Devon County Council to Encourage Fly Tipping - Updated

By pobox112 | Thursday, March 17, 2011, 11:31

From April 1st 2011, Devon Council County will start

charging for non-household waste that is taken to Recycling Centres. The minimum

charge will be £2 per bag. Another present from Conservative Controlled Devon

County Council after areas rejected Parking Meter Tax. We now have Recycling

Tax.

This has now been clarified - Charges will be levied on soil and rubble (including bricks, blocks, tiles, paving slabs, concrete posts, sanitary ware etc), plasterboard (including plaster and gypsum related products), bonded asbestos and tyres

brought to any Recycling Centres in Devon. All other household waste,

including garden waste, recyclables and general waste will still be

accepted free of charge.

Download pdf with Charges, Bag Sizes, Vehicle Restrictions etc.

All money collected at civic amenity sites will go directly to the contractor which runs them.

The Site Manager’s decision is final on the actual charge to be made.

So who will be monitoring what they decide to charge?

Where is the Environmental Impact Report? (With possible Fly Tipping, Burning and Other Disposal*)

*Not making suggestions here.

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Comments

Have you ever noticed the amount of litter dropped in the UK?

By pobox112 at 20:09 on 01/04/11
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While I appreciate that some Council Tax payers might produce this type of waste, I still feel it is inappropriate for the rest of us to subsidise its disposal. The proposed charges are hardly exorbitant - surely not so high as to drive a responsible householder to fly tipping?

By AuntDahlia at 18:57 on 01/04/11
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There are plenty of Council Tax Payers who are 'do it yourself' people or even people who keep a spare tyre at home. Lets put this in perspective of saving - this is about £1.30 pence per head of population in the Devon County Council over a year. I believe this is a small price to pay to prevent fly tipping and unnecessary burning in the County.

By pobox112 at 11:30 on 01/04/11
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Surely it is only tradespeople who produce this kind of waste? I cannot imagine a private householder needing to dispose of the kind of rubbish you describe. Tyres, plasterboard, sanitary ware, asbestos? Surely it is reasonable to expect any person with this kind of material on their property to pay for its removal and safe disposal? Council Tax payers should certainly not be expected to pay for such services!

By AuntDahlia at 10:52 on 01/04/11
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The Council Tax Payer is not paying for that disposal. That is commercial waste and tradespeople have other arrangements. There is a permit scheme already in place for certain small businesses to do this. But they have to register and have permits for which they pay. Recycling Centres are a commercial enterprise so they are not just going to let anyone tip, who should be paying via the permit system.

By pobox112 at 01:17 on 01/04/11
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