Pay-per-bag charges to start at Staffordshire rubbish tips this week
Charges for recycling non-household waste at tips across Staffordshire are being introduced tomorrow.
The charges mean residents will have to pay £3 to recycle a big bag of soil/rubble and a sink or toilet, with plasterboard, tyres and a big bag costing £4.
The tips affected include Biddulph, Bilbrook, Burntwood, Burton, Cannock, Cheadle, Leek, Lichfield, Newcastle, Rugeley, Stafford, Stone, Uttoxeter and Wombourne.
Payment can be made at the recycling centres by debit or credit card, but not by cash, and standard 'rubble' bags, with a base measuring 76cm by 96cm, will also be available for purchase there.
Gill Heath, Staffordshire County Council's environment boss, said: "Our recycling centres take domestic waste such as hedge clippings, or a few tree branches, mattresses, electrical appliances and household furniture free of charge and that will continue unchanged.
"But certain waste generated by DIY, home improvements or extensive landscaping of gardens, such as soil and rubble, or sinks and toilets, is not legally regarded as household rubbish and we've decided to cover the cost of processing it."
