Recycling Centre Shops to Close Under New County Deal

12.00.00am GMT Tue 16th Feb 2010

Under a new deal being agreed between Northamptonshire County Council and Enterprise Managed Services (EMS) for the management of the County Council owned recycling centres will see the on site recycle, re-use and repair type shop disappear.

The new deal expected to last 15 years will see EMS close the on site shop and open another facility 'relatively local' to the area. But the County Council is aiming to only see 4 such facilities leading to some area losing the recycling shops all together.

Scott Collins, Parliamentary candidate for South Northamptonshire said :

"I am amazed that this cut in service is being agreed so readily. Given the rise in the cost to dump rubbish in landfill these shops are an ideal opportunity to see perfectly serviceable items, which have not reached the end of their useful life but find themselves as unwanted items, being re used or repaired"

"Once upon a time 'thrift' and 'make do and mend' was all the fashion and on the occasions I use the recycling centres there are still many people making the most or some of the bargains found in these shops"

"With every item from books and records to golf clubs and bikes available it is a constant source of amazement to see some of the quality items that end up in these shops"

"Given the County Councils Conservative administrations refusal to agree to signing up to the 10:10 campaign it is not surprising that this is yet another black mark against the environmental credentials of this County Council"