The announcement made by environment Minister Rebecca Pow on Sunday (18 June) will help householders to dispose of their waste in a responsible manner and encourage recycling.

Around a third of local authorities still charge for household DIY waste. The changes outlined yesterday will mean councils treat DIY waste the same as household waste and could save people up to £10 for an individual item.

In May 2021 charges were introduced to recycling centres in B&NES £2 to dispose of a bag of rubble, £4 for a bag of plasterboard and £3.50 for a car tyre.

Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said:

We want to make it as easy as possible for people to dispose of their waste properly and that's why we are removing the financial burden on doing the right thing with DIY trash.

This not only supports our wider work to tackle fly-tipping and waste crime, but we are helping home improvers across the nation make their dream projects a reality.

These changes complement wider action we are taking to tackle fly-tipping and waste crime, which is estimated to cost the economy £924m per year in England, say DEFRA.