Ely's New Witchford Recycling Centre Opens

Ely's new state-of-the-art recycling centre opens its skips this week. The new facility at Witchford welcomes the public for the first time on Thursday November 3, replacing the old open-air site at nearby Grunty Fen. It is hoped that with its longer opening hours and indoor skips, many more people will be encouraged to recycle.

The site on Stirling Way, Witchford, near to the Lancaster Way Business Park, will open from 9am to 6pm six days a week, and from 9am to 7pm on Wednesdays.

Councillor Mathew Shuter, Cabinet Member for Enterprise at Cambridgeshire County Council, said: "This new centre really is a huge step forward from the old site at Grunty Fen and is a great example of the County Council's ongoing commitment to invest in new services and facilities. I am reliably informed that this 'cathedral of recycling' will recycle or reuse waste equivalent to the weight of two Eiffel Towers so I know this centre will be a great resource for local communities in East Cambridgeshire."

The project has been built by Cambridgeshire County Council. It is claimed that the new facility has come in under the initial budget of £5.5m.

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