Recycling centre booking system
Why we are introducing a booking system for recycling centres
The booking system will help:
- Reduce congestion
- Reduce waiting times
- Reduce the risk of traders disposing of waste without paying
- Save the council money by spreading customer visits across our opening hours
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 centres using booking systems and fly-tipping. Surveys and interviews carried out with local authorities did not show a link between booking systems and fly-tipping.
DEFRA's report: Research into possible links between recycling centres and incidents of fly-tipping.
For more information visit Fly-tipping.
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