Skip needed in Bingley at non-p*ss-take price!
Discussion
I need a small skip, literally for 24 hours. If it's dropped off one day and collected the next I can chuck the stuff in it on the evening in between. Problem is, the cheapest I can find is about 65 quid. I am prepared to pay 30... 40 at a push, but for the length of time I want it for 65 seems steep. Anyone know of anyone really cheap?
Probably. I seems stupid though that companies have to pay silly money to dispose of stuff when the stuff they're disposing of is from a private residence, the owners of which would be able to dispose of the stuff FOC if they did it themselves... which of course they can't because they don't have a suitable vehicle. No wonder there's so many unscrupulous people offering to take your stuff for relatively nothing and then fly-tipping it.
Deva Link said:
MitchT said:
for the length of time I want it for 65 seems steep.
The time (within reason) is irrelevant.MitchT said:
Deva Link said:
MitchT said:
for the length of time I want it for 65 seems steep.
The time (within reason) is irrelevant.If you think about the cost of fuel, a man, wear and tear on wagon and skip plus all the other costs associated with running a business and disposing of the waste in many ways £65 looks cheap. Why not hire a van for the day and have several tip runs? Or go and speak nicely to your local pikies, depending what you want rid of they may pay you to take it.
Depending on how much you need to move, a Hippo Bag is £49.50 for collection, plus £7ish to buy the bag from Homebase/B&Q or Wickes, is marginally cheaper than skip hire.
Again, depending on what you have to dispose of, you may be able to pass things on through Freecycle.org. When I moved to my current house, I stripped out the whole kitchen, two bathrooms, several lots of laminate flooring, used carpeting and curtains, all of which were taken by people from Freecycle. The only trips I made to the skip were to take broken tiles, rubble and plaster, everything else, including the kitchen sink was re-homed. Without seeming as though I've gone all lentalist, it was nice to know that a) I had been able to help people who have less than I do, and b) my 'rubbish' wasn't contributing to land-fill. Maybe that bit of eco-goodness will offset the 'footprint' of my M3.
However, if you have half a tonne of rubble to get rid of, my waffling isn't helping you!
Oh and one last thought, Leeds Council offer a bulk waste collection service, for large items, metal and sacks, which, in my experience, was pretty cheap. IIRC £30ish. Perhaps Bradford may do something similar..?
Again, depending on what you have to dispose of, you may be able to pass things on through Freecycle.org. When I moved to my current house, I stripped out the whole kitchen, two bathrooms, several lots of laminate flooring, used carpeting and curtains, all of which were taken by people from Freecycle. The only trips I made to the skip were to take broken tiles, rubble and plaster, everything else, including the kitchen sink was re-homed. Without seeming as though I've gone all lentalist, it was nice to know that a) I had been able to help people who have less than I do, and b) my 'rubbish' wasn't contributing to land-fill. Maybe that bit of eco-goodness will offset the 'footprint' of my M3.
However, if you have half a tonne of rubble to get rid of, my waffling isn't helping you!Oh and one last thought, Leeds Council offer a bulk waste collection service, for large items, metal and sacks, which, in my experience, was pretty cheap. IIRC £30ish. Perhaps Bradford may do something similar..?
Edited by Chim Girl on Saturday 23 August 07:43
gemini said:
Agreed
We suffer badly in the south of NY with fly tipping
Itll be because of costs to "tip"
Ordered a couple of skips to fill up with rubbish from work last week. Had three lots of dodgy characters come round offering to do free removals of waste. Needless to say I turned them down... I reckon they search through for all the metal and dump the rest in NY or somewhere equally remote. Very annoying. The cost to tip includes a sizable chunk of tax for Gordon, which has a lot to do with the problem.We suffer badly in the south of NY with fly tipping
Itll be because of costs to "tip"
cheers
Graham
Where can you get a skip for £65? down here they are around £150 and that's whether you have them for 10 minutes or ten days. Don't forget that landfill tax is now £32 per ton, add diesel and other overheads and £65 is cheap. Our disposal costs alone start at around £55 per ton and we own the landfill sites.
Well, it's one of those things. it doesn't matter how 'good value' £65 is, it's more than I can afford. If anyone know where I can get it done for £40 max, please speak-up. I'm not interested to know why it costs more than that as knowing why doesn't change the fact that it's still too expensive.
Deva Link said:
What are you getting rid of?
A variety of pieces of junk that have been thrown into the garden from the public path that skirts it - An old push chair, a large plastic lubricants container, three of those long red and white striped plastic 'planks' that are put up around road works, a pair of knackered old wooden garage doors and a variety of other similar items. The notion that I have to pay at all to get rid of the sh*t that fly-tippers have chucked into the garden is, to put it mildly, poor. The notion that I should have to pay more than I think is an acceptable price is... well... unacceptable!MitchT said:
Deva Link said:
What are you getting rid of?
A variety of pieces of junk that have been thrown into the garden from the public path that skirts it - An old push chair, a large plastic lubricants container, three of those long red and white striped plastic 'planks' that are put up around road works, a pair of knackered old wooden garage doors and a variety of other similar items. The notion that I have to pay at all to get rid of the sh*t that fly-tippers have chucked into the garden is, to put it mildly, poor. The notion that I should have to pay more than I think is an acceptable price is... well... unacceptable!falcemob said:
What you think acceptable would mean the skip company losing money, I don't know many chrity skip companies.
I see what you're saying, but I can only afford what I can afford. End of.Deva Link said:
Chuck it back and then the council will remove it.
No they won't. The path is half belonging to the property I live in and half to the property at the other side of it, which means I am responsible for my half of the path. If I chuck the stuff over it will stay there until either A: Some more chavs come along and chuck it into the garden again, or B: Someone complains to the council that the path is blocked and the council then tells me to move it or they move it and send me the bill.M44TNH said:
Contact your council or look on their website, Leeds CC will collect large items of rubish on a pre arranged basis, I'm sure your local council should offer the same free service
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