Visitors can take a wider range of materials to tips and recycling centres across Salford from this weekend.
From Saturday, May 16, residents can take bagged general waste including small bulky items that cannot fit into a bin.
Wood, garden waste (excluding soil) and cardboard will also be accepted.
Residents cannot take electricals, mattresses, large bulky items of furniture, white goods or rubble.
They are being told to bring proof of their address.
No transit type vans or vehicles with trailers are allowed at the tips and recycling centres.
There will be a traffic control system in place, according to the council.
On Saturday, May 16, only cars with number plates ending with even numbers will be allowed onto the site.
Working on a four-week rota, the system will help staff to limit the amount of traffic visiting and limit the potential for the virus to spread.
Additional social distancing measures will be in place to ensure the health and safety of visitors and staff.
The household waste and recycling centres that are currently open in Salford:
• Lumns Lane Household Waste and Recycling Centre, Lumns Lane, Clifton M27 8LN (Opening hours - Monday to Sunday, 8am to 6pm)
• Boysnope Wharf Household Waste and Recycling Centre, Liverpool Road, Irlam M30 7RH (Opening hours - Monday to Sunday, 8am to 6pm)
• Cobden Street Household Waste and Recycling Centre, Cobden Street, Salford M6 6NA (Opening hours – Saturday and Sunday, 8am to 6pm. Closed Monday to Friday)
On Saturday, May 16, only cars with number plates ending with even numbers will be allowed onto the site.
For more information on the traffic control system, visit https://www.salford.gov.uk.
