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Limit use of Household Waste Recycling Sites to West Sussex residents

Meeting: 20/09/2019 - Communities, Highways and Environment Scrutiny Committee (Item 116)

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Draft decision report by the Cabinet Member for Environment.

 

The Committee is asked to consider and comment on the proposals to limit access to West Sussex’s Household Waste Recycling Sites to residents.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

116.1The Committee considered the draft decision report by the Cabinet Member for Environment (copy appended to the signed minutes).

 

116.2Steve Read, Director of Environment and Public Protection introduced the report with a presentation (copy appended to the signed minutes), which highlighted the need to limit the use of Household Waste Recycling Sites to West Sussex residents and that West Sussex County Council is one of the last waste disposal authority’s to do this.

 

116.3  The Committee made comments including those that follow. It:

 

·         Welcomed the report and was supportive of the proposal.

 

·         Raised concerns around the need for a utility bill in addition to photo ID and requested reassurance that there would be sufficient information, signage and staff on site to deal with residents’ admission, and any attendant queries.

 

·         Raised concerns that 1 months’ notice is not long enough to ensure that people turning up at sites are aware of the new conditions.

 

·         Questions whether the checks could be limited to sites situated close to a county border.

 

·         Concern was raised as to whether this action will result in an increase in fly tipping and was reassured to hear that there has been no significant increase in other areas that have a resident’s-only policy.

 

116.4  Resolved –

 

That the Committee supports the proposal but asks that the Cabinet Member looks again at instead requiring only one form of ID.

 

That the Cabinet Member takes account of the Committee’s concerns about fly-tipping and the risk of long queues forming. Also that the proposals will overly impact areas of deprivation.

 

That it is verified that there is sufficient space at sites for rejected vehicles to turn around.

 

That the one-month notice period is lengthened

 

That the proposal should be subject to public consultation