{"id":767964,"date":"2026-09-12T03:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T03:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/767964\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T03:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T03:48:15","slug":"booking-system-for-lincolnshire-recycling-centres-to-come-into-force-later-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/767964\/","title":{"rendered":"Booking system for Lincolnshire recycling centres\u00a0to come into force later this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new online system is being introduced after complaints about long queues\"Lincoln's<\/p>\n

There have been complaints about queues at Lincoln’s Household Waste Recycling Centre(Image: Lincolnshire Live)<\/p>\n

A booking system is in the works for Lincolnshire recycling centres<\/a> and will be implemented within months.<\/p>\n

It’s hoped this will deal with queues getting into the county’s eleven tips<\/a> as well as \u201ctackling misuse\u201d.<\/p>\n

The new system is expected to begin from November, Lincolnshire County Council<\/a> says, with visits remaining free.<\/p>\n

People will be able to book on the day, with alternative booking options available for residents unable to access digital services.<\/p>\n

Councillor Danny Brookes, the council’s executive for the environment, is due to provide an update at the full council meeting next week (Friday, September 18).<\/p>\n

“The booking system plans to reduce congestion, improve site safety, tackle misuse by non-residents and commercial operators, and support better recycling performance,” his report says.<\/p>\n

“Officers are now developing the implementation programme, with the system expected to go live in November.”<\/p>\n

\"Signs<\/p>\n

Signs warn ‘queues likely’ around Lincoln’s recycling centre on Great Northern Terrace over the summer(Image: Lincolnshire Live)<\/p>\n

He has also pushed back against claims that a booking system will lead to more fly-tipping.<\/p>\n

“This is a concern that I fully understand and one that we will continue to monitor closely.<\/p>\n

“However, evidence from other local authorities operating comparable booking systems does not demonstrate that their introduction leads to an increase in fly-tipping.<\/p>\n

“We will continue to monitor Lincolnshire’s own data following implementation and respond if any evidence of an adverse impact emerges.”<\/p>\n

The council says that the amount of waste which the tips deal with has increased dramatically over the last few years.<\/p>\n

The centres receive more than 1.2million visits per year, creating 66,700 waste – 50 per cent more than in 2021.<\/p>\n

A business angry about constant queues outside Lincoln’s recycling centre on Great Northern Terrace blocked the entrance in protest during the summer.<\/p>\n

Councillor Natasha Chapman, who represents the area on the county council, previously told the Local Democracy Reporting Service she’d noticed longer queues.<\/p>\n

\u201cA few years ago, it used to be the case that you could make several trips a day if you were clearing out your house,” she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow you tend to make just one because of how long it takes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new online system is being introduced after complaints about long queues There have been complaints about queues…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":767965,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,85963,54461,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-767964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-lincolnshire","tag-lincolnshire-county-council","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/767964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=767964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/767964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/767965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=767964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=767964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=767964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}