Kent waste centres face closure to save costs
Household waste and recycling sites across Kent face closure and reduced hours to save moneyKent County Council is considering plans to close up to four household waste sites to save moneyDartford Borough Council's leader has called the plans "not very green"Four waste centres in Kent are facing closure as the county council seeks to save money.
Other plans include shutting three sites and reducing hours at 10 others, as part of £55m worth of savings.Image caption,The council said the costs for its services has risen by £200m. She said: "If somebody's got a better way of making the savings, I'm very open to talking about that, but we really have to make those savings otherwise there won't be any services. We'll have gone bankrupt."Dartford Borough Council leader Jeremy Kite has more than 1,300 signatures on his petition to keep the Dartford site open.
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