
Protecting the Environment
Sustainability is a key element on the Great Yorkshire Showground and our green credentials are growing year by year.
Recycling at the Show
Almost 500 tonnes of waste products are generated over the four days of the show and none of it goes to landfill. No matter what the material, it is either recycled or converted to energy for the national grid.
The two largest waste products are straw and food. With more than 8,000 animals on the Showground, more than 300 tonnes of straw is used with practically all of it being recycled. The fraction which can’t be recycled is converted into energy. Second to that is food waste. 140,000 visitors come through the gates during the four days generating more than 100 tonnes of waste food which is converted into energy.