Helston Household Waste and Recycling Centre: Site could reopen following call from government minister

Helston civic tip could be reopened if the council responds to a call by local government secretary Robert Jenrick.

Cornwall Council closed down all fourteen of its waste and recycling centres at the end of March in response to the new measures set out by Boris Johnson.

Yesterday (Tuesday, 28 April) Mr Jenrick said he had written to councils telling them to plan to reopen tips and recycling centres.

"Our bin men and women have done a fantastic job maintaining the vast majority of collections," Mr Jenrick told the Commons.

"I'm asking councils to plan the organised re-opening of household waste collection sites. I expect this to happen over the coming weeks and will be publishing amended guidance shortly."

The local councils association has said: "The government has now indicated that they want councils to re-open their centres and local authorities have already begun preparations to do just that in the coming weeks.

"This will not be without its challenges – requiring social distancing measures, traffic management and coordination across the country.

"Most importantly, there needs to be clear guidance to both the police and the public as to what constitutes an essential journey to a household waste recycling centre during lockdown."

The Council recently told residents that their recycling will be collected by the lorries usually used to collect rubbish due to the big increase.

Helston Nub News has contacted the Council asking for their plans on reopening the household waste and recycling centre.