\n This is expected to be in place later in the year.\n<\/p>\n
\n This change is aimed at saving costs, improving services and making funding fairer for residents.\n<\/p>\n
\n Councillor Jon Andrews, cabinet member for place services, said: “We know some residents are concerned about this change, but we’ve looked at lots of alternative options to identify savings.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We know that closing sites, cutting opening hours, or limiting access could save money, but would have a huge negative impact on our residents.\n<\/p>\n
\n “A booking system allows us to maintain the same valued level of service with lower running costs.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The booking system will result in significant annual savings, with more than \u00a3100,000 saved at Shaftesbury and Sherborne alone.\n<\/p>\n
\n More savings are expected from other frequently used centres including Wimborne, Wareham and Bridport.\n<\/p>\n
\n This move could potentially save hundreds of thousands of pounds, with other councils reporting savings of up to \u00a3650,000 a year.\n<\/p>\n
\n Currently, Dorset Council pays \u00a3435,000 to BCP Council so Dorset residents can use its recycling centres.\n<\/p>\n
\n However, under the new system, non-Dorset residents will have to pay a fee to cover the cost of their waste disposal and site maintenance.\n<\/p>\n
\n The booking system also aims to prevent misuse by commercial operators posing as household users, thus further reducing disposal costs.\n<\/p>\n
\n The initiative supports Dorset Council’s environmental goals, as fewer trips with more waste per visit are expected, leading to fewer car journeys, less congestion and lower emissions.\n<\/p>\n
\n The system promises better site access control, enabling staff to spend more time assisting visitors and managing waste, which will lead to higher recycling rates.\n<\/p>\n
\n Councillor Andrews dismissed concerns about increased fly-tipping due to the booking system.\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: “Law-abiding and considerate people will not turn into fly-tipping criminals simply because they need to spend a couple of minutes booking a slot at an HRC.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We won’t be turning any legitimate users away while the new system beds in.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Most bookings can be made for the same day, with no limit on the number of visits for most vehicles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is expected to be in place later in the year. This change is aimed at saving costs,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201912,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3843],"tags":[728,70,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-201911","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-science","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114720064655995403","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}