The County Council announced yesterday, with the publication of the papers for the Cabinet Meeting on 29 October, that the Dorking Tip is to be kept open three days a week but that it will only accept recyclable materials and wood.

The campaign to save the Dorking Tip was launched by County Councillor Hazel Watson as soon as the County Council announced in the Autumn of 2018 that the Tip could be closed and she presented a petition to the County Council in January 2019 with more than 2,000 signatures calling for the Tip to remain open.

Following the presentation of the petition, the County Council has reconsidered its proposal to close the Tip and looked in depth at the waste disposal services provided across the County. In addition, the County Council has listened to public opinion which clearly called for the Tip to be kept open.

Whilst it is excellent news that the Dorking Tip will remain open, the Tip is an essential service and it really needs to be open for 7 days per week and to accept a wide range of waste so that residents can dispose of their waste in one trip, locally. We will continue to press for it to open seven days a week and to accept black bag waste.