Dacorum closes 21 of 23 neighbourhood recycling sites

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 16:00 · Archive

Dacorum Borough Council is closing 21 of its 23 neighbourhood recycling sites from December due to fly-tipping concerns.

Dacorum Borough Council will close 21 of its 23 neighbourhood recycling sites from December, including the site behind Kings Langley Library in The Nap.

The council said 73 per cent of respondents to a public consultation earlier this year identified fly-tipping around neighbourhood recycling sites as a significant concern. Councillor Robin Bromham, responsible for neighbourhood operations, stated that the sites 'served an important purpose before home recycling was introduced, but now they attract fly-tipping and illegal commercial waste and are a poor use of resources'.

Two sites will remain open: Bellgate and The Heights in Hemel Hempstead. The council retained these because nearby homes do not have access to home recycling collection. Bromham added that removing the other sites 'will help keep our neighbourhoods cleaner and make funds available for things which benefit residents better'.

How it is being reported

• Recycling sites to close after becoming magnets for dumpingA recycling site in Kings Langley is among 21 in Dacorum which will shut down next month after dumping around the bins.Watford Observer · 4 Nov, 15:25
• More than 20 neighbourhood recycling sites set to shut across DacorumDacorum Borough Council has announced it will be closing more than 20 neighbourhood recycling sites across the area from December.Hemel Gazette · 2 Nov, 17:13

In this story: Dacorum Borough Council · Kings Langley · Hemel Hempstead · Robin Bromham

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