Kirklees Council has confirmed the changes for household waste recycling centres in the district.

The council is to shut down the household waste recycling centre (HWRC) in Nab Lane, Birstall, on Sunday November 10 and will change the operating days at Meltham and Upper Cumberworth from the same date.

Bent Ley Road in Meltham will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and Bromley Farm in Upper Cumberworth will be closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

The changes were approved at October’s Cabinet meeting as one of many cost-saving measures being implemented across the council.

Prior to these changes, the winter opening hours for all Kirklees HWRCs will come into effect. The opening hours change annually when the clocks change, the winter opening times will commence on Sunday October 27, with all sites open 8am-4pm daily at all sites.

A spokesperson for Kirklees Council said: “These changes to our Household Waste and Recycling Centres have allowed us to save nearly £200k over the next two financial years while maintaining the peak opening times across the remaining sites.

“We have had to make difficult decisions in the current financial climate but this proposal still leaves Birstall and Birkenshaw residents with the industry-recommended journey time to their nearest HWRC.

“The closure of Nab Lane will also put Kirklees at a level of service comparable to that of Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield when comparing density of provision.”

The council’s other two HWRCS are at Emerald Street, off Hillhouse Lane, Huddersfield, HD1 6BY, and Weaving Lane, off Thornhill Road, Dewsbury, WF12 9QR.