Vandals torch Copeland recycling skips

The recycling site has now been closed. Credit: Copeland Borough Council

Vandals have set fire to recycling skips in Egremont for the third time in the past month.

Copeland Borough Council has slammed the act, which it says has "huge cost implications".

The fence surrounding the site is also damaged beyond repair, and the council says it has withdrawn the recycling site with immediate effect.

The recycling site has now been closed. Credit: Copeland Borough Council
The recycling site has now been closed. Credit: Copeland Borough Council
The recycling site has now been closed. Credit: Copeland Borough Council
The recycling site has now been closed. Credit: Copeland Borough Council