Disruption is likely at nine recycling sites in West Cumbria as a the company which helped operate them has gone into administration.
The sites, in the Copeland area, were serviced by Go Plant Fleet Services, the company that previously managed the specialised vehicle required for handling large skips at these sites.
The specialised vehicle provided by Go Plant Fleet Services has been removed, making it difficult to continue the service, Cumberland Council said.
It added it was working to find a replacement and expected to resume service within a couple of weeks.
In the interim period, services from the Carlisle depot will help empty some of the skips. However, not all skips may be emptied.
The affected sites are:
- Cleator Moor Co-op
- Distington car park
- Gosforth car park
- Haverigg Foreshore
- Millom Tesco
- Seascale Foreshore
- St Bees Foreshore
- Whitehaven Morrisons
- Whitehaven Tesco
People are asked not to leave items on the ground if skips are full, as it can lead to littering and was considered illegal fly-tipping.
Cumberland Council has suggested people use one of the local Household Waste Recycling Centres or their regular kerbside collection services, if available.
