WARRINGTON Borough Council in its wisdom has decided to close the recycling centre in Stockton Heath as of August 1.

If you close a tip down you are encouraging fly tipping in the area and the additional cost of clearing up the mess afterwards.

A lot of councils realise this and develop and extend their recycling centres not close them down.

If after August 1 you go to the Sandy Lane Tip and find it no longer there, before you resort to fly-tipping remember two things; firstly, it is illegal and secondly, most residents of south Warrington did not want the recycling centre to close so please do not fly tip in this area.

With the tip in Sandy Lane closed Warrington Borough Council could find that fly-tipping and its resulting costs will increase.

ROBERT ALLAN Appleton