The Recycling and Household Waste site in Melton Mowbray will be closed for up to four weeks from 13 January 2025 to allow for essential works to be carried out.
The staff building at the site in Lake Terrace, which contains an office, kitchen facilities and toilets, needs to be demolished and replaced on health and safety grounds, as it is no longer up to the required standard.
The layout of the waste site means that the works cannot take place while the facility is open to the public, so it needs to close to ensure the safety of site users and building contractors.
Waste permits which are valid for Melton Mowbray RHWS will be accepted at any other open RHWS in the county during the period of closure.
We appreciate that this will cause some inconvenience to people who use the Recycling and Household Waste site at Melton Mowbray and apologise for the disruption, but the works are essential to replace a building which is no longer fit for purpose.
We have chosen to carry out these improvement works in January as it is a quieter period for the waste sites, outside of the busy spring and summer season.
Person:Councillor Blake Pain, cabinet member for environment and the green agenda
Alternative waste sites and their opening times are available on our website - please check before setting out.