Bookings to remain in place for Warwickshire's tips

An extra 5,000 bookings a week will be available from Monday.

Warwickshire County Council have said you will still need an appointment to visit one of the waste centres, Fosse 107 can reveal. 

They are planning to increase booking capacity by a third, adding 5,000 bookings a week and increasing parking.

Despite a positive response to Leicestershire's decision to remove their appointment system from the 19th July, Warwickshire's County Council claimed their system has been 'very popular.' 

They want visitors to continue to 'feel safe' when visiting their sites, hence the move to keep bookings. 

A Warwickshire County Council spokesperson said:

“WCC recognises its responsibility to protect the health and safety and welfare of visitors and staff at the Household Waste Recycling Centres. Visitors need to feel safe as they deposit their waste and recycling, and staff need to be kept safe to ensure the resilience of the service we provide."

“As COVID restrictions ease, the Council is keen to maximise the capacity of the sites. To this end, we plan to increase parking and bookings across the sites to allow another 5,000 bookings a week. This is an increase of about 1/3 on current booking availability. Bookings are generally available right up to the morning before the day being booked, especially for afternoons which are less busy than mornings. Throughout the summer, all the sites are open late on Wednesdays so this is a good opportunity for people to visit mid-week.

“All visits require a booking and this system has proved very popular with many people not least because it means that people do not have to queue for very long at all. However, we recognise that some customers do not like having to book a visit so we will keep our booking system under review.

“We recognise that people have different views about the risk posed by COVID. We will provide a safe environment at the HWRCs by ensuring people have enough space to allow each other room and not come into close contact. We ask all our customers to respect each other and to allow each other space. Staff will continue to offer advice and direction but will not be able to offer physical support.”