Cars queue as rubbish dumps reopen after weeks of closure due to UK lockdown rules | Coronavirus

People dispose of their rubbish at a household waste recycling plant in Manchester which has reopened today after closing in March due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Fly-tipping increased by 80 per cent in the wake of dump closures and almost 300% in rural areas.

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Greater Manchester Combined Authority reopened some of its household waste recycling centres on Saturday, with restrictions and social distancing measures in place.

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