Online booking could return for visits to the tip
BBCOnline booking is being considered as a way to reduce traffic at Lincolnshire's tips.
The idea has been suggested in a county council report as a possible way to reduce queuing, improve safety and "limit misuse". It comes after a business angry at regular queues at Lincoln's tip deliberately blocked its entrance in a protest.
Councillors will discuss the idea ahead of a decision by the local authority's executive.
Cabinet member Danny Brookes said: "We've got to do something, and we've got to do it now."
The report said an online booking system provided "the strongest overall benefits".
Brookes admitted that "some people won't like it", but he said the system would be different from the one used during the pandemic lockdown.
"This system is a lot more modern than the old one we had to chuck together for Covid," he said.
"You can actually book on the day. You can turn up, and if there's a slot they'll book you in. It's a lot more flexible."
Lincoln's waste recycling centre on Great Northern Terrace has been blamed for queues of traffic, with some business owners saying the congestion had prevented access to the industrial estate.
Taya Reeve, of drainage business Drain Wise, cautiously welcomed news the council was doing something to address the issue.
Her staff blocked the entrance in frustration at queues blocking access to the business in June.
"Any steps the council are going to take and are willing to try is a step in the right direction, which I'm really pleased to hear about," she said.
But she added she was concerned that a booking system could bring its own problems.
"We're going to have a lot of frustrated people arriving [and] not allowed in because they haven't booked a slot," she said.
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