When will you be able to visit Blackpool's tip after it re-opens?

Blackpool's waste recycling centre in Bispham has been closed for almost eight weeks but is finally set to re-open to the public.
How the tip will be reconfiguredHow the tip will be reconfigured
How the tip will be reconfigured

But, when it does, there will be restrictions on when you can visit in order to limit queues and ensure social distancing measures can be observed.

This includes residents being given a specific day of the week when they will be allowed to go.

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Here is everything you need to know about how the tip, on Bristol Avenue, will operate when it re-opens on Monday (May 18).

• Initially, the centre will open with extended hours 10am until 8pm, Monday to Friday.

Residents will be asked to attend on a specific day according to their postcode to manage demand and social distancing. The designated days are: Monday – FY1, Tuesday - FY2, Wednesday – FY3, Thursday – FY4, Friday – FY5. The small number of Blackpool households in FY6 will be contacted directly with details of their designated day.

• Residents will need to display in their vehicle windscreen proof of their address which shows their postcode, which will be checked leading up to the entrance.

• The number of bays has been reduced from 21 to six.

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People can visit by car, existing permit holders can visit in a trailer or small van but construction waste also known as inert waste will not be accepted.

• People must be able to lift and deposit the rubbish themselves or with anyone accompanying them. Staff will not be able to help visitors with their waste.

• While waiting to enter the site visitors should stay in their cars with windows closed.

• Traffic management will be in place to try to minimise congestion and disruption on the roads and surrounding neighbourhoods. Access to the site will be via Moor Park Avenue

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• Only two adults are permitted to come to the tip per vehicle. If there are any children accompanying them they must stay in the vehicle. Residents should not visit the centre if they are feeling unwell.

Green waste collection

This will resume on alternate weeks to the general household waste collections for those who subscribe to the service.

For people whose grey bins (general waste) were emptied this week, it means resumption from the week beginning May 18, and those whose grey bin is collected next week will have their green bin collected from the week beginning May 25.

Kerbside household waste collection service

Grey and blue lid bins are currently being collected every two weeks on the usual grey lid bin day including cardboard.

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But these arrangements are under review and an announcement on a return to normal bin collections is expected in the next fortnight.

Bulky Matters

Customers must leave items at a suitable point such as a front or rear garden, footpath or back street as staff cannot enter anyone's home, and items must be kept dry.

Rover Collection

A refuse wagon will accompany the recycling service to allow residents to dispose of extra rubbish bags under social distancing guidelines.

Rover collection points and times can be found on Blackpool Council’s website at: https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Rover

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Full details about how the recycling centre will operate and a list of waste that can and cannot be accepted can be found here www.blackpool.gov.uk/tip

Any resident wishing to sign up to the green bin subscription service should go to www.blackpool.gov.uk/greenandgo

To order a bulky waste collection go to www.blackpool.gov.uk/bulky or call 01253 477477.

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