South Ayrshire recycling centres set to re-open next month

It was the news redecorators and recyclers long awaited as dumps officially reopened last Monday.Despite predictions of long queues —and up to two hour waits in other parts of the country — South Ayrshire appeared to take heed to the council’s advice of only visiting if “absolutely essential”.There were no long queues at Ayr’s Heathfield Recycling Centre on Monday, June 1 on day one of reopening.Dump depots at Girvan, Maybole and Troon also appeared in working order as the public ventured out to

Eastfield - reopened at the beginning of the month with a raft of restrictions in place.

East Kilbride's College Milton - reopened at the beginning of the month with a raft of restrictions in place.

Prestwich. Both facilities are currently suspended due to the pandemic with Prestwich now used as a coronavirus management service.

Douglas Campbell has revealed “increased family commitments” are behind his move to quit as council leader.

Recycling centres across South Lanarkshire reopened this week for the first time in months.

Droves of sun worshippers flocked to South Ayrshire’s beaches during the first weekend of the easing of lockdown.

Residents will need proof of address to use recycling centres in South Lanarkshire when they reopen on June 1.

South Ayrshire’s coronavirus death toll in care homes has reached the same level as those in a hospital setting.

Fly-tipping levels soared across Scotland during the lockdown with mountains of rubbish dumped by litter louts.

North Ayrshire Council has revealed its plans for reopening the area’s Household Waste Recycling Centres from June 1.

A £1 million fund to regenerate town centres across Dumfries and Galloway is set to be rubber-stamped this week.

An emergency demolition has been ordered for unsafe lock-ups in Troon after residents were dumping rubbish in them.

Residents will need proof of address to use recycling centres in South Lanarkshire when they reopen on June 1.

More people with Covid-19 have died  in care homes than in hospitals in South Ayrshire.

Special and bulky bin uplifts are to be restored in South Ayrshire.

A day after South Lanarkshire Council hit out at brazen fly-tippers, it was announced that recycling centres were set to reopen from June 1.

People living in South Ayrshire were classed as the second most vulnerable to Covid-19 in Scotland an NHS study showed.

North Ayrshire Council is to reopen its household recycling centres ‘on a phased basis’ next month.