Nab Lane waste tip reopening ruled out by Kirklees council leader
At the same time as the closure of the Nab Lane site last year, the council, which is run by a Labour as a minority administration, also cut the operating hours of two other waste sites. Bromley Farm in Upper Cumberworth is now closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays, while Meltham's Bent Ley Road site is shut on Mondays and Tuesdays, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.Community Alliance councillor Paul Moore said there had been longer queues and waiting times at Dewsbury's Weaving Lane tip and the impact had pushed staff to "breaking point".Conservative councillor Josh Sheard called for a cost-sharing model between the local authority, Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) to reopen the site.
He said: "The more that we delay, the more environmental harm comes, the more fly-tipping, the more service inequality we allow to grow. Regional problems require regional thinking but it has to start somewhere."However, Pattinson said the chances of a regional agreement to reopen the site were "absolutely zilch", stating one reason was that different local authorities have different waste contractors.She also said that new recycling processes would be in place within the area next year. She added: "The use of waste disposal sites should go down because simpler recycling will mean that, certainly in Kirklees, there'll be more waste removed at the kerb side."There are other things coming on board that will mean less waste will be created in the first place."
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