\n In a statement, Mr Barber said: “More waste dumped at the side of the road in Oxfordshire.\n<\/p>\n
\n Matthew Barber (Image: Contributed)\n<\/p>\n
\n “There\u2019s no excuse for this behaviour but it certainly isn\u2019t helped by Oxfordshire County Council<\/a> having put more obstacles in the way of residents wanting to legitimately dispose of their waste at our recycling centres.”\n<\/p>\n \n Oxfordshire County Council introduced changes at the seven recycling centres it runs across the county from January this year, with a new scheme requiring online booking and for everyone attending a centre to have a form of ID or proof of address.\n<\/p>\n \n \n The number of permitted trips to a recycling centre was reduced from 12 to 10 per year, and anyone from outside the county now has to pay \u00a315 to dispose of waste.\n<\/p>\n \n At the time, the scheme was met with some opposition, and fears that it would result in an increase in waste and environmental crime.\n<\/p>\n \n READ MORE: Shock as RAF reveals why fighter planes sped over Oxford<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n Witney councillor Thomas Ashby earlier said: “In all seriousness, it\u2019s completely nuts, and I do hope, that in time, the Council does reconsider as other councils have done elsewhere.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cI imagine we will sadly see an increase in fly-tipping.”\n<\/p>\n \n A spokesperson for Oxfordshire County Council said: “Booking systems are commonplace in other local authorities, including Oxfordshire\u2019s neighbours, and have been in place for quite a while.\n<\/p>\n \n \n “Their experiences have shown this does not lead to a rise in fly-tipping and, so far, there has not been an increase observed in Oxfordshire as the vast majority of residents are law abiding and will dispose of their waste responsibly. We will continue to monitor the situation.\n<\/p>\n \n “It only takes two minutes to make a booking online, and can be done by telephone if the user doesn\u2019t have internet access.\n<\/p>\nHousehold Waste Recycling Centre at Redbridge (Image: Ed Nix)\n<\/p>\n
Waste recycling centre (Image: David Fleming)\n<\/p>\n