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Trailer rethink at recycling centres
HAMPSHIRE County Council has bowed to public pressure and relaxed its restriction on the size of trailers allowed into Household Waste Recy-cling Centres across the county.
Trailers up to 1.8m in length are already allowed into centres without restriction, but now residents with larger trailers measuring between 1.8m and 3m in length will be able to apply for a permit.
Trailers of this size have been barred since February as part of a policy aimed at improving customer service and eliminating trade waste abuse. Waste centres are not permitted to accept any form of trade waste, but illegal disposal of trade waste is estimated to cost council taxpayers around £1 million every year.
While the amount of trade waste deposited has noticeably reduced since then, the county council has become aware that a small number of householders have trailers bigger than the limits set.
Having listened to comments received from householders, the permit scheme will be extended to include trailers longer than 1.8m, which will allow permit holders up to 12 visits to any household waste centre in a calendar year using their trailer. As now, trailers smaller than 1.8m will not require a permit.
The county council's executive member for environment, Cllr Mel Kendal, said: "We've always said we would keep the impact of the new trade waste controls under review, and listening to the comments we receive from householders is key to this."
Andover county Cllr Robin Hughes said: "I am delighted that the Conservative run Hampshire County Council has finally caved into Liberal Democrat and public pressure and dumped their insistence that trailers longer than 1.8m would not be accepted at Hampshire's household Waste Recycling Centres."
10:35am Monday 12th May 2008
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