CAR keys and jewellery may be understandable, but false breasts and mannequins have also been found at recycling centres across North Yorkshire.

A study of the items thrown away with the rubbish unearthed these, and other unusual artefacts, recently.

Peter Kennedy, household waste recycling centre manager for Yorwaste, in Northallerton, said: "We often get calls from people saying they have lost their car or house keys and, amazingly, we sometimes find them among the thousands of tonnes of rubbish which is taken to Yorwaste's seven landfill sites across North Yorkshire."

"But in some cases it can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. And just when you think you have seen everything, a set of false legs and false breasts turns up."