Following a successful trial at Glossop Household Waste Recycling Centre, enforcement is being extended to all our household waste recycling centres from 28 September 2026.
Automatic number plate recognition technology (ANPR) will be used to detect vehicles that are not yet registered to use the recycling centres and access will be refused.
It means anyone wishing to use the sites must register their vehicle in advance to show they live in Derbyshire and carry identification.
Registering is quick, easy and free of charge. Register online or by contacting Call Derbyshire on telephone: 01629 533190.
Each Derbyshire resident over the age of 17 can register up to 2 vehicles.
Residents registering a van to dispose of their household waste will be required to register each time they wish to visit. This is to help deter traders from using the service for free at the expense of local council taxpayers. Traders wishing to dispose of trade waste can pay to do so at recycling centres in Ashbourne and Stonegravels (between 8.30-9.30am and 5-6pm) and can make an unlimited number of visits.
The registration system was introduced following a significant increase in the amount of waste collected across all of the county’s household waste recycling centres since 2017.
Since introducing the registration system, tonnage has decreased by 5,000 tonnes which saves council tax-payers £410,000 a year.
Councillor Carol Wood, our Cabinet Member for Environment, said:
“Making sure this council is as efficient as it can be is our top priority and by enforcing the new system in line with similar schemes in neighbouring areas outside Derbyshire, we can be sure that each area will only pay for waste and recycling for its own residents.
“We’ve been encouraging Derbyshire residents to register to use our sites over many months now and I’d like to thank everyone who has taken the time to register so far.
“Residents who haven’t yet registered are urged to do so as soon as possible to avoid getting caught out at the gate.”