Mountains of dumped rubbish forces recycling site to close permanently

Persistent and ongoing fly-tippling problems have forced the permanent closure of a Surrey recycling site. The recycling bins in Lower Kingswood have been plagued with illegal dumping

despite being plastered with warning posters saying fly-tipping was a criminal offence - and that continued misuse would result in its closure. Reigate and Banstead Borough Council has said

it will continue to monitor the site in in Stubbs Lane after was closed on Monday, May 19 in an effort to deter any further tips. The flytipping, it added, was not only a nuisance but risked

contaminating recycling turning it into useless landfill. Councillor Hannah Avery (Conservative, Horley Central and South), is the executive member for neighbourhood services. She said:

“We’re grateful to the many residents who do the right thing when recycling their waste. “Unfortunately, fly tipping at our recycling sites, which can contaminate this recycling, undermines

the efforts of the responsible majority. I want it to be easy for residents to recycle as much as they can, so am really pleased that all households in the area local to Stubbs Lane can now

use our full collection service and are able to recycle all the materials collected at Stubbs Lane, with the exception of textiles, from home.” The council said its efforts to curb the

illegal fly tipping, including fixed penalty notices, failed to prevent large volumes of non-recyclable waste being dumped at the site. Reigate and Banstead run an alternating waste

collection service for its households. Week one - which it calls blue week, collects food as well as paper and cardboard - with a fortnightly garden scheme for members. The second week,

dubbed green week, collects food, paper and cardboard, plus fortnightly mixed recycling and general refuse of anything that can not be recycled. The council has reminded all its residents,

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