Does your local dump charge for disposal?

[GaryK]

Here in Aylesbury, our council recently decided to start charging for the disposal of what are deemed non-household waste, and these charges apply to members of the public and not just tradesmen.
For example, you can take a wooden wardrobe and NOT be charged, whereas take a wooden fence panel and the charge is £2.50 per panel.
In fact, I heard that one guy cut his fence panel into 3 pieces for easy transportation and they wanted to charge him £7.50 - absolutely ridiculous!

Some others from the extensive list include:
- bricks / hardcore.......£2.50 per 25 litre bags
- toilet seat.................£2.50
- Radiator...................£2.50 (and I bet they then get some money selling on the scrap metal)

I'm expecting that fly tipping (which is already a problem) is going to increase significantly.

 

[fundy]

We moved from MK last year where everything was free to Christchurch where you have to pay for some items, mainly rubble, hardcore and plasterboard. Its actually dearer to dispose of a whole sheet of plasterboard (£10) than it is to buy one!

 

[SocketRocket]

Ours is free unless you use a commercial vehicle then you have to buy a pass.

 

[anotherdouble]

No

 

[Doon frae Troon]

no

 

[MegaSteve]

Free to residents providing your are not disposing in commercial quantities... Charges apply to outsiders and traders...

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Yes. It’s called council tax

 

[Imurg]

Yes. It’s called council tax

Yeah, we pay that too....

 

[jim8flog]

Soil and hardcore (includes sanitary ware) yes.

Metal, garden waste, paper etc no.

One of the other local tips in another town charges for everything.

The other nearby tip asks you to provide proof of address and if you are not a local resident then yes.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Yes for certain things, rubble, branches for example. I guess the types of things you should be ordering a skip for.

Yes, we do have fly tipping. No doubt there is a correlation.

 

[Old Skier]

Yes for most building material, they now have a problem with massive cost for fly tipping in the area.

 

[HampshireHog]

Only charge for rubble and soil.

 

[Deleted member 18645]

My local dump charges £15 for 18 holes ……

 

[richart]

We dont use the one in our council, and are not charged. They help get stuff out of the car, are helpful telling you with what goes where. Local dump is useless, and you have to climb ladders with all your rubbish to fill skips.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Currently no, but very soon Kent CC are bringing charging for everything taken to a refuse/recycling centre.
Of course fly-tipping won't increase, just like it didn't when they put height restriction barriers on all the entrances...... but then it's not them that has to pay for the clearing up.

 

[clubchamp98]

Knowsley no , but morons still fly tip

 

[Robin Hood]

No charges for household waste of any sort.
They are excellent at recycling too.

 

[IanM]

No, but Monmouthshire Council wrote to everyone saying please bring proof of address to prove you are a resident .... really well run facilities, helpful folk working there

 

[Slime]

Ours, very soon, is going to start charging for wood.
WOOD, for Christ's sake.
I'm sure everyone in our area is ripping their sheds down as we speak in case they'll need replacing in the next couple of years!

 

[jim8flog]

Ours, very soon, is going to start charging for wood.
WOOD, for Christ's sake.
I'm sure everyone in our area is ripping their sheds down as we speak in case they'll need replacing in the next couple of years!

Roll on November the 5th