Fire at HWRC now extinguished

At around 10:50am this morning (4 February) a fire broke out at the Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) in Darby Close, Cheney Manor industrial estate.

Firefighters from Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service have been on site dealing with the fire which has now been extinguished and continues to be monitored. There were no injuries as a result of the incident, which started in the site’s waste processing plant.

The HWRC had to be closed while the emergency services responded to the incident and all booked appointments for the recycling centre today have been cancelled. If you were due to visit the HWRC for an appointment, please re-book your slot: www.swindon.gov.uk/hwrc

The site will re-open from tomorrow (5 February) but you will need an appointment to attend.

As the HWRC is a shared site with other council operations, the fire had a knock-on effect on our other services, including waste collections.

Because the waste crews have been unable to access the site today, they haven't been able to complete their collection rounds. This means we will need to suspend recycling box collections for a further day on Monday (7 February) to allow the crews to catch-up on collections they were unable to make today.

If you are due to receive your recycling box collection on Monday, please store your recycling until your next collection day. All other collections on Monday will continue as normal.

If your recycling boxes are already full, you can use sturdy containers from around your home to put any additional recycling out on your next scheduled collection.