Here’s how much it will cost to dump rubbish at the tip
Residents have reacted with fury to the plans, which will also mean they will have to book a 10-minute slot online to drop off their rubbish.
Powys says it will save them £400,000 over the next couple of years, but residents and councillors say it will put people off and increase fly tipping.
The booking system has already been binned by Shropshire County Council after just three months after they conceded it wasn’t working.
While it will still be free to dump normal household rubbish, there will be charges to dump rubble & soil, plasterboard, wood & timber, uPVC window & door frames, window & door glass, bathroom & kitchen sanitary, insulation materials, roofing felt and plastic fixtures.
And here are the charges for each:
Rubble & soil:
One bag per visit free of charge that can be safely lifted by one person.
Thereafter:
£2.20 per bag (Typical retail sand/aggregate bag size, up to 25lt. The bag must be safely lifted by one person. A part-filled bag counts as one bag. Loose material will be charged at an estimated equivalent number of bags.)
£15.00 per small trailer (Trailer with bed length up to 1.4m, not requiring a CVT permit)
£30.00 per medium trailer (requiring a CVT permit) (Trailer with bed length between 1.4 m and 2.44m, requiring a CVT permit)
Plasterboard
£4.40 per bag (Typical retail sand/aggregate bag size, up to 25lt. The bag must be safely lifted by one person. A part-filled bag counts as one bag. Loose material will be charged at an estimated equivalent number of bags.)
£22.00 per small trailer (Trailer with bed length up to 1.4m, not requiring a CVT permit)
£44.00 per medium trailer (Trailer with bed length between 1.4 m and 2.44m, requiring a CVT permit)
(fitted furniture, doors, cabinets, fences, sheds, flooring, decking, etc)
Wood & timber
One bag per visit free of charge that can be safely lifted by one person.
Thereafter:
£4.40 per bag (Typical retail sand/aggregate bag size, up to 25lt. The bag must be safely lifted by one person. A part-filled bag counts as one bag. Loose material will be charged at an estimated equivalent number of bags.)
£4.40 per fence/shed panel
£22.00 per small trailer (Trailer with bed length up to 1.4m, not requiring a CVT permit)
£44.00 per medium trailer (Trailer with bed length between 1.4 m and 2.44m, requiring a CVT permit)
uPVC window & door frames
(without glass)
£3 per single window or single door frame
£6 per multi-pane window or double door
Window & door glass
£0.50 per pane (single glazed)
£1.00 per pane (double/triple glazed units)
Bathroom & kitchen sanitary
(baths, shower trays, toilets, bidets, sinks, shower screens, etc)
£3 each
Insulation materials
(PIR foam, wood fibre boards and batts, mineral or fiberglass wool, 'Cellotex', 'Kingspan', etc)
£3 per bag
Roofing felt
(Shed or garage roofing felt)
£3 per bag
Plastic fixtures
(downpipes, guttering, facia, soffit, barge boards, fixings and joints, etc)
£1.00 per metre
£1.00 per 5 fixing/joint pieces
How Powys is explaining why it is needed:
“In fact, in a recent survey by a council in North Wales, 81% of residents ranked the new booking system as excellent, and 83% are in favour of keeping it in place.
“Change is always a challenge to begin with. It will soon become second nature and remembering to pre-book a time slot will make your visit to the household recycling centre more efficient knowing that you have your own slot to recycle your waste with the help of the staff, if needed.”
More information and a full set of frequently asked questions can be found online: https://en.powys.gov.uk/HRC
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