A “STRUGGLING” recycling centre has meant cars have been forced to wait in lengthy queues to drop off their waste, a union has warned.

GMB’S branch 40 has warned the Easter Queenslie Recycling Centre in the East End is working hard to cope with an increase in demand, but it’s resulting in long waiting time for users.

Glasgow City Council has vowed to encourage higher recycling rates, with changes such as introduction of the three-weekly main door green wheelie bin collection to be rolled out to the South Side next month.

However, the union branch insist the move has put immense pressure on the centre.

Chris Mitchell, from the branch, said: “The council speak about recycling being good for the environment and the climate emergency.

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“But, on the other hand, because of the three-weekly collections, the public are having to bring their additional waste down to their nearest recycling centre – sitting in traffic for as long as a mile with the engines running.

“How is that good for the environment?”

It comes just weeks after West End residents were left furious a recycling spot in the city's Clarence Drive had been left overflowing with glass bottles.

A cleansing team was sent in to tackle the mess, which had been slammed online as a "disgrace".

A Glasgow City Council spokesman admitted traffic had been higher than usual.

He said: “All Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) across Glasgow have received higher than normal traffic in recent days which has led to congestion and waiting times.

“This is expected for this time of year as a result of the better weather and a similar trend has also been noted by neighbouring local authorities.

“The Current Covid-19 restrictions implemented at all sites limits the number of people allowed within the HWRC at any given time which has also increased waiting times.

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“However, we encourage residents to only use the HWRCs for essential purposes and we strongly encourage all residents to make full use of their household recycling services wherever possible to avoid unnecessary travel during the pandemic.”