There are several policies that control the types of waste
accepted at the Household Recycling Centre.
- Vehicle size restrictions
- The disposal of vehicle parts
- Waste from local Government and other sources that is classed
as chargeable household waste or commercial waste
- Construction, demolition and DIY waste
- Trade waste
Vehicle size restrictions
The City Council has a duty to ensure that the Household
Recycling Centre is operated safely and with minimum risk to the
public, site operators and council staff. Vehicle size restrictions
at the Household Recycling Centre are for health and safety
reasons. Site managers reserve the right to refuse entry to vans
and cars with trailers or other large vehicles, which present a
risk to safety on the site at that time, in particular when the
site is busy.
In order to avoid inconvenience, members of the public wishing
to use a van or car with a trailer should contact the Centre in
advance to ascertain when they would be permitted onto the
site.
Restrictions on vans for health and safety
reasons
a) No vehicle larger than a standard size transit type van
will be allowed into the Household Recycling Centre at any
time.
b) Permitted vans may be refused entry to the Centre
during busy periods.
Restrictions on trailers for health and safety
reasons
a) No trailers over 8' 6" (2.5 meters) in length will be
allowed into the Household Recycling Centre at any time, whether
pulled by car or van.
b) Vans or cars pulling permitted trailers may be refused
entry to the Centre during busy periods.
The disposal of vehicle parts
The Household Recycling Centre is not licensed for the disposal
of whole motor vehicles, including caravans, trailers, motor
cycles, scooters and invalid carriages. The End of Life Vehicles
Regulations (2003) stipulates that end of life vehicles can only be
stored, dismantled and treated in accordance with strict
environmental treatment standards at licensed sites.
a) Vehicle parts NOT accepted.
- Vehicle tyres
- Vehicle parts that contain fluids
b) The only fluid from a motor vehicle that the
site is licensed to accept is engine oil, which has been drained
from the part and taken in a separate container
c) Quantity of permissible parts that will be
accepted
- Only single items or set equivalents (e.g. wing mirrors) from
one vehicle will be accepted
- Residents making repeat or regular visits with any part(s) may
be refused entry at the site manager's discretion, and such
residents may receive follow up visits by a Council officer
Resident who have any vehicle parts that
contain fluids (including engine oil), whole vehicles or tyres for
disposal must take them to an End of Life Vehicle licensed facility
or other site licensed to accept such waste (e.g. vehicle
breakers).
Residents can also contact the City Council, City Services
Directorate, for information on vehicle dismantlers, and disposal
of redundant or abandoned vehicles.
Waste from local government and other sources that is classed
as chargeable household waste or commercial waste
The Household Recycling Centre is provided and licensed only for
local residents to deliver their household waste.
It is an offence under section 33 of the Environmental
Protection Act 1990 for anyone to deposit on this site waste which
is not authorised by the waste management license, i.e. waste not
being household waste.
Persons delivering waste which is not their own household waste
will, where the site operators are unsure whether or not the waste
is household, be required to sign a disclaimer form confirming the
waste is from their own household or on behalf of a household well
known to them, and is not being paid to provide any sort of service
to a householder.
Repeat or regular visits with these types of waste may be
refused by the site manager, and may involve follow up visits by a
Council compliance officer.
Exception to this may be waste from the following sources,
however authorisation will be required before delivering waste to
this facility and persons are requested to contact the Waste
Management team in the first instance.
- Parish Councils
- The Probation and Prison Services
- Educational Establishments
- Charity shops and premises
- Any club, society or other association of persons
Residents or organisations (other than above) affected by this
policy may:
a) Use the City Council's trade waste collection
service
b) Arrange for collections by commercial waste management
or skip hire companies or waste bag services (see yellow pages)
Construction, demolition and DIY waste
The Household Recycling Centre is provided and licensed only for
local residents to deposit their own household waste.
Under the Controlled Waste Regulation 1992;
- Construction includes improvement, repair or alteration.
- Construction and demolition waste, including waste arising from
preparation works, is classified as industrial waste and not
household waste.
(i) Construction and Demolition
Wastes
The following construction and demolition waste is NOT accepted
at the Recycling Centre:-
Waste from large-scale construction, demolition, renovation and
DIY projects e.g. building extensions or demolition of
buildings.
(ii) DIY Waste
Waste from small scale DIY work (e.g. changing a bathroom suite
or kitchen cabinets or removing a patio wall), including soil,
hardcore, bricks, general rubble and certain redundant fixtures and
fittings may be accepted at the Household Recycling Centre under
the following conditions;
- Where the site operators
are unsure whether or not the waste is household, the person
bringing in the waste will be required to sign a disclaimer form
confirming the waste is from their own household
- Plaster and plasterboard
is not accepted at the Household Recycling Centre
- The waste is delivered by
the resident and is the result of their own work
- Repeat or regular visits
with these types of waste may be refused at the site manager's
discretion, and may involve follow up visits by a council
officer.
Residents affected by the above have the following alternative
options for disposal: City Council's bulky waste services;
commercial waste/recycling facilities able to take such waste; skip
hire companies and waste bag services.
Trade waste
The Household Waste Centre is provided and licensed only for
local householders delivering their own household waste.
It is an offence under section 33 of the Environmental
Protection Act 1990 for anyone to deposit on this site waste which
is not authorised by the waste management license, including
commercial and industrial waste.
The Controlled Waste Regulations (1992) stipulates what waste is
classed as commercial and industrial. The following wastes will not
be accepted at any Recycling Centre;
- Waste from shops, offices, showrooms or other trade or business
premises;
- Waste produced for which earned income or other remuneration is
obtained by person(s) running a business or trade of any kind;
- Waste from an employee of a householder or from anyone who is
being paid to provide any sort of service to a householder;
- Waste from people employed by a business based elsewhere but
working at home.
a) Disclaimer Forms
The site operator will make regular checks of waste brought to
the Household Recycling Centre to ensure that the law and site
license is being complied with, including asking people about type,
nature and source of their waste and inspecting waste in vehicles
and trailers before it is off loaded. Site operators and council
staff will er on the side of declining to accept uncertain or mixed
material. Where the site operator or council staff are subsequently
prepared to give someone the benefit of the doubt, on 'grey areas',
people depositing waste will be required to sign a disclaimer form,
giving their name and contact details and confirming the waste is
from their own household.
b) Alternative collection or disposal
sites
People and companies affected by the above have the following
options: City Council Trade Waste Services; commercial
waste/recycling facilities able to take such waste; commercial
waste collection and skip hire companies and waste bag and bin
services.
Regarding all these areas above, the site management's decision
is final.
This Policy was approved by PCC on
12/03/2009
Anyone requiring further information regarding these or any
other City Council waste policy should contact the Waste Services
Team on 01733 747474.
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Waste disposal policy
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