People living in Nottingham city have been banned from using waste recycling centres in the county council area.
The restrictions are being introduced today and also mean anyone who does live in the county must register to carry on using the tips.
Nottinghamshire County Council says it needs to make the change because of “huge budget pressures” which mean it can no longer afford to deal with waste from people outside its area who don’t pay it council tax.
The move is designed to save the council around £200,000 a year.
Jim Creamer, chairman of the council’s environment and sustainability committee, said: “Because of the closeness of many of our recycling centres to the borders of the county, a significant number of users to our centres come from outside Nottinghamshire.
“In 2014 to 2015, around 85,000 tonnes of waste were deposited at our recycling centres. Stopping out-of-county residents from using Nottinghamshire’s sites should have a significant impact on overall tonnages, and therefore associated disposal costs.
“An additional benefit is that it could also improve waiting times at the centres for Notts residents.”
County residents can register in advance online and will need to provide the car registration numbers of the vehicles they want to use.
A registration form can be filled out on the council’s website, or people can call 0300 500 80 80 to complete the process. A registration user account has to be created for each household.
The authority has 12 recycling centres in its area, including some less than a mile from the Nottingham City Council area border in Beeston and West Bridgford.
The city council area has just one household waste centre, at Redfield Road, Lenton.
