Denbighshire County Council has announced that its
household waste recycling centres will re-open tomorrow, Thursday May 28. with a bookings only system for people to dispose
of essential household waste.
It says demand at the recycling centres at Lon
Parcwr (Ruthin), Colomendy Industrial Estate (Denbigh) and Marsh Road
(Rhyl) will be very high, therefore it has introduced a booking
in system, to keep queuing traffic at a reasonable level and in order to comply
with social distancing measures.
People can book a slot online: www.denbighshire.gov.uk/recycling or if people are having difficulty, they should contact the Council.
The system is live now.
Drivers will need to bring their booking reference
number and proof of residency. Anyone turning up without an appointment
will not be allowed on site.
The “pop-up” Household Waste Recycling Centres
services in Corwen and Llangollen are still suspended until further
notice.
This is because the council says it is not able to ensure that
social distancing would be maintained, and it is therefore not safe to open
these.
The council is advising visitors to the recycling centres of the following:
- People must not visit the Recycling Centre if
they or anyone they are living with is in self-isolation or showing
COVID-19 symptoms.
- No twin axle trailers will be allowed entry
(Car-derived vans/4x4s and single axle trailers will be able to
enter). People may only bring their household waste in a works
vehicle if they already have a permit to do so.The Council are processing
requests for new permits as usual. Please do not make a booking
until you have a valid permit.
- Please segregate waste before coming to site
to speed up the visit.
- The number of vehicles on-site will be
restricted and where possible vehicles should only include the driver as
only one person will be allowed to unload their vehicles. People must remain
in their car whilst queuing.
- Social distancing measures must be adhered to
at all times by both staff and visitors.
- Black bag waste should only contain
non-recyclable waste. DCC are collecting food, cans, plastics,
paper, card and glass at the kerbside so residents should use these collections
for these materials. We will not accept black bag waste that
contains food and recyclables.
- The sites will be very busy and you should
expect to queue to access the site. The booking system will reduce waiting
times but you should still expect queues. At our two smaller sites
in Denbigh and Ruthin, waiting time will increase by approximately 20
further minutes if the skips become full and need emptying as no site
users are allowed on the site during this operation.
- A new traffic management system will be in
place but if the queues spill out onto a busy road and cause a hazard, people may be asked to
move on. The Council has done what it can to mitigate this with the
booking in system, but it is reliant on the public to adhere to the 20 minute slots and not turn up without prior
booking.
- Please treat our staff and fellow customers
with respect and consideration during this challenging period. Any
incident/abuse of site staff or other users will not be tolerated, will
result in you not being able to book in to visit again and may involve
police intervention.
The opening hours for the sites will be:
Ruthin : Monday – Thursday 10am-6pm; Closed Friday; Sat
& Sun 9am – 5pm
Denbigh: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri – 10am – 6pm; Closed Thursday;
Sat & Sun 9am – 5pm
Rhyl : Monday – Sunday 10am – 6pm
Councillor Brian Jones, Cabinet Lead Member for
Waste, Transport and the Environment, said: “Our teams have been working hard
during these unprecedented times to keep as many of our services as possible
operating, including recycling, food and waste collections.
“We recognise that the closure of the recycling
centres will have caused disruption and we thank residents for their patience
and understanding. We were following the national guidelines which did
not consider journeys to the recycling centres as a reasonable excuse to
leave home, so we took the decision to
close the sites. That position has now changed and we have been involved
in discussions nationally to re-open the sites as quickly as possible.
“We are expecting a very high demand for use of the
sites and it has been decided to use a booking system to reduce traffic
congestion and to protect the safety of people using the site or working
there. The position will be under constant review and we will advise
residents if anything changes.
“What we would ask is for people to follow the
rules and we can work together to try and reintroduce the service as smoothly
as possible."
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