Tips and recycling centres are to be told they can and should be open as long as safe social distancing remains in place, it was claimed.
As more people stay home, officials are said to be concerned at the amount of waste piling up.
And some councils have reported a rise in fly tipping as people dump waste on the sides of the roads and outside their homes.
On Wednesday, it was confirmed local authorities in Rochdale have agreed to reopen some of the 20 household waste recycling centres across Greater Manchester from Saturday, May 2.
The council said they should only be used by those with a genuine need to dispose of extra waste – and only bagged general waste will be accepted.
Some rubbish tips and recycling centres have closed due to the lockdown, but the Government guidance has not specified they must do.
Like parks, many local authorities have been making their own decisions on whether to stay open or shut down.
It comes as Boris Johnson said yesterday the country was moving onto stage two of the virus – but stressed there would be no changes to lockdown rules just yet.
Ministers are set to review the official rules by May 7, and have stressed they could toughen some and relax others.
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