Reading bottle bank and electricity substation shut off to stop fly-tipping

The SSEN power sub station and former bottle bank site in Erleigh Road, Reading, has now been sealed off from the public

A bottle bank and an electricity substation that has been plagued by fly-tipping has been fenced off.

Heaps of rubbish were regularly dumped at the spot in Erleigh Road, Reading, which is partly managed by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN).

Three bottle bins and two clothing recycling bins have now been removed from the area by Reading Borough Council.

SSEN staff can still gain access to the site which is closed to the public.

A spokesperson for SSEN said: "We have been working with the council to address security and safety in relation to the substation, which provides power to hundreds of local homes and businesses.

"As safety is a key priority for SSEN - for customers, site staff and the integrity of the electricity infrastructure itself - an agreement was reached that enabled SSEN to securely fence off the substation."

Residents can recycle glass at the nearby bottle bank outside the Monkey Lounge bar in Erleigh Road, and at the bottle and textile banks at Palmer Park Leisure Centre, Cintra Park and Whitley Street.

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