Overview

• A pre-booking system will be introduced at Dorchester, Wimborne, Shaftesbury and Sherborne.
• Non-Dorset residents must pay an entry fee at booked sites while Dorset residents retain free access across all ten centres.
• Weymouth, Swanage, Portland, Bridport, Wareham and Ferndown will operate without reservations and receive boosted anti-commercial use enforcement.
• Around 20% of the waste at Shaftesbury and Sherborne originates from outside Dorset, underlining cross-border disposal issues.
• The council will monitor slot availability, customer satisfaction, recycling rates and any changes in fly-tipping to inform a possible countywide rollout.