GMWDA Budget Cuts Lead To HWRC Closures
1 September 2011
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) agreed to rationalise their Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in June this year as part of their ongoing budget cuts and have announced four centre closures
The following HWRCs will close on Wednesday 21 September 2011 at 8pm (unless stated):
• Chandos Street, Shaw, Oldham
• Clifton Road, Prestwich, Bury (7pm)
• Peel Lane, Heywood, Rochdale
• Union Road, Bolton
GMWDA is the largest of six English waste disposal authorities that were created under the Local Government Act 1985 and provides waste disposal services for 1,009,815 households in Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford.
It handles around 5 percent of National Municipal waste. GMWDA signed the 25 year Recycling and Waste Management Contract.
GMWDA announced this is the first of two phases, the second phase will involve developing a new super site at the former CMP Batteries site (Salford Road, Over Hulton Bolton BL5 1DD) and subsequently will involve closing Lester Road, Salford and Blackhorse Street, Blackrod, Bolton.
Councillor Neil Swannick, chair of the Authority said: "The Authority did not want to close any sites, but unfortunately financial savings had to be made".
Within each local area where a site is to be closed, alternative facilities are available either directly from the local Council at the kerbside, or through local bring sites. In most cases there are brand new super sites, which can accept up to 23 different types of materials for recycling which are within a short distance from older sites that due to their limited size, have received little or no development.
Darrel Moore
