Recycling Chaos at Council Tip

Recycling chaos at council tip

Twm Owen – Local democracy reporter A recycling boom has coincided with closures at sites that handle materials such as household furniture – leading to rubbish piling up at a council tip. Photographs show mounds of items waiting to be sorted at Torfaen’s household recycling centre in New Inn with the bay for wood and […]

Mountains of dumped rubbish forces recycling site to close permanently

The site has been closed after flytippers ignore warnings

Council closes recycling centre after ‘persistent’ fly-tipping

A recycling centre in Surrey has permanently closed because of ongoing fly-tipping problems, a council has said. Reigate & Banstead Borough Council announced it will close the recycling site at Stubbs Lane, Kingswood, despite efforts to combat illegal waste dumping. The Council said the site has continued to attract large volumes of non-recyclable waste despite issuing fixed penalty notices against offenders. Signs were also posted last year war…