Recycling centre closure plan is criticised

8:42am Thursday 20th December 2012 in Keighley

Sugden End recycling centre at Cross Roads could close.

The proposal is included in Bradford Council’s initial draft budget for 2013/14, but has come under fire from Worth Valley councillor Rebecca Poulsen.

She said: “Closing Sugden End will only further lead the hard-working folk of Worth Valley to question the value they get for their council tax.”

The draft budget states most homes would remain within a 15-minute drive time of a household waste recycling centre and virtually all within 20 minutes’ drive time.

It adds: “Sites in Keighley and Queensbury are within reasonable range of the communities using Sugden End.”

Comments(4)

Mixter says...
12:20pm Thu 20 Dec 12

It can often take 15 minutes to get through South Street alone. When did these people do the timings - 4 on a Sunday morning? All this is going to do is increase fly-tipping.

Ive never known a council put so many obstacles in the way of legalised tipping. Bradford really are the pits.

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James Lawrence says...
8:54pm Thu 20 Dec 12

Ridiculous, why should people from Haworth fight through keighley traffic to take their waste away. I use this tip regularly mostly because the doorstep recycling system is useless. Dump it in Keighley - no one will notice and may even improve the centre!

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jimmy k says...
7:39pm Sat 22 Dec 12

yet another example of bradford council
showing contempt for the ratepayers of keighley and its fringes am i surprised no,disappointed yes.

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billys says...
1:59pm Sun 23 Dec 12

Yes fly tipping will increase, also roads more congested, do they care, I suspect the answer is no. Lets be thankfull that our bins get emptied weekly.

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