From this Saturday (May 2) Greater Manchester Combined Authority is reopening Arkwright Street household waste and recycling centre.

The site will be open Monday to Sunday 8am to 6pm.  

Restrictions and new measures will be in place to protect the health and wellbeing of residents and staff.

The decision was taken in accordance with Government guidelines and is based on staffing, accessibility, and the agreement of a traffic management plan that has been put in place.

Temporarily Arkwright Street will be closed from its junction with Featherstall Road South and a diversion is in place via Featherstall Road South, Middleton Road and Lansdowne Road.

Reopening is being carefully planned and managed, with the involvement of Greater Manchester Police (GMP).

Among the criteria being taken into account are staffing arrangements at waste disposal facilities operated by SUEZ, with more staff deployed to handle the increased volume of waste and recycling picked up during household bin collections.

In order to control the number of vehicles accessing the centres at any one time, GMCA is introducing a traffic control system based on odd and even number plates.

It will work on a four week rota to limit the amount of traffic visiting the centres and limit the potential for staff and the public to be exposed to the virus.

Number plates ending with odd numbers – one, three, five, seven and nine – will be allowed on the days shown below, while number plates ending with even numbers – zero, two, four, six and eight – will be allowed on the others:

Sat	Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri
02/05/20	03/05/20	04/05/20	05/05/20	06/05/20	07/05/20	08/05/20
Even	Odd	Even	Odd	Even	Odd	Even
Week 2
Sat	Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri
09/05/20	10/05/20	11/05/20	12/05/20	13/05/20	14/05/20	15/05/20
Even	Odd	Even	Odd	Odd	Odd	Even
Week 3
Sat	Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri
16/05/20	17/05/20	18/05/20	19/05/20	20/05/20	21/05/20	22/05/20
Even	Odd	Even	Odd	Even	Odd	Even
Week 4
Sat	Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri
23/05/20	24/05/20	25/05/20	26/05/20	27/05/20	28/05/20	29/05/20
Even	Odd	Even	Odd	Odd	Odd	Even

The centre will be accepting bagged general waste only, and will be open to Greater Manchester residents who show proof of address, such as a council tax, gas, or electricity bill.

Social distancing measures will be in place, and the number of cars allowed on to the sites will be limited, with one person allowed out of their vehicle to dispose of their waste. Staff will be unable to assist with unloading and no pedestrian access will be permitted.

Residents are advised to visit recycling centres only if absolutely necessary.

Information about how to manage and dispose of waste, and the latest updates on household waste recycling centres, can be found at www.recycleforgreatermanchester.com