In Beverley, East Yorkshire, residents are invited to attend an open house to view plans for a new household recycling centre.
Located right beside the River Hull, the current household waste recycling site at Weel is prone to flooding. It is also becoming too small to handle the volume of waste generated.
As a result, the East Riding of Yorkshire Council plans to build a new household recycling facility. It will be located on land west of Ings Road, off Grange Way.
Residents are invited to attend one of the two open exhibitions and also give their feedback to council engineers and recycling officers.
There will be open events at Beverley Enterprise Centre on Monday 17 October from 9.30am to 12.30pm and Monday 31 October from 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
To accommodate the area’s growing population, the proposed centre will be much larger.
An integrated Reuse Shop will be also located on the landscaped site. Other improvements will see a long access road and also a one-way traffic system.
This winter, the council’s planning committee is expected to consider the proposal.
Construction on the Ings Road centre is expected to begin next summer if planning permission is granted.
The Current Recycling Centre Has Outlived Its Location
In a statement a spokesperson for the East Riding of Yorkshire said:
“The current household waste recycling site has outlived its location. It also has to be closed to users every time it floods, which is not good for residents or staff.
“The proposed site is much bigger, more spacious, offers better access and can cope with the number of visitors.
“We hope residents will attend these exhibitions as this is a chance to have their say.”
There are 10 household waste recycling sites in the East Riding. These are all managed by FCC Environment.
Nearly 81% of all items taken by the public are reused, recycled, or composted at the sites. While 99.8% of waste is diverted from landfills.
