councils store and distribute large quantities of recycling.
Leeds is not the only region to be setting itself a strict waste deadline. Scottish councils are currently racing against the clock to dispose of their bad waste habits.
Under proposals set out by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Scotland’s 32 local councils need to achieve a 40 per cent recycling and compost rate by the end of the year.