'Feedback has been positive!' Shropshire Council defends recycling centre booking and peeling green bin stickers
Shropshire Council's cabinet members defended the introduction of a controversial recycling centre pre-booking system at their latest meeting.
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Shropshire Council introduced the new booking system for access to its five household recycling centres (HRC) in the county earlier this month.
The change meant that householders could no longer just turn up to the council tips in Bridgnorth, Craven Arms, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch but now needed to book in advance.
Bookings for cars, vans and trailers can be made online via the Shropshire Council website – or by phone by calling the council’s customer services team.
Slots of 15 minutes will be available for cars, with 30-minute slots (or 60 minutes at weekends) available for vans/trailers.
The council said the change will lead to a “significant increase in recycling and help smooth demand throughout the day, reducing congestion and queuing and making the sites safer”.
Earlier this week, we reported on the experiences of residents after they wrote to the Shropshire Star and took to social media - many of whom were critical of the new system.
