YORWASTE, the North Yorkshire waste disposal company, has given £6.5m in grants to date this year, through the landfill tax scheme.
Steve Grieve, managing director of Yorwaste, said: "Landfill tax funding provides a vital cash injection to communities that have often struggled to get grants from elsewhere.
"It is a fantastic way of encouraging people to make improvements to benefit their communities."
Among the projects which have benefited are village halls, play areas, pond restorations, sporting facilities and landscaping schemes.
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