Yet another... recycling plant fire
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mcdjl said:
This one in Nottingham happened mid afternoon!
https://westbridgfordwire.com/more-pictures-emerge...
I could see this from Leicestershire on Monday. That dense it looked local!https://westbridgfordwire.com/more-pictures-emerge...
Has any recycling ever happened successfully in this country?
At least containers are so expensive now that waste isn't being shipped to some unsuspecting 3rd world country.
but I could be wrong.
As for every raging forest fire. They always seem to be the new trees planted as replacements. Dont the happy clappy t
ts that do it ever consider firebreaks?
At least containers are so expensive now that waste isn't being shipped to some unsuspecting 3rd world country.
but I could be wrong.
As for every raging forest fire. They always seem to be the new trees planted as replacements. Dont the happy clappy t
ts that do it ever consider firebreaks?I have no doubt plenty of stuff does get recycled. The problem though appears to be that contracts to collect and process recycling are made assuming a price for the sorted items.
However the price that is paid for the sorted items is volatile and therefore the recycler may not get the price they wanted.
They then store it hoping prices go up - instead of which it catches fire and becomes the insurers problem!
However the price that is paid for the sorted items is volatile and therefore the recycler may not get the price they wanted.
They then store it hoping prices go up - instead of which it catches fire and becomes the insurers problem!
We had one yesterday that caused carnage on the surrounding roads
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Chrisgr31 said:
I have no doubt plenty of stuff does get recycled. The problem though appears to be that contracts to collect and process recycling are made assuming a price for the sorted items.
However the price that is paid for the sorted items is volatile and therefore the recycler may not get the price they wanted.
They then store it hoping prices go up - instead of which it catches fire and becomes the insurers problem!
its been said before this is little to do with insurance.However the price that is paid for the sorted items is volatile and therefore the recycler may not get the price they wanted.
They then store it hoping prices go up - instead of which it catches fire and becomes the insurers problem!
If everything goes up in smoke it saves the cost of sorting it and shipping it somewhere.
The fire teams always seem to allow it to burn itself out rather than try to save it.
saaby93 said:
Chrisgr31 said:
I have no doubt plenty of stuff does get recycled. The problem though appears to be that contracts to collect and process recycling are made assuming a price for the sorted items.
However the price that is paid for the sorted items is volatile and therefore the recycler may not get the price they wanted.
They then store it hoping prices go up - instead of which it catches fire and becomes the insurers problem!
its been said before this is little to do with insurance.However the price that is paid for the sorted items is volatile and therefore the recycler may not get the price they wanted.
They then store it hoping prices go up - instead of which it catches fire and becomes the insurers problem!
If everything goes up in smoke it saves the cost of sorting it and shipping it somewhere.
The fire teams always seem to allow it to burn itself out rather than try to save it.
saaby93 said:
its been said before this is little to do with insurance.
If everything goes up in smoke it saves the cost of sorting it and shipping it somewhere.
The fire teams always seem to allow it to burn itself out rather than try to save it.
As I say it becomes the insurers problem, because once it has burnt the only place its going to is landfill. Problem is its now full of water so weighs a lot more so the landfill cost is much higher, made worse by the need to pay landfill tax which is based on weight.If everything goes up in smoke it saves the cost of sorting it and shipping it somewhere.
The fire teams always seem to allow it to burn itself out rather than try to save it.
Cost a client of mine over £500k to clear a site. In that case it hadn't caught fire although the only reason it hadnt caught fore was that it had been pumped full of water to stop it catching fire. The recycler paid noting as they went bust.
Chrisgr31 said:
As I say it becomes the insurers problem, because once it has burnt the only place its going to is landfill. Problem is its now full of water so weighs a lot more so the landfill cost is much higher, made worse by the need to pay landfill tax which is based on weight.
Cost a client of mine over £500k to clear a site. In that case it hadn't caught fire although the only reason it hadnt caught fore was that it had been pumped full of water to stop it catching fire. The recycler paid noting as they went bust.
If the waste was genuinely waterlogged, they could have claimed a water discount on LFT.Cost a client of mine over £500k to clear a site. In that case it hadn't caught fire although the only reason it hadnt caught fore was that it had been pumped full of water to stop it catching fire. The recycler paid noting as they went bust.
Not a recycling plant, but still a fire. Fly tipper jailed for 11 months after dumping 50+ tons of tyres and assorted crap:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-wes...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-wes...
saaby93 said:
Good to see em giving it a good stoke with that grabber to get some air into it. poo at Paul's said:
saaby93 said:
Good to see em giving it a good stoke with that grabber to get some air into it. Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff