From the start of next month (June), residents will need the £15 permit which will be valid for 12 months or 12 visits and provides access for vans and larger vehicles at any of the 24 HWRCs across Hampshire.
Hampshire county council says this fee has been introduced to enable continued access for large vans and trailers to HWRCs “as a contribution towards the cost of providing a permit, against a backdrop of growing demands for council services, further reductions in government funding, rising costs and inflation”.
The requirements are just for household waste with separate restrictions and charges for trade and commercial waste depending on the scale and type of waste.
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The ‘non-trade van permit’ charge applies to Hampshire HWRCs and to Southampton’s City Depot HWRC but not the Portsmouth HWRC at Paulsgrove.
All HWRCs have an accessible parking bay for blue badge holders, who will also now require a permit if they wish to use a larger commercial-type vehicle for their household waste.
The non-trade permit scheme for vans and trailers was first introduced in 2008 so that Hampshire residents could use a van, pick-up or trailer longer than 1.8m to transport their own household waste for disposal, while restricting use of the sites for commercial purposes.
Hampshire’s HWRCs are operated by Veolia accept a range of waste types including bulky waste items.
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