Correspondence

Coronavirus (COVID-19): letter to councils on the re-opening of household waste and recycling centres

Letter to councils in England on the re-opening household waste and recycling centres.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, The Rt Hon Simon Clarke and Rebecca Pow
• Published: 5 May 2020

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England

Documents

Letter to local authorities on Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs)

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Details

Local Government Minister Simon Clarke and Environment Minister Rebecca Pow write to councils urging them to re-open household waste and recycling centres where it is safe to do so, while managing social distancing requirements.

The letter also highlights additional guidance published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to support councils in maintaining access to these key facilities and, where necessary, with managing the process of re-opening.

Published 5 May 2020