Changes to the use of vans and trailers at household waste and recycling centres in Lichfield and Burntwood have been backed by councillors.
The proposals will see drivers of such vehicles required to apply for permits which allow them to use facilities across Staffordshire a maximum of 12 times a year.
Staffordshire County Council say the proposals will cut queues for residents.
The plans were given the backing of the cabinet at a meeting yesterday (17th May).
Cllr Simon Tagg, cabinet member for environment, infrastructure and climate change at Staffordshire County Council, said:
“We are committed to providing an efficient and effective household waste recycling centre network for Staffordshire residents.
“The changes will help address the issue of queuing on sites due to trade waste vehicles taking space and considerable time to offload waste.
“We have listened to what people had to say and believe permits for residents with vans or trailers and only accepting trade waste within Staffordshire will be the best way to make sure households can dispose of their waste quickly and efficiently.
“There will be no change to Staffordshire residents disposing of waste in cars. Disposal of non-chargeable items will remain the same for both residents requiring and not requiring permits.”
Cllr Simon Tagg, Staffordshire County Council
More details about household waste recycling centres across Staffordshire are available here.
One day there’ll be some joined up thinking… One day someone will stop and think that introducing crazy rules will just mean people make more trips to the tip, thus increasing carbon emissions. One day someone will appreciate that making it more difficult for people to dispose of waste properly results in more fly-tipping. I can’t wait for that day to arrive!
Great more fly tipping in the countryside and surrounding areas.
My MB Vito “van” can seat six but the rear bench can be removed when wanting to move a larger load. I will not be paying for a permit while LDC suck £2500 out of my bank account every year (and rising).
Plus today 18/5 I took some scrap wood and ONE broken roof tile to Lichfield tip. The hardcore skip had a sign stating not in use. I politely asked one of the operatives if I could leave it to the side (with other bags of rubble) to which he replied ” That would classed as fly tipping, you will have to take it home”.
This is why people fly tip.
Well that will be fly tipping on the increase again then , I don’t understand why the wooden tops supposedly intelligent people make it increasingly difficult to dispose of waste , it’s never going to go away , more housing more waste .
Well let’s all applaud the council for the increased amount of fly tipping we are going to see. I think we need more people with some common sense working for the council
Cllr Woodward said, “If Labour and the Lib Dems don’t like a proposal from the Conservatives … then we can vote against it”.
As Joanne Grange say, this is a policy for increased carbon emissions and fly-tipping. The first opportunity for the opposition groups on the council to show they’ve got teeth.
What a backward idea, at least be honest and admit it’s just cost cutting. There are so many ways you could make this all it only available to all but also cost affective