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Registration and restrictions for council tips to begin this month
Residents will have to register to use North Yorkshire’s household waste recycling centres from later this month.
The Stray Ferret revealed last year that North Yorkshire Council planned to make people register to use the tips and limit the amount of times commercial-like vehicles can use them to 12 a year.
The council announced today (April 15) that registration will begin on Monday, April 27.
Residents will need to register their name, address and vehicle before visiting any of the county’s 20 centres, which include two in Harrogate and one each in Ripon and Pateley Bridge.
The council said the move will ensure the sites are used by North Yorkshire residents who fund the service, and reduce visits from people outside the county, who currently account for about one in six users and cost the taxpayer up to £400,000 a year.
The council said registration “is free, takes a couple of minutes, and lasts for three years”.
You can register online from April 27 and use the centres straight away. Nothing will be sent in the post, and staff will check number plates on arrival.
The Penny Pot Lane household waste recycling centre in Harrogate.
Owners of commercial-like vehicles will be restricted to 12 free visits per year to dispose of household waste once registered.
The council said this aimed to prevent it from “inadvertently accepting commercial waste free of charge, while still supporting residents who own larger vehicles”.
Councillor Richard Foster, the council’s Conservative executive member for managing our environment, said:
Introducing the registration scheme is an important step in protecting a service that residents value without creating additional cost to the taxpayer.
It will help us to improve access, reduce misuse, and ensure we are operating the centres as efficiently and fairly as possible.
You can register online here from April 27.
Those without internet access can call the council on 03001312131, or visit a library or council office for help.
The changes follow a 12 week consultation, which received more than 3,000 responses. Of these, 69 per cent supported restricting access to residents, and 61 per cent backed limits for commercial-like vehicles.
In 2024/25, the county’s recycling centres handled 64,500 tonnes of waste and received 1.6 million visits.
The new scheme is expected to support savings of up to £400,000 per year, including £300,000 from restricting non resident use and £100,000 from limiting commercial-like vehicle visits.
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