00:00Anyone taking a fridge or freezer to a tip in Leeds or Bradford will be turned away and
00:05asked to store it at home due to a shortage of processing facilities.
00:09Bradford Council is following Leeds City Council in announcing that they are temporarily unable
00:15to accept fridges and freezers at any of their household waste recycling centres.
00:21They say the shortage in processing capacity is a national issue and is affecting local
00:26authorities across the country.
00:27Anyone taking a fridge or freezer to an HWRC will be turned away and asked to store
00:33it at home.
00:34Work is being done to improve the current situation and the announcement does not affect retailer
00:40take-back schemes or specialist waste collectors.
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