Fees for refuse & recycling collection


Type	Fee/charge: 2007/8	Proposed fee/charge 2008/9
i) Domestic clinical waste	Nil	Nil
- Commercial premises per 10 sacks	£14.45	£14.80
- Sharps boxes	£10.00	£11.00
ii) Bulky household waste (up to 3 items)	£30.00 *	£30.00 *
- Per item (after three)	£5.00	£5.00
iii) Sack service	£3.95 roll (30) delivered	£4.05 roll (30) delivered
iv) Additional black or green bin and replacement due resident damage	£60.00 delivery charge	£60.00 delivery charge
v) Additional green box	Nil	Nil
vi) Replacement bin - Stolen with incident number	Nil	Nil
vii) Bin delivery charge	£60 per visit	£60 per visit

* this charge introduced July 2004, to minimise tonnage collected, increase in fees would not be appropriate.

Council policy when setting the fees/charges:

Fee set by: Discretionary: Environmental Health Portfolio Holder
Fees set to curtail the increasing demand on the service, places the costs for the service on those that use it and can afford it and promote more sustainable methods of disposal such as re-use or recycling.