Household Waste Recycling Centres (
HWRC
s) are provided and
paid for by residents of Cheshire West and Chester as places
where they may deposit and recycle their own household waste. Waste
arising from commercial premises or produced in the course of a
business is classified as commercial or TRADE waste and cannot
legally be accepted at the centres.
In order for the Council to address the problems caused by
illegal tipping of trade waste at the Household Waste Recycling
Centres and to improve the standard of service for Cheshire
residents, a permit scheme has been introduced.
Why introduce the scheme?
- It is an offence to deposit trade waste at
HWRC
s. The centres are
not licensed to accept trade waste, so not only are traders
breaking the law by tipping at the sites but the Council would
be doing the same by letting them.
- Existing measures to stop trade waste being illegally deposited
at our HWRCs have had limited impact. This has resulted in
increased waste arisings and therefore increased costs to all
Council tax payers.
- Traders depositing waste at
HWRC
s result in
increased traffic and congestion.
- Reduced queuing for householders would help make the recycling
option more attractive and help us to meet government set recycling
targets.
The permit scheme has been introduced to address these issues
and to improve the standard of service for Cheshire West and
Chester residents.
A permit needs to be handed in each time you use a Council
HWRC
with
any sort of van, pickup, commercial type 4x4 or a trailer over 1.5
metres (internal length). If you arrive without a permit in one of
these vehicles you will be refused entry to the centre.
Trailers in excess of 3.5 metres will not be allowed on site
under any circumstances. Trailers between 2.5 - 3.5 metres
will only be allowed on the sites at Ellesmere Port and
Winsford. The length of trailers refers to the total internal
length of the trailer box (excluding towbar).
Vehicles above 3.5 tonnes Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) are not
authorised to use the Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Permits are provided free of charge and are only valid for the
deposit of household waste.
Apply before 1pm and permit will be posted first class on the
same day, requests received after 1pm will be sent first class the
following day.
Six permits will be issued at a time and will be valid for
a period of 6 months. Applications for the subsequent six
permits may be made one month prior to the expiry of existing
permits. A maximum of 12 permits will be issued over 12 months.
Waste produced by or carried in the course of a business is
trade waste and CANNOT be accepted at any of the 16 Household Waste
Recycling Centres. Permits will NOT be issued for the disposal of
trade waste.
Flytipping of waste is illegal. Anyone disposing of waste in
this way could be liable to prosecution by the Environment Agency.
The Council discourages all traders and householders from
flytipping waste. Details of alternative sites for the disposal of
trade or commercial waste.
Please ensure that you carefully read all the terms and
conditions before submitting your form.
Apply for a Household Waste Permit
Or contact our telephone hotline on 0300 123 7042
between 9am and 5pm. Monday - Friday.