Entry permit notes

Please read the notes carefully before applying for your household recycling centre entry permit. From 2 November 2009:

1. Permits are required for car derived vans, vans and medium sized trailers. Larger commercial type vehicles longer than 5 m or more than 2.1 m in height are strictly prohibited from the site.

2. If you bring waste to the site in a vehicle or trailer which requires a permit, you must present a valid permit to site staff at each visit. Users without a valid permit will be refused permission to tip waste.

3. Permits will only be issued to people living in the Shropshire Council area. Telford & Wrekin area residents should apply to that council for permits. If you live outside the area you will not be allowed to bring waste to a Shropshire Council site in a trailer or commercial type vehicle. Shropshire Council permits are valid at sites provided by Telford & Wrekin Council if nearer to your address.

4. The permit only entitles the named driver to tip or recycle their household and/or garden waste at a Shropshire household waste site. It does not allow trade waste to be tipped under any circumstances. Trade waste includes waste from any business and any waste carried for commercial gain. It is a criminal offence under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 for trade waste to be deposited at a household waste site. The maximum penalty on conviction is £20,000 or six months imprisonment, or both.

5. Permits are only valid for the vehicle or trailer described and for the named driver, resident at the specified address. A maximum of 10 permits will be issued per household at any one time. Permits must not be used by other persons or for other vehicles under any circumstances.

6. Shropshire Council reserves the right to cancel permits or amend the operation of the permit scheme at any time.

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