County to consider future of Glossop household waste recycling centre
Glossop Household Waste Recycling Centre’s future is being considered by Derbyshire County Council as part of measures to help ensure the council can set a balanced budget.
The centre, on Melandra Road, collects the lowest volume of waste out of all of the nine household waste recycling centres the county council provides.
It’s estimated that around seven out of every 10 visitors who use the site live outside of Derbyshire. And substantial investment would be needed to bring the outdated site, up to standard to make sure it continued to comply with safety regulations if it was to remain open.
The site is located within the High Peak which has two household waste recycling centres provided by the county council – one in Glossop and one in Buxton. Most district and boroughs in Derbyshire have one.
Councillor Carol Wood, Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Net Zero and Environment, said: “Making sure this council is as efficient as it can be and that every pound of council tax-payers’ money is accounted for and spent wisely is our top priority.
“We’re scrutinising all of our services to ensure they give value for money and are delivering for our residents, as well as making sure there’s no wasteful spending on any projects or schemes, so that we can ensure the council is financially sound.
“With considerable investment needed at Glossop Household Waste Recycling Centre to make it fit for the future, coupled with the fact that it’s the least used of all of our recycling centres and is being used predominantly by people who do not live in Derbyshire and so do not pay their council tax here, it’s important that we look at all the options. This includes whether there’s a different way to provide the service or whether the service is still needed at all.
“We’re looking at all the options before deciding on the best way forward – either continue running the centre and invest around £0.5M needed to bring it up to the required standards in the future or consult with the public over its closure.”
The recycling centre is mentioned as a potential saving in a wider report on Budget Savings Proposals for 2026-27 which will be considered by Cabinet on 9 January 2026 followed by the Resources Scrutiny Committee on January 14, 2026.