Derbyshire tip closure could strain Greater Manchester centres

Summarised from Manchester Evening News's report · Updated 13 Oct, 08:19 · Archive

Derbyshire County Council is considering closing a recycling centre in Glossop, which could increase pressure on Greater Manchester facilities.

Derbyshire County Council is due to make a decision next month on the future of Glossop Household Waste Recycling Centre. The next closest tip in Derbyshire is in Buxton, meaning people around Glossop would actually be nearer to tips in Tameside and Stockport. This could increase pressure on Stalybridge, Bredbury and Marple tips, potentially leading to longer queues and less rubbish space for Greater Manchester residents who pay council tax for the service.

Greater Manchester Combined Authority approved ID checks at recycling centres in March to address increases in cross-border visits. At a recent GMCA meeting, waste chief Coun Alan Quinn said: "If you pay council tax here you are paying for these facilities. We cannot have this system being abused."

Jon Pearce, MP for High Peak, has criticised the closure plan. He says it goes against residents' wishes and will increase the risk of fly-tipping and littering. Derbyshire County Council has written to neighbouring Greater Manchester councils acknowledging that closing Glossop could lead to increased fly-tipping and littering.

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• The row over a Derbyshire tip that may have consequences for Greater ManchesterThere are considerations to close a recycling centre on the border of Derbyshire and Greater ManchesterManchester Evening News · 13 Oct, 06:12

In this story: Derbyshire County Council · Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Glossop · Jon Pearce · High Peak · Tameside · Stockport · Buxton

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