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18/05/04 - Pressure relieved at waste sites

Cumbria County Council civic amenity sites in West Cumbria are to have longer opening hours and extra staffing to cope with increased demand from the public. The council is also considering the situation at waste sites in other parts of the county. The new arrangements were approved by Cabinet today after it heard a report about congestion at the sites.

 

Councillor Lawson Short, portfolio holder for environmental issues and protection, said: 

 

“The amount of waste that people want to get rid of at our amenity sites is increasing rapidly and so is the number of visits by the public. This has led to congestion and some concern about people’s health and safety, particularly at sites in West Cumbria. It has also led to some fly tipping.

“We are taking action along with Cumbria Waste Management, who run the sites, to relieve this. 

“Cabinet agreed today to extend opening hours and increase staff. This is on the understanding that Allerdale and Copeland Local Committees of the county council will approve the longer hours.

“We shall now be looking in more detail at the situation at other sites in the Barrow, South Lakeland and Eden areas, since the problem is not confined to West Cumbria.

“We believe the increases are the result of changes in domestic refuse collection by borough and district councils. One of the county council’s top priorities is to reduce the impact of waste on the environment, so immediate action is called for.”

 

Cabinet has approved improvements proposed by Cumbria Waste Management. They include longer hours at:

 

  • Frizington - Additional opening every Sunday from 8am to 4pm as well as established opening on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; additional opening on Thursdays during the peak season.
  • Clay Flatts – extended opening hours from 8am to 8pm until October.  

Increased staffing levels to manage the flow of users and help them find the right disposal containers are being introduced at:

  • Frizington and Maryport –an increase to two members of staff on duty during opening hours.
  • Clay Flatts - three members of staff on duty during opening hours instead of two.    

Extra compacting equipment will be placed at Clay Flatts and Frizington.

 

Cabinet is asking the county council’s Allerdale and Copeland Local Committees to agree the extended opening hours.