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Now, County Hall has decided to restrict inert waste arriving by van or trailer to three 25kg bags or items – or equivalent – per visit. The limit will not apply to residents using cars. Cabinet member for environment and climate change Shaun Turner stressed that most trips to household waste centres are made by car and so “the majority of residents will be completely unaffected by this policy”.He also insisted there was no reason to believe the change would result in an increase in the illegal dumping of waste.
On the overall access policy, a version of which was first introduced in 2003, County Cllr Turner added: “ plays an important part in managing traffic at our recycling centres, especially…our smaller sites.
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