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Hyndburn Council is buying a former industrial site as it prepares for a major shake-up the disposal of non-recyclable waste across Lancashire. It is one of four local authorities in the east of the county which will be seriously affected by the ending of the use of the Whinney Hill landfill site.
The waste will then be processed at the county council’s Farington Waste Recovery Park in Leyland. This means the four East Lancashire authorities will face longer journeys and higher costs to transport the waste for disposal. She said: “The costs of transferring waste to Farington can be significantly reduced by local a waste transfer station in Hyndburn whereby LCC The Northfield Works site currently appears to be a possible local for a waste transfer station from where LCC would collect the waste.
Cllr Shaun Turner, Lancashire County Council’s environment boss, said: “In Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle and Rossendale, people’s residual or ‘grey bin’ waste is currently taken by the district councils to Whinney Hill landfill site where the county council has a contract in place for its disposal until March 31 2025.
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