1/4 mile long queues developed on the route into the Hazel Court recycling centre earlier today.
The post Christmas rush also resulted in the paper banks at Acomb Car park overflowing. There is space in the adjacent bottle banks.
Fly tipping has steadily increased today. The issue has been taken up by Cllr Andrew Waller
We think that the Council needs to do more – perhaps using social media channels – to tell residents where there is spare recycling bank capacity and when the full banks in other locations will be emptied.