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MASSIVE queues were seen at Homebase, Costa and recycling centers today when the locked Brits stepped out into the sunlight.
Homebase stores across the country allow customers to enter for the first time since closing, while recycling centers also reopened after a 300 percent increase in tips.
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Landfills were reopened this week and local government secretary Robert Jenrick said Tuesday that he expected the councils to be reopened “in a matter of weeks.”
Photographs outside a tip in Bolton today showed around 100 cars lining up around the block to litter.
The Costa coffee chain also saw long lines as it opened more drive-thru services after starting an initial test two weeks ago.
The baristas were photographed wearing masks as they served anxious motorists who wanted their caffeine fix.
In Greater Manchester, social distancing measures will be followed in councils with a license plate recognition system in place.
Visits will be limited to certain days based on your vehicle registration.
It comes after Jenrick warned that delaying the opening of waste centers will mean longer lines when they finally do.
But other councils remain undecided to reopen landfills in the coronavirus blockade, raising concerns about staff absences and lack of personal protective equipment (PPE).
And police will be needed to manage the “unavoidable” traffic queues at the ends and a permit system, and longer opening hours could be considered to meet the demand, said Councilman David Renard, LGA environmental spokesman.
He said: “HWRCs (household waste recycling centers) can only reopen when they have enough staff and social distancing measures are in place to protect staff and the public, which remains paramount.
“To safely manage visitor flow and pent-up demand, police will need to manage unavoidable traffic queues at sites, taking into account the need to take supportive measures, such as a permit system and longer opening hours. “
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He said it is crucial that staff receive PPE and said that reopens will be decided locally based on risk assessments taken in each area of the local authority.
People who intend to go are reminded to only do so “if they really need to” and to stay within two meters of people at all times.
New research this week showed that fly drop had increased by 300 percent in rural communities during the shutdown.
Researchers from the universities of Southampton and Portsmouth said the increase in the dumping of illegal waste followed the closure of almost all councils, while at the same time, the number of DIY projects increased by households trapped in their homes.
Two people were arrested in Lincolnshire on Thursday after a raid on an illegal waste site that the Environment Agency said was the size of a soccer field.
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Cambridgeshire County Council: No reopening date set
Cumbria Country Council: Review conducted with decision to keep councils closed
Derbyshire County Council: recycling centers to open “as soon as possible”
Devon County Council: No reopening date
Durham County Council: All sites remain closed, with no reopening date set
East Sussex County Council: All sites remain closed, with no reopening date set
Essex County Council: All sites remain closed, with no reopening date set
Greater Manchester: Most suggestions open May 2 with tiered license plate entries
Hampshire County Council: No reopening date set with introduction of social distancing measures
Hertfordshire County Council: All sites remain closed, with no reopening date set
Kent County Council: Ten sites closed, with no reopening date set
Lancashire County Council: No reopening date set but restrictions expected
Leicestershire County Council: No reopening date set
Lincolnshire County Council: No reopening date set but restrictions expected
Merseyside: 13 of 16 councils to open May 4
Newport County Council: No reopening date
Nottinghamshire County Council: all sites remain closed, no reopening date set
Norfolk County Council: No reopening date set
Northumberland Country Council: 12 councils to reopen May 4 with limited number of vehicles
North Yorkshire County Council: No reopening date
Oxfordshire County Council: all sites remain closed, no reopening date set
Shropshire County Council: All sites remain closed, with no reopening date set
Somerset County Council: All sites remain closed, with no reopening date set
Staffordshire County Council: all sites remain closed, no reopening date set
Suffolk County Council: All sites remain closed, with no reopening date set
Surrey County Council: Gradual Tip Reopening
Warwickshire County Council: All sites remain closed, no reopening date set
Wiltshire County Council: All sites remain closed, no reopening date set
West Sussex County Council: 11 sites remain closed, with no reopening date set
Worcestershire County Council: All sites remain closed, with no reopening date set
Plastics, commercial waste and household furniture were burned in piles as large as the bungalows at the Fen Lane site, Long Bennington, the agency said.
In London, an intensive care nurse had to clean up the trash dumped outside her Ealing home, after working a 13-hour shift.
Margaret, who did not want her last name included, said: “People just drive and throw themselves in my front yard.”
She said the problem had worsened since the closing.
She added: “We have rats the size of small dogs and they enter the building. There are children in the building and this represents a health hazard.”
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And shocking photographs revealed that an illegal dump in Wales now has so much trash that it can be seen from space.
The eyesore, in Newport, is filled with household items including sofas, bathtubs, refrigerators, and freezers.
Hundreds of tires, piles of clothing, suitcases, and doors are scattered across the disused highway of the M4.
The site is now so littered with trash that the debris piles are visible from the satellite in Google Earth.
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Resident Chris Taylor filmed the garbage ladder while exercising daily with his family.
He said, “It’s been like this for some time. The frustrating thing is that the scenery around it is amazing. The bike route is lovely, but then you turn to this.
“It is a concern since it is very close to the houses. At the end of the road there are remains of an abandoned ship.”
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