Recycling site’s reopening date

A DATE has been set for Loughborough’s recycling and household waste site to reopen.

Leicestershire County Council is finalising plans to re-open the remainder of its waste sites which have been closed since mid-March.

Six more sites will begin to reopen from later this month, while the Loughborough site will open again from Saturday, August 15. Online bookings will be made available from Friday, July 31.

Loughborough will be open two days a week, Saturday to Sunday.

All sites require residents to book an appointment in advance to ensure the safety of site users and staff as social distancing is maintained.

A booking system, which has been in operation for the sites already open, will help ensure queuing is kept to a minimum, and residents can safely use the sites without delay.

Coun Trevor Pendleton, county council cabinet member for waste disposal, said: “We’d like to thank residents for their understanding and patience during this time.

“We appreciate that, in some situations, people have had to travel further than they normally would to dispose of their waste - and these further re-openings will help this situation.

“We are continuing to monitor government guidance closely to ensure we can offer a safe and resilient service going forward.”

The Mountsorrel site reopened in mid-May.

These sites will continue to be open for the extended period of seven days a week, with the Shepshed site continuing to open for five days a week, including weekends. These arrangements will be subject to change as more sites re-open.

People wishing to visit a waste site are reminded that all information about the types of waste accepted at each site, as well as links to the booking system, are available at www. leicestershire.gov.uk/ waste