Delay for Dorset waste recycling booking system
The booking system will now be introduced in Wimborne, Dorchester, Shaftesbury and Sherborne in 2026, instead of this year.
The booking system will now be introduced in Wimborne, Dorchester, Shaftesbury and Sherborne in 2026, instead of this year.
A total of eight recycling centres in Dorset will close for two days for essential maintenance during October.
Objections fly in as Dorset Council announces the introduction of a new booking system to visit the tip.
Upholstered furniture taken to local tips is to be treated differently under new guidance from the Environment Agency.
So instead of sitting in a queue in order to deposit your waste, you can access a new app to find out if the tip is busy.
A number of Covid measures which were in place at recycling centres in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch have been lifted.
Long delays are expected at Dorset’s household recycling centres this Easter and visitors are being asked to postpone their trip to the tip if possible.
East Dorset could get a new household recycling centre (HRC) if Dorset Council approves funding at the next cabinet meeting on 6 April.
Dorset’s recycling centres are being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of people wanting to get rid of their excess waste.
The council, which covers Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, says its services are open throughout Christmas with a few exceptions.