No wonder people fly tip
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I'm glad councils restrict scumbag white van men from dumping their trade waste at our expense, but the reality is that the a
holes still fly tip it elsewhere. My local tip is alright, they were quite happy for me to chuck shedloads of stuff in their skips when I gutted my house. My FIL helped out using his work van, and he just had to sign a logbook for it restricting him to one trip a week.
holes still fly tip it elsewhere. My local tip is alright, they were quite happy for me to chuck shedloads of stuff in their skips when I gutted my house. My FIL helped out using his work van, and he just had to sign a logbook for it restricting him to one trip a week.I feel very fortunate with the waste services we get around here (Woking). Landfill waste is collected every other week, alternating with recycling (which we don't have to separate; it all just goes into a different bin). Food waste is collected every week, so things don't start to smell. We do have to pay a small amount extra to have garden waste bins (we pay maybe £40 a year for two wheelie bins) and these get collected by a separate truck the same day as the landfill waste. I don't begrudge paying a subscription for the garden waste, because anyone with a garden big enough to need it is probably well-off enough to pay, and why should poorer people subsidise my nice big garden?
And the policy at the "recycling centre" (tip) is fairly sensible. If you're in a van, strictly you have to have a permit - but the staff are quite happy if it's obviously a rental van or you can show your rental agreement. They have a quick look at what you've got, and in you go. I disposed of about 3 Transits full of tree branches that way, and came back again for another run with garage crap. No problems at all.
And the policy at the "recycling centre" (tip) is fairly sensible. If you're in a van, strictly you have to have a permit - but the staff are quite happy if it's obviously a rental van or you can show your rental agreement. They have a quick look at what you've got, and in you go. I disposed of about 3 Transits full of tree branches that way, and came back again for another run with garage crap. No problems at all.
I hadn't realised i needed a permit to use my local tip with a trailer.
The first time i turned up with it, i was quickly told i couldn't empty anything from it, however, i could empty the contents of my boot. A genuine mistake on my part, so i asked nicely if i empty it anyway on the basis that otherwise i'll just move the contents to my boot and then dump it from there.
They didn't agree to that either, so i did as i said. I moved all the crap from the trailer into the boot and then tipped it from there.
It just got so stupid, they even lent me a bin, brush and shovel to sweep out the trailer but i had to put their bin in my boot before i could empty it in the skip!
The first time i turned up with it, i was quickly told i couldn't empty anything from it, however, i could empty the contents of my boot. A genuine mistake on my part, so i asked nicely if i empty it anyway on the basis that otherwise i'll just move the contents to my boot and then dump it from there.
They didn't agree to that either, so i did as i said. I moved all the crap from the trailer into the boot and then tipped it from there.
It just got so stupid, they even lent me a bin, brush and shovel to sweep out the trailer but i had to put their bin in my boot before i could empty it in the skip!
Mine are not too bad, but every so often they have a crack down, you can cut down a load of bushes and come back an hour later with your second trailer load and they say no. Luckily I live on the border of two towns and the next tip is close so just play em off.
The other thing I do is often break rubbish down and put in in wheelie bins over the next couple of weeks
One thing I have done is round up a couple of extra wheelie bins. One was left roaming the streets near me and I called the council, nothing we can do blah blah blah, so I got fed up of kids rumbling the bin about in the night, drunks bashing it into cars so I tried taking it to the tip, no mate can't leave em here. I now have a few extra bins down the end of my garden, fill em up with cuttings etc and the bin men never question it
I don't take the piss doing this and often help the neighbours out, as far as I see it it all ends up in the same hole iits just how it gets there
Sadly common sense is getting less and less because off a selfish attitude the general public seem to have
The other thing I do is often break rubbish down and put in in wheelie bins over the next couple of weeks
One thing I have done is round up a couple of extra wheelie bins. One was left roaming the streets near me and I called the council, nothing we can do blah blah blah, so I got fed up of kids rumbling the bin about in the night, drunks bashing it into cars so I tried taking it to the tip, no mate can't leave em here. I now have a few extra bins down the end of my garden, fill em up with cuttings etc and the bin men never question it
I don't take the piss doing this and often help the neighbours out, as far as I see it it all ends up in the same hole iits just how it gets there
Sadly common sense is getting less and less because off a selfish attitude the general public seem to have
OscarIndia said:
I was refused entry to my local tip due to the commercial vehicle issue, I was driving my 60 year old Series 1 Land Rover!
I was just going to post the same except my Landy wasn't so classic. Where I used to live the turned me away stating it a commercial vehicle despite it being a privately owned one. I do see the issue with businesses dumping there waste but to prevent people with vehicles like landrovers or trailers dumping there own waste is a pain. My LA said it was acceptable to make one trip per month for which I would have to book in advance during the week stating what type of rubbish I was taking.The other stupid thing I had at the waste disposal was when taking an asbestos sheet that had been left behind my garage It was all double wrapped in polythene except it wasn't the right polythene with there markings on. They only had small bags and told me I should take it away in the large stable sheet it was and break it up into small pieces to put it in the small bag they supplied. Fair enough if they wouldn't accept the asbestos but to recommend that I smash it up is irresponsible.
I'm lucky enough to have two tips within a ten minute drive. One will throw a wobbly over pretty much anything, the other is the polar opposite.
Friendly staff who normally give you a hand if you're struggling with stuff, I've been in with fully marked up vans I've borrowed and not even been asked once weather it was for residential or been refused entry.
The bad one has a guy that looks like Gandalf at the gate who stops anyone with trailers, vans, anyone that's been in once already that day.
Friendly staff who normally give you a hand if you're struggling with stuff, I've been in with fully marked up vans I've borrowed and not even been asked once weather it was for residential or been refused entry.
The bad one has a guy that looks like Gandalf at the gate who stops anyone with trailers, vans, anyone that's been in once already that day.
SlidingSideways said:
My parents council now charge you £40 a year if you want your garden waste collecting from your home. Weekend queues at the local recycling centre now make the place practically unusable!
NFDC?My parents have to do the same, which seems daft as i get a separate wheely bin for garden waste. Surprised they take it away sometimes, as by the time I've filled it with tree stumps, old bits of turf and other garden crap it weighs a ton
Dr Mike Oxgreen said:
And what about when you've got a Transit full of tree branches?
Well, the ones in Hampshire give you the opportunity to get a free permit for a van with 12 free visits a year:http://www3.hants.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/trade...
A lot of people dont realise this/cant be bothered so just drag it from the van to the dump leaving bits all over the road instead.
Patch1875 said:
Ours are sensible I take my van in and it's ok as long as what I'm dumping doesn't relate to my business.
Ours is the same. Pity all boroughs don't adapt this "sensible" option.Shirley the millions spent on clearing up fly tipped crap would be saved.(and we would all get a refund on our council tax 
)SlidingSideways said:
My parents council now charge you £40 a year if you want your garden waste collecting from your home. Weekend queues at the local recycling centre now make the place practically unusable!
We've just had the same brought in, I'm not paying £40 a year to dispose of my lawn cuttings, they go in the black bin now as they also closed down the small green waste site near us too.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff