Booking system being considered for household waste sites in Plymouth
The council is proposing a six-month trial, copying other areas
Plymouth's Chelson Meadow and Weston Mill recycling centres could soon only be accessed with an appointment.
A six-month trial of a booking system is being proposed, which the city council says will 'examine whether booking visits improves the customer experience, reduces periods of congestion, helps traffic flow more smoothly and ensures the facilities are being used appropriately for the disposal of household waste'.
Councillor Tom Briars-Delve, Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change, said: "This is a trial and that's important to stress.
"We want to gather local evidence about how a booking system might work in Plymouth before any decisions are made about the future of the service.
 "I know that some residents may worry that this will lead to an increase in fly-tipping. But we're by no means the first to do this, so we know from other areas that there is no evidence to suggest that this might be the case.
 "At the end of the six months we'll evaluate all of that evidence before considering what happens next."
He added: "Similar systems are already being used by local authorities across the UK, with councils reporting benefits including reduced queueing, improved traffic management, enhanced site safety and better identification of inappropriate site use.
"Further details about how the booking system would operate, including how residents would make a booking, will be released ahead of the trial launch, which is likely to begin in early next year."