Works to identify a new site for West Bridgford Recycling Centre have taken a step forward.
Nottinghamshire County Council has approved detailed investigation works on sites identified to potentially replace the current West Bridgford recycling centre, as well as sites at Kirkby and Mansfield.
In West Bridgford, the current site on Rugby Road has been identified as no longer fit for purpose due to housing growth around the site, and issues with vehicles queuing to get into the site during busy times.
A number of sites to replace West Bridgford were identified, and the site next to the Gamston Highways Depot will now be investigated further as a potential replacement.
Councillor Neil Clarke MBE, Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment at Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “I’d like to confirm that, although we’re undertaking works to identify replacements for the current sites in Kirkby in Ashfield, Mansfield and West Bridgford, no existing site will close until a better and more efficient replacement is open and ready to welcome residents.
“We commissioned a strategic review of our household waste and recycling centre network in 2022 to make sure the new sites will best serve Nottinghamshire residents as we look towards the future.
“This review was undertaken by independent consultants and looked at all 12 sites across Nottinghamshire to assess their locations, the potential application of new technologies, the potential to open new facilities and the potential to develop existing sites.
“The resulting strategic review document was used as the basis for the county council’s cross party Place Select Committee to undertake a review into the recycling centre network and make a series of recommendations, which were approved by the county council’s Cabinet in July 2024.
“This process identified that the recycling centre provision in the south and west of the county isn’t currently fit for purpose and that the development of new sites in these areas would improve capacity and provide Nottinghamshire residents with a service that’s sustainable as we look ahead to the future.
“As with any site search, a number of sites were identified by our property team and we have now reduced this shortlist to those that we feel will be best place to accommodate a recycling centre.
“I’d like to confirm that this doesn’t mean that we’re starting work on constructing new sites.
“Now that these further detailed investigations have been approved, we’ll be looking closely at the viability of locating new recycling centres on these sites. We’ll continue to update residents with our progress as we look ahead to making our current network more efficient.”