Permit Required for some Household Waste Recycling Centres

Anyone who is planning to hire a van to take household waste to the tip is now advised to plan ahead as more and more councils are now operating a permit scheme to restrict access to household waste recycling centres by vans or vehicles with trailers of more than 1.8m internal length.

This means you cannot simply hire a van for the weekend and then take it to the tip – you will need to contact your local council to confirm wheteher or not you need to be issued with a permit.

Many councils have adopted the permit scheme to try and stop the abuse of tips by trade users, who pretend that their waste is domestic in order to avoid paying commercial rates for its disposal.

For more information on your councils household waste recycling centre rules and regulations then please contact them directly using the Directgov website.

Comments are closed.