Decision details

Household Waste Container Charges 2025-26

Decision Maker: Executive Director, Place

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

Decision: To set and agree the household waste container charges for 2025-26

 

It was decided to uplift all container charges by 5% to ensure that all additional costs incurred by Dorset Council in providing these services are recovered.

 

This decision is delegated to the Executive Director for Place in conjunction with the relevant Cabinet Member, under Dorset Council’s Scheme of Delegation.

 

Reasons for the decision:

To allow Dorset Council to recover all costs associated with purchasing and delivering some of the household waste containers.

 

Alternative options considered:

Two other price increase options were considered and rejected as these would not fully cover the costs incurred by Dorset Council in providing these services. These were:

 

  1. Apply a 0% price increase
  2. Apply a 2.5% price increase

 

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

No conflicts of interest declared.

 

Publication date: 10/03/2025

Date of decision: 07/03/2025