Berkhamsted Recycling Centre to get a revamp

Once complete, the number of recycling containers on site will increase from nineteen to twenty-eight, while parking spaces will go up from just the 9 that are currently available to twenty-two. This will all be achieved within the current location of the Centre, with a new layout leading to more efficient usage of the site.

The works will require the Centre to be closed from Wednesday 25 September for approximately 8 weeks. Full site closure provided the most effective way to deliver the changes required.

During its closure the nearest Recycling Centres to use are:  

• Hemel Hempstead, Eastman Way, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7DU
• Rickmansworth, Riverside Drive, Rickmansworth, WD3 1FS
• Waterdale (Garston), St Albans Road, near Garston, WD25 0PR

Full details on opening days and times plus further information on each one can be viewed at www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/hwrc

Eric Buckmaster, Executive Member for The Environment at Hertfordshire County Council said: “We’re excited to be creating a new and improved experience for residents using Berkhamsted Recycling Centre, one that will offer them a quicker and more efficient way to recycle.

“The changes at Berkhamsted form part of a £50m investment in waste related projects across the county, supporting our ambition to send zero waste to landfill by 2030. These include a new Shredding Facility at Waterdale, together with improvements to its existing Waste Transfer Station, another new Transfer Station in Ware, while similar Centre improvements are also planned for Bishop’s Stortford.”