Recycling centres revert to normal opening hours

Following the successful reopening of 19 of North Yorkshire’s 20 household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) earlier this month, the majority of the sites are now reverting to their normal opening hours.
Household waste recycling centre.Household waste recycling centre.
Household waste recycling centre.

The HWRCs have been open seven days a week, including Wednesdays, when they would normally close, for a temporary period to help clear the backlog of waste that accumulated in people’s homes during the lockdown, explained a council spokesman.

“Now, 18 of the sites will revert to their normal opening hours and days of 08.30am to 5pm six days a week and will close on Wednesdays from May 27,” said the spokesman.

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“This change back to normal opening times will apply to all sites except West Harrogate, which will continue to be open seven days a week as a further temporary measure while the Harrogate Stonefall site remains closed. Harrogate Stonefall and all mobile HWRCs remain closed for safety reasons.”

All the sites that have reopened have been managed by contractor Yorwaste with new controls to keep the public and staff safe.

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