Work on a �400,000 project to encourage people in Derbyshire to recycle their waste will go ahead next month. The county council has been given planning permission to extend its waste recycling centre in Loscoe.
About 320 people a day visit the Taylor Lane site creating 13,000 tons of rubbish a year, 8,000 tons of which is recycled.
The expansion plan will increase the site's recycling potential and reduce traffic congestion caused by an increase in visitors over the last few years.
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The centre will almost double in size to two acres and will be able to take most kinds of household waste including wood, glass, metal, electrical appliances, fridges and car batteries.
Improvements will include a one-way system, raised areas to allow people to tip their waste into the bins and more bins to encourage recycling.
County council cabinet member for environment and highways Councillor Brian Lucas said: "We're delighted to be working with DEFRA on this scheme.
"It will allow us to improve waste collection and recycling facilities at our Loscoe site and reach Government targets which we are already well on our way to achieving."
The expansion work will mean the site will be closed from 12 January until April.
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