What do the council do with my asbestos?
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Balking at the quotes I was given for removing my old leaky garage roof I realised that I could buy the proper PPE for two (who says romance is dead) plus the plastic to cover it plus associated bits and bobs for under £200. My local dump will take 4 sheets a month as long as it's double wrapped so disposal can be done in one month plus 1 day. Removal of 8 3m sheets plus wrapping has taken a day but I've been VERY careful and having seen some so-called professionals at it on a neighbours place previously I reckon there's less chance of me having left dust etc on the beams.
So, well done me...
But the purpose of the post is that this all got me wondering- what do the council do with it when I hand it off to them. Does it get buried in a very deep hole?
So, well done me...
But the purpose of the post is that this all got me wondering- what do the council do with it when I hand it off to them. Does it get buried in a very deep hole?
It should get buried in landfill in a specially dug hole and then covered. Nothing special really, it's just a good way to make a lot of extra money for the landfill owner although there is masses of paperwork to go with it. I used to carry asbestos and a lot of the time it was tipped on the same face as all the rest of the rubbish.
If you have space and the will to do it you could bury it in your garden.
If you have space and the will to do it you could bury it in your garden.
jagracer said:
It should get buried in landfill in a specially dug hole and then covered. Nothing special really, it's just a good way to make a lot of extra money for the landfill owner although there is masses of paperwork to go with it. I used to carry asbestos and a lot of the time it was tipped on the same face as all the rest of the rubbish.
If you have space and the will to do it you could bury it in your garden.
Have space but not the will...If you have space and the will to do it you could bury it in your garden.
SAB888 said:
There are different types of asbestos, some are more dangerous than others. The precautions for removing and disposing it are there because it's nasty stuff. Try googling Asbestosis.
But how many people have died afer touching their asbestos garage roof? That's the point. And as chemistry students we all had asbestos tiles to put our bunsen burners on.Simpo Two said:
SAB888 said:
There are different types of asbestos, some are more dangerous than others. The precautions for removing and disposing it are there because it's nasty stuff. Try googling Asbestosis.
But how many people have died afer touching their asbestos garage roof? That's the point. And as chemistry students we all had asbestos tiles to put our bunsen burners on.basherX said:
finlo said:
Thought you needed a licence to remove it?
You go to jail for touching it here.
Where's here? I think you only need to be licensed if your offering asbestos removal as a commercial service.You go to jail for touching it here.
Engineer1 said:
Handle it carefully and bury it.
You forgot and then "Build houses on it" Well you can try http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spodden_Valley_asbe...
Seems the locals
For the record Simon Danzcuk really is a self promoting gobste politician no more than the rest of them I suppose
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