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Nov 2023
North Yorkshire Council is considering whether to ban people depositing commercial waste at all of its household waste recycling centres.
It is one of a range of options being considered as part of cost-saving measures.
Other ideas include restricting the number of trips vans can make to the centres and banning people who don't live in North Yorkshire from using them.
The options, which would affect sites at Penny Pot Lane and Wetherby Road in Harrogate, Dallamires Crescent in Ripon and mobile sites in Pateley Bridge and Boroughbridge, are due to go out to consultation.
The Penny Pot Lane tip.
A council decision notice last week announced plans to consult on changes, which it said would "avoid the need to reduce the service but do impact certain site users".
The Stray Ferret asked the council why it was proposing changes, what the options were and the likely cost associated with them.
In a statement, it replied:
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