Same day bookings could be introduced at Littlehampton’s rubbish tip

Same day bookings could be introduced at Littlehampton’s rubbish tip if the system is confirmed as permanent.
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The system was launched in April 2021 as a way to combat the queues which were causing congestion on roads around the sites in Bognor Regis, Crawley, Horsham, Littlehampton, Shoreham and Worthing.

It proved to be a success and, by the end of January, more than 500,000 bookings had been made.

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DM16148627a.jpg. Littlehampton Household Waste Recycling Site. Photo by Derek Martin SUS-161016-122511008DM16148627a.jpg. Littlehampton Household Waste Recycling Site. Photo by Derek Martin SUS-161016-122511008
DM16148627a.jpg. Littlehampton Household Waste Recycling Site. Photo by Derek Martin SUS-161016-122511008
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Councillors will discuss proposals to make the situation permanent during a communities, highways and environment scrutiny meeting on Wednesday (March 2).

Their recommendations will then be put to Deborah Urquhart, cabinet member for environment & climate change, who will decide whether or not to go ahead with the changes.

The option of extending the booking system to include the recycling sites at Burgess Hill, Billingshurst, East Grinstead, Midhurst and/or Westhampnett if needed will stay on the table.

A report to the committee said: “Consideration was given to adding Burgess Hill to the list of sites recommended for the permanent booking scheme.

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“However, given that there is not an immediate need to do so, it is proposed to hold open this option.”

Last year’s consultation, on making the booking system permanent, received a staggering 7,374 responses with 62 per cent strongly agreeing or agreeing the booking system should be maintained, while 38 per cent disagreed or strongly disagreed.

Of these responses 71 per cent had actually used the booking system.

Looking at individual sites of those that use the sites, 77 supported the booking system for Littlehampton, 76 for Worthing, 67 for Horsham, 63 for Crawley, 61 for Bognor Regis and 57 for Shoreham.

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The questionnaire allowed respondents to select multiple sites.

Reasons why users felt negative about the system included wanting to decide on visiting on the day, some found it inconvenient to book and others did not find the system easy to use.

But the first concern is set to be addressed.

As a service enhancement same day bookings will be introduced at the recycling centres, starting with the site at Worthing in early March and once tested it will be made available at the other sites.

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