PaulRogan

Malcolm Akroyd, Waste Services Manager has written to Elected Members to make us aware of the arrangements for the improvement works at Brighouse HWRC which involves the closure of the site from 22^nd September until just before Xmas.

The improvements will be undertaken by Amey LG who were successful in a competitive tender for the works. They will include for providing better, level access to most of the skips making it much easier for customers to unload their vehicle and  better traffic management to reduce queuing and improve site visit times.

Altogether it will mean that more waste will be recycled and less waste will be sent to landfill and the improvements will mean that visiting the site will be a much more pleasant experience all round.

A notice will be placed in the Evening Courier, Huddersfield Examiner and Brighouse Echo for 2 weeks. In addition we will use  LED signboards strategically placed at the approaches to Atlas Mill Road to advertise the closure. Finally we will be handing out information leaflets to all visitors to the site from now until closure and will have notices erected on the site and at the site entrance

The site will be closed from 1600 hours on Sunday the 21^st September 2008 and is planned to  re-open for the Christmas period, week commencing 22^nd December 2008. Arrangements are currently underway through our neighbouring authority at Kirklees to come to an agreement for Calderdale residents to have the temporary use of the Emerald street Household Waste  Recycling Centre at Huddersfield and of course, the other sites in Calderdale which are available are at Halifax, Elland  and Sowerby Bridge

SITA UK, who now manage the site for the Council, will have staff on site during the early part of the closure to advise any residents on any recycling matter and to clear up any dumping at the site entrance in order to reduce the impact on our neighbours.

Councillors will be kept advised of matters surrounding the site closure but,  for any further assistance,  please do not hesitate to contact the waste disposal officer, Bob Wilkinson on 01422 392303, Email. Robert.wilkinson@calderdale.gov.uk .

Rastrick residents can also contact me with any comments or concerns, voice@rastrick.org.uk