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Household Waste Recycling Centres switch to winter opening hours
From 1 October Somerset’s Household Waste Recycling Centres will switch to winter opening hours, with the majority of sites closing at 5pm instead of 8pm. Five larger sites will close at 6pm (Frome, Taunton, Poole, Saltlands and Yeovil).
Opening times remain at 8am (with the exception of the Chaffcombe Road site at Chard, which opens at 9am).
Somerset’s 18 Household Waste Recycling Centres open every day of the year except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Hazel Prior-Sankey, Vice-Chair of the Somerset Waste Board and Somerset County Council’s Portfolio Holder for Planning, Transport and Waste said: “Our Household Waste Recycling Centres are recycling well over 70 percent of the materials taken to them, which makes them extremely effective facilities. With the darker nights drawing in we always consider safety first and close a little earlier, but because they are open almost every day they are still a service that is easy to access.”
Household Waste Recycling Centres take a wide range of materials including cardboard, garden waste, electrical items and textiles, as well as bulky items and hazardous waste.
For more information on recycling and waste in Somerset, including advice on how you can reduce the amount you produce, log on to www.somersetwaste.gov.uk
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Notes to Editors:
About the Somerset Waste Partnership:
The Somerset Waste Partnership provides waste and recycling services on behalf of Mendip, South Somerset, Sedgemoor and West Somerset District Councils, Taunton Deane Borough Council and Somerset County Council.
1. The winter hours run from 1st October to 31st March. All 18 Household Waste Recycling Centres continue to open at 8am (with the exception of Chaffcombe Road Waste Disposal Station at Chard at 9am). The majority of the sites close at 5pm with the exception of the larger sites which are Frome, Taunton, Poole, Saltlands and Yeovil.
2. There are 18 Household Waste Recycling Centres in Somerset, which are run under contract by Viridor Waste Management on behalf of the Somerset Waste Partnership.
3. The recycling rate at the Household Waste Recycling Centres for 2007/08 was 72%
4. During 2007/08, 87,460 tonnes of waste (excluding rubble and hardcore) was deposited at the 18 Household Waste Recycling Centres. Of that figure, over 62,950 was recycled.
Media Contact:
For enquires about the Somerset Waste Partnership, please contact Mark Blaker, Senior Communications Officer on 01823 625714.
22 September 2008
For further details contact Mark Blaker
01823 625714
Email: Mark.blaker@somersetwaste.gov.uk
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