Purpose

The council's Household Waste
Recycling Centre Access Policy was modified in 2020 as a result of
the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time a separate Inert Waste
Policy which placed limits on the amount of inert wastes that
residents could deliver to Household Waste Recycling Centres, with
the option to pay for additional amounts, was suspended.
 
In March 2021 a temporary
Access Policy was approved which sought to maintain some of the
benefits of the changes that were introduced as a result of the
pandemic, most notably a move from a paper based 'permit' scheme to
the use of appointments.
 
This report proposes a revised
formal Household Waste Recycling Centre Access Policy which
incorporates much of the temporary policy already being delivered.
However, to address concerns in relation to a sustained increase in
inert waste being delivered to Household Waste Recycling Centres
since the suspension of the inert waste policy, the proposed Access
Policy also includes for placing a limit on the amount of inert
waste that can be delivered in vans and trailers to 3 x 25kg bags
or items (or equivalent) per appointment. This quantity is in
excess of original policy limits but without an option to pay for
more.

Content

The Cabinet approved the recommendation as set
out in the report, with the following amendment:
 
The following text as set out in the Policy in
Appendix 'A' of the report:
 
· 
The deposit of inert waste is restricted to 3 x 25kg bags or items
(or equivalent) during any appointment.
 
Be replaced with:
 
· 
The deposit of inert waste using a van or trailer is restricted to
3 x 25kg bags or items (or equivalent) during any appointment.