All you need to know about new tip booking system in Dorset

Bookings can be made online up to two weeks in advance and will take “a couple of minutes”, according to the council.

Same‑day slots will be available, and a phone line will be offered for people unable to book digitally.

Each of the four centres currently sees about 380 visits a day but the new system will provide 430 bookable slots per site.

Visitors will be given a 30-minute arrival window, and multiple bookings on the same day will be allowed.

The council’s other six recycling centres will continue operating without a booking system for Dorset residents, except for DIY waste.