Opening until 6pm from Saturday 23rd May

Hampshire County Council will be extending opening hours of all Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) to 6pm from Saturday 23 May 2020

22 May 2020

The County Council has issued this press release….

“With new measures in place at HWRCs for safe social distancing, the number of vehicles we can have on site at any one time is much less than before the Coronavirus outbreak. Therefore, I would ask people to consider if they really do need to take their waste to an HWRC at this time. We have seen significant traffic queues in the last two weeks since the HWRCs reopened, which have impacted on local people trying to get to work as well as having a detrimental impact on the ability of businesses nearby to get back up and running.  

“From Saturday, the HWRCs will be open until 6pm every day, which will allow more vehicles to pass through, but, if there are queues when people arrive, I would urge them to follow our traffic management directions and queue responsibly. Please obey the signs in place, especially the Do not queue beyond this point signs as well as keeping entrances and junctions clear. The signs and other traffic measures are there for road safety reasons! Please consider the impact on others – local residents, businesses neighbouring HWRCs on industrial estates who are trying to get back up and running, and, most importantly, the safety of others using the roads.

“While we understand that residents may be frustrated by the queues, it is disappointing and alarming to hear of reports of verbal and physical abuse occurring against site staff – including staff being spat at. Where incidents of this nature occur or queuing traffic is potentially becoming dangerous, we will have no option but to consider closing these HWRCs in order to keep site staff, other road users and residents safe.