Restricted Items & Activities Sample Clauses

Restricted Items & Activities. 7.1 Hazardous waste The bringing on site and use of polluting materials such as tyres, asbestos, glass and carpet shall be treated as illegal disposal of waste and will result in immediate notification to the tenant and a warning notice issued. The council will organise for clearance of such waste and the tenant will be recharged the full cost plus an administration fee. 7.2 Waste materials Other waste materials that are prohibited from being brought on site include: (i) Construction materials including rubble and hard core (ii) Bath tubs (iii) Domestic household items, ie doors, shelving, cabinets, bed frames, etc (iv) Glass bottles (v) Vegetation and garden waste brought from an external source (vi) Food waste (vii) Commercial waste (viii) Bricks, concrete slabs or pads are permitted but only for the purpose of creating a base for a shed or green house. Any excessive materials that are not used for this purpose will result in the allotment holder being contacted and removal requested. 7.3 Fly-tipping If a tenant witnesses someone fly-tipping rubbish onto an allotment site they should inform the council via ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇/▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/ fly-tipping/ with details of what they have witnessed, location, vehicle make and model, registration number, vehicle markings and description of person(s). If photographic or video images are available these should be provided too. The council will take action to try and identify the offender and carry out enforcement. The tenant should always consider their safety and not pursue collection of information if this puts them at risk. 7.4 Burning of waste Bonfires/open fires are not permitted at any time unless authorised by the Council’s Allotment Officer. Garden waste can be burned within an incinerator and in a controlled manner with sufficient water supply available at the site of the fire to extinguish a fire if necessary. Fires must be attended at all times whilst burning. Fires must be fully extinguished when the allotment holder is leaving the site. The burning of any material other than garden waste is prohibited. Smoke caused by burning garden waste must not cause a nuisance to other allotment users, visitors, neighbouring properties or users of the highway. Anyone found to be causing a nuisance could result in action being taken under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 or the Highways Act 1980. The council reserves the right to prohibit any burning of garden waste on any plot or allotment site.