Cheshire East Council’s Cabinet decided on 4th May 2021 NOT to replace the Congleton recycling site. as a resident of Congleton i believe this decision is wrong and that Congleton urgently needs a new Household Waste Recycling Centre.

​Since the decision in 2021 additional homes have been built and continue to be built which will year on year increase the demand fora recycling centre in the Congleton area.

Closure particularly impacts on the elderly, the less mobile and those suffering from health issues, those without cars, those caring for elderly and vulnerable groups and those with dependants.

Ever rising fuel costs are making the financial impact of the loss of our local recycling site on the poorest in our community even worse.

Cheshire East Council’s Environment Appraisal of closure of Congleton HWRC dated March 2021 on page 23 estimates that the closure of Congleton HWRC would result in a net CO2 increase of 158.8 tonnes per year

Residents are openly admitting in face-to-face contact and on social media that items that they previously used to take to the recycling site in Congleton are now put into their dark grey domestic bins because alternative recycling sites are too far away.

Fly-tipping numbers and costs have increased so much recently that Congleton Town Council’s officers have notified Cheshire East Council that fly-tipping levels and costs have risen to levels outside the level contracted in its contract with Cheshire East Council.

As a resident of Congleton i urge Cheshire East Council to reverse their decision and give full merit to the campaign being run by Cllr Robert Douglas with the support of the people of Congleton.