South Lanarkshire set to introduce appointments for all household waste recycling centres

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An appointment booking system is set to be rolled out across all six of South Lanarkshire's household waste recycling centres.Residents will be asked to reserve a slot to visit the facilities at Blantyre, Larkhall, Strathaven, East Kilbride and Rutherglen from August, under proposals which will be presented to councillors at Tuesday's meeting of the community and enterprise resources committee.It follows the same system having been in place at the Carluke centre for the past two years, with officials saying it has reduced waiting times and traffic queues and now wishing to effect similar improvements at the council's other five sites.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The pilot booking project was introduced at Carluke in February 2022, aiming to reduce waiting times and the resultant long traffic queues "impacting on businesses" in Castlehill industrial estate; as well as preventing unauthorised site use by commercial traders and residents of other local authorities - and reducing "incidences of verbal and physical abuse being experienced by site staff".A report for councillors notes: "Although residents were initially sceptical about the requirement to book before visiting the site, the feedback was overwhelmingly positive; evidence demonstrates that the system has been well received with high