NEW PERMIT SYSTEM FOR HOUSEHOLDER ACCESS TO HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING CENTRES (HRCs) USING VANS AND LARGE TRAILERS EFFECTIVE FROM 15th JANUARY 2018 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 1. What’s Changing? Access into the Borough’s HRCs using vans and larger trailers (larger than single axle) will no longer be allowed without presenting an Access Permit. 2. Why is This Change Being Introduced? Although the Council introduced new rules last summer in a bid to ensure that free use of our HRCs was restricted to householders from the Borough for disposing of and recycling household waste items, more effective measures are required to enforce these rules at the HRC sites. Householders are continuing to bear the financial burden of business/commercial waste being brought into our HRCs in breach of the rules, and it is estimated that this is continuing to cost an extra £0.5 million per year. 3. Who Is Affected? Only a person trying to access the Borough’s HRCs in a van or towing a trailer (larger than single axle) will require a HRC Access Permit. Householders entering HRCs in a car or car towing a single axle trailer do not require a permit. Permits will only be issued to householders in the Borough seeking to use a van or larger trailer to bring household waste items from their home to a HRC for disposal/recycling. 4. Is There a Charge for a Permit? No; HRC Access Permits are free of charge. 5. What Type of Permits Are Issued? There are two types of HRC Access Permit issued: A Multi-Use Access Permit. This will only be issued for the transport of compostable garden waste into a HRC using an open larger trailer (larger than single axle). It cannot be used in any other circumstances. A Multi-Use Access Permit will be valid for unlimited multi-use access to the designated HRC with household compostable garden waste, over a 12-month period from the date of issue (after which a new permit must be applied for). A Single-Use Access Permit. This will be issued in all other circumstances for householder access to a HRC using a van or larger trailer. A Single Use Access Permit can only be used on one occasion, on the date requested on the application form.
NEW PERMIT SYSTEM FOR HOUSEHOLDER ACCESS TO HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING CENTRES (HRCs) USING VANS AND LARGE TRAILERS EFFECTIVE FROM 15th JANUARY 2018 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 1. What’s Changing? Access into the Borough’s HRCs using vans and larger trailers (larger than single axle) will no longer be allowed without presenting an Access Permit. 2. Why is This Change Being Introduced? Although the Council introduced new rules last summer in a bid to ensure that free use of our HRCs was restricted to householders from the Borough for disposing of and recycling household waste items, more effective measures are required to enforce these rules at the HRC sites. Householders are continuing to bear the financial burden of business/commercial waste being brought into our HRCs in breach of the rules, and it is estimated that this is continuing to cost an extra £0.5 million per year. 3. Who Is Affected? Only a person trying to access the Borough’s HRCs in a van or towing a trailer (larger than single axle) will require a HRC Access Permit. Householders entering HRCs in a car or car towing a single axle trailer do not require a permit. Permits will only be issued to householders in the Borough seeking to use a van or larger trailer to bring household waste items from their home to a HRC for disposal/recycling. 4. Is There a Charge for a Permit? No; HRC Access Permits are free of charge. 5. What Type of Permits Are Issued? There are two types of HRC Access Permit issued: A Multi-Use Access Permit. This will only be issued for the transport of compostable garden waste into a HRC using an open larger trailer (larger than single axle). It cannot be used in any other circumstances. A Multi-Use Access Permit will be valid for unlimited multi-use access to the designated HRC with household compostable garden waste, over a 12-month period from the date of issue (after which a new permit must be applied for). A Single-Use Access Permit. This will be issued in all other circumstances for householder access to a HRC using a van or larger trailer. A Single Use Access Permit can only be used on one occasion, on the date requested on the application form.
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