Residents facing 34-mile trip to use tip 'resort to subterfuge'

GLOUCESTERSHIRE residents are “resorting to subterfuge” in order to use their nearest tips by “borrowing the cars and number plates of other people from a neighbouring county”.

- CARMELO GARCIA Local Democracy Reporter

The issues of county borders blocking residents from using their nearest household recycling centre was brought up at a Gloucestershire County Council meeting this week.

It is thought the situation could potentially encourage fly-tipping.

People living in the Newent division are currently prevented from using the nearby tips in Ledbury and Ross and instead are faced with 34-mile round trips to use their nearest household recycling centre in Gloucestershire.

Councillor Gill Moseley (LD, Newent) told the environment scrutiny committee on July 8 that the introduction of a booking system during the coronavirus pandemic means Gloucestershire residents have since been blocked from using their nearest tips which are in Herefordshire.

She asked if Shire Hall chiefs could work with Herefordshire Council to set up an arrangement which would allow her constituents to use the household recycling centres in Ledbury and Ross.