A NUMBER of household recycling centres in Dorset face uncertain futures under cost-cutting plans.

Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP), the umbrella organisation formed in 2011 to take care of the county’s waste, recycling and street cleaning services, has announced a public consultation which involves a number of options – including shutting down one or more sites or charging entry fees to residents.

DWP bosses say up to £100,000 could be recouped for each site shut down, while potential savings of £65,000 per year could be clawed back per centre by charging entry fees.

Residents are being asked to say how they might be affected by the following options: n Closing one or more household recycling centres; n Charging entry at one or more recycling centres; n Closing all household recycling centres for two or three weekdays; n Charging residents to dispose of non-household materials; n Charging residents to use household recycling centres in neighbouring areas.

Figures show the closure of all sites for two or three days could save up to £300,000, and by implementing an across the board non-household material charge the DWP could save up to a quarter of a million pounds annually.

The consultation is open until midnight on Friday, February 13. Residents can read the consultation information and complete the online questionnaire at dorsetforyou.com/hrc.