Recycling centre booking system

Will the booking system increase fly tipping?

Other councils that already have booking systems, including Suffolk and Essex, have not found any evidence that the booking process has increased fly-tipping levels.

In January 2023, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) carried out a study to find if there were any links between recycling centre booking systems and incidents of fly-tipping. Surveys and interviews carried out with local authorities did not show a link between booking systems and fly-tipping.

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