Recycling centres in Ceredigion are to reopen from this week - with access being determined by the registration plate of your vehicle.

Household Waste Sites (HWS) across Ceredigion are to begin reopening from Thursday, 4 June to 17 June, depending on the site.

Residents are urged only to visit the sites if this is essential - if the waste items can’t be stored safely at home or if it they can’t be collected as part of the usual domestic waste collections.

Ceredigion County Council has outlined new rules on visiting waste centres in the county.

Vehicles with an even number registration number will only be allowed access on the even days of the month (e.g. 2,4,6,8.10,12 etc.).

Vehicles with an odd number registration number will only be allowed access on the odd days of the month (e.g. 1,3,5,7,9,11 etc.).

There will be a strict limit on the number of cars that are allowed to access to the HWS at any one time.

A maximum of two persons from the same household can leave the vehicle to dispose of waste and assist each other with bigger or heavier items at the site; no help will be available by the site staff to unload any items.

Residents are only allowed to enter the site with a vehicle; residents arriving on foot will be turned away.

No reuse of items is permitted – the sites are for the deposit of waste only and residents will not be allowed to take away items from the sites.

No vans or trailers will be allowed to use the HWS at this time.

The HWS is for domestic waste only. No trade waste is accepted at the HWS.

Ceredigion officials are warning of long queues to enter the sites and people must remain in their vehicles at all times whilst queuing to enter.

People must also wash their hands thoroughly before and after visiting; residents will need to bring their own Personal Protective Equipment (e.g. gloves, masks, visors) if desired.

Other rules outlined by Ceredigion include staying at least two metres apart from other site users and staff.

Respect and be considerate of other users and to stay away from the sites if you or anyone in their household has Covid-19 symptoms or are currently shielding.

The following do not constitute ‘essential’ journeys to the HWS at this time:

• Taking a bag of garden clippings or grass cuttings. Advice on home composting can be found on the Council’s website: https://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/resident/bins-recycling/garden-waste/composting/

• Taking the old cupboard, tea set, sewing machine etc. which has been stood in the shed for years.

• Taking the contents of an attic or shed clear-out.

• Old clothes from a wardrobe clear-out.

Waste is not permitted to be left outside the site gates - there is surveillance in operation at all sites.

Site specific information and instructions:

Aberystwyth, Glanyrafon Industrial Estate, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth. SY23 3JQ

Reopening as of Thursday, 4 June

The site will be open Monday - Sunday 9am-5pm. There will be no entry after 5pm.

If queues extend to the main Glanyrafon Industrial Estate through road residents should leave and return at another time / day as no queuing will be allowed past that point.

Cardigan, Cilmaenllwyd, Penparc, Cardigan. SA43 1RB

Reopening as of Thursday, 11 June

The site will be open Monday - Sunday 9am-5pm. There will be no entry after 5pm.

If queues extend to the A487 Trunk Road you should leave and return at another time / day as no queuing will be allowed on the A487.

Residents should only access from the Cardigan direction. No right turn off A487 from the Penparc direction – continue to the Priory Roundabout and return.

Lampeter Industrial Estate, Tregaron Road, Lampeter. SA48 8LT

Reopening as of Thursda,y 11 June

The site will be open Monday - Sunday 9am-5pm. There will be no entry after 5pm.

If queues form on the A485 and / or A482 residents should leave and return at another time / day as no queuing will be allowed past that point.

Llanarth, Rhydeinon, Llanarth. SA47 0QP

Reopening as of Wednesday, 17 June

The site will be open Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays 9am-5pm. There will be no entry after 5pm.

The site should only be accessed from the Llanarth direction and left by travelling towards Post Bach. No access will be allowed for vehicles trying to enter from Post Bach.

The Council would like to thank the residents of Ceredigion for noting all of the above and for continuing to deal with their waste responsibly and legally which helps keep Ceredigion clean. The continued reopening of the HWS is dependent on the public complying with the new site rules and the arrangements put in place. Stay safe. Save lives.

All the new site rules and general information can be found at www.ceredigion.gov.uk/householdwastesite