{"id":801615,"date":"2026-10-13T21:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/801615\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T21:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:02:09","slug":"new-forest-waste-collection-service-could-be-scrapped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/801615\/","title":{"rendered":"New Forest waste collection service could be scrapped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/news\/district\/newforest\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New Forest<\/a> District Council is consulting on proposals to stop providing commercial waste and recycling collections, which officers say cost around \u00a375,000 a year more to run than they generate in income.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The proposal forms part of the authority&#8217;s budget consultation for the 2027-28 financial year, which seeks feedback on six savings measures aimed at helping tackle a forecast budget shortfall.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Liberal Democrat Pennington councillor Jack Davies questioned whether axing the service would prove worthwhile.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Speaking at full council on Monday, he said: &#8220;The worry going forward is for those businesses who haven&#8217;t got the operational income to switch to a private waste provider.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;People will simply fly-tip or will use other means to dispose of their waste. We have got to be careful about the implications from this.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/> (Image: Cllr Davies)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He added: &#8220;I don&#8217;t think it is a sensible decision to scrap the business waste service. I think \u00a375,000 is a tiny saving compared to the potential impact that cutting the service would have.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Cllr Davies also warned the proposal could threaten the future viability of Lymington market and place further pressure on businesses already facing high rates and wider economic challenges.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/news\/26628612.concerns-plans-52-retirement-flats-new-forest-town\/?ref=ed_recent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Concerns over plans for 52 retirement flats in New Forest town<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Consultation documents state the business waste service is discretionary rather than a legal requirement, and would require further spending to continue operating under new legislation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Officials say charges would also need to rise significantly to match private-sector rates.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  If approved, businesses would need to switch to another waste provider.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The council said several small and larger operators already provide commercial waste services across the district.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Speaking during discussions on the budget proposals on Monday, Jeremy Heron, the councillor responsible for finance, defended the move.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Conservative councillor for Ringwood South said: &#8220;Businesses have a job to make money. That is the only purpose of a business.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;If it can&#8217;t afford its full costs, it is a pointless exercise. We cannot subsidise them.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The council said businesses would need to find alternative waste collectors if the service was withdrawn, which could increase costs and affect existing arrangements.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The consultation remains open until November 10, with residents and businesses invited to give their views before any final decision is taken.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Residents can take part through the council&#8217;s budget consultation on the NFDC website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Forest District Council is consulting on proposals to stop providing commercial waste and recycling collections, which officers&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":801616,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-801615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/801616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}