Glossop Household Waste Recycling Centre, on Melandra Road, will be the first to enforce the new system using automatic number plate recognition technology (ANPR) to detect those who have not registered.
Anyone using the Glossop centre needs to register their vehicle in advance to show they live in Derbyshire. From Monday 6 July 2026 vehicles that are not registered will be refused access to the site.
Registering is quick, easy and free of charge – either 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 and access will last 24 hours. This is to help deter traders from using the service for free at the expense of local council tax-payers. Traders wishing to dispose of trade waste can pay to do so at recycling centres in Ashbourne and Stonegravels 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.
The number of Glossop residents who have registered their vehicles to use our household waste recycling centres increased following the launch of a public consultation to gather people’s views about a proposal to close the Glossop site and other cost-saving options across all sites.
But despite the spike in registrations, around 65% of visitors are still arriving in unregistered vehicles, suggesting a significant proportion of users could be traveling to the site from outside the county and do not pay council tax in Derbyshire.
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 and now we’re in a position to trial the new system at Glossop. It will give us a clearer picture of how many residents and non-residents are using the site, which is close to the county border with Tameside.
“I’d like to thank everyone who has taken the time to register so far and would urge residents who haven’t yet done so to register as soon as possible to avoid getting caught out at the gate.”
The 12-week public consultation on the future of Glossop Household Waste Recycling Centre is ongoing.
We are experiencing financial challenges and are proposing to close the centre to save £360,000 a year in running costs.
No decisions about the future of the Glossop centre have yet been made and enforcement data from the site will help to inform our decision-making alongside the results of the public consultation.
To take part in the consultation, complete the online survey or pick up a paper copy at any Derbyshire library. The closing date for the consultation is 23 July 2026.