The future of the centre at Docking, near Heacham, is under review as part of Reform-led Norfolk County Council’s budget proposals for 2027/28, with the authority saying the move would save it £60,000 a year.

"For £60,000 it doesn't seem worth closing for the impact it will have on the community," one operative on the site said. "It's going to impact some of the elderly ones."

The county council says the centre on Fakenham Road is the least-busy of its 19 recycling centres and handled 499 tonnes of waste in 2025/26 - less than one percent of the total tonnage across them all.

Docking Recycling Centre, which could be closed to save £60,000 a year (Image: Chris Bishop)

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