Disposing of used engine oil - HWRC won't take it
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Have been a few times now to my local Household Waste Recycling Centre (or tip as most of us call it) - and every time I've gone the oil disposal container has been full and I've not been able to dispose of used engine oil. I always ask when it'll be emptied and the reply is always "Not a clue"
So I've now built up quite a lot of used oil that I can't get rid of. Does anyone know of anywhere other than the tip that would take the oil?
So I've now built up quite a lot of used oil that I can't get rid of. Does anyone know of anywhere other than the tip that would take the oil?
On the rare occasion that's happened to me, they've allowed me to leave the full container near the tank. Have you asked? Also worth trying neighboring sites, if you haven't already. Your last resorts would be to pay a local garage to take it from you, or approach a commercial waste disposal company directly.
GreenV8S said:
On the rare occasion that's happened to me, they've allowed me to leave the full container near the tank. Have you asked? Also worth trying neighboring sites, if you haven't already. Your last resorts would be to pay a local garage to take it from you, or approach a commercial waste disposal company directly.
I did but they said I couldn't leave it. I did manage to get rid of the old filters and empty containers though so not an entirely wasted trip.Next nearest site is around 20 mile away, might have to risk a trip there. I did consider asking my local mechanic to take it, but would feel a bit cheeky
InitialDave said:
Container in a bin bag and in the bin.
You tried to dispose of it properly, they wouldn't let you, so tough, they're getting it in the general waste instead.
25L limit at ours as well. I have a feeling they're going to be pissy when I do finally get rid of it, and wonder why I've got so much.You tried to dispose of it properly, they wouldn't let you, so tough, they're getting it in the general waste instead.
Not my fault I can't get rid of it
I took 4 or 5 containers to put local one last year and blokey there said I could only leave 5l...
Put it all back in the car and said if poor it down the drain instead.
Emailed the council (yes, I'm at that age now) who put me in touch with the company who run that site, who said there was no such rule.
Got another 3 or 4 on top of that now, still haven't been back
Put it all back in the car and said if poor it down the drain instead.
Emailed the council (yes, I'm at that age now) who put me in touch with the company who run that site, who said there was no such rule.
Got another 3 or 4 on top of that now, still haven't been back
CoolHands said:
I had a bloke get pissy with me for disposing of too much! I think I had 4 (maybe 5 but I think it was 4) of the usual 4 litre oil containers that you buy oil in. f
king ridiculous wkers, they really are fking stupid
He'd love me turning up with my 10L AdBlue containers full of oil thenking ridiculous wkers, they really are fking stupidAnd councils wonder why fly tipping is on the rise... Next problem; polluted ground water from dheads pouring it into the ground and putting it in landfill.
I've never seen people accused of being landscape gardeners, or being told they can only dump a small volume of cuttings. I've never seen the tip staff accuse anyone of being a painter and decorator when they dump paint tins or wallpaper scraps. We can even dump carpet, and yet no-one has told me "you're clearly a carpet fitter!"
But woe betide anyone who decides to take down a wall and service their car. Must be a builder AND mechanic dumping commercial waste from what is clearly a builders van and definitely not just a generic family car. It's a very odd thing!
heads pouring it into the ground and putting it in landfill.I've never seen people accused of being landscape gardeners, or being told they can only dump a small volume of cuttings. I've never seen the tip staff accuse anyone of being a painter and decorator when they dump paint tins or wallpaper scraps. We can even dump carpet, and yet no-one has told me "you're clearly a carpet fitter!"
But woe betide anyone who decides to take down a wall and service their car. Must be a builder AND mechanic dumping commercial waste from what is clearly a builders van and definitely not just a generic family car. It's a very odd thing!
InitialDave said:
Container in a bin bag and in the bin.
You tried to dispose of it properly, they wouldn't let you, so tough, they're getting it in the general waste instead.
I'd do that as a last resort too. Or burn it if you can. You tried to dispose of it properly, they wouldn't let you, so tough, they're getting it in the general waste instead.
My tip is fairly reasonable as it happens. Apart from one time when they said I couldn't leave the empty containers.
Edited by ChocolateFrog on Wednesday 11th June 10:34
donkmeister said:
And councils wonder why fly tipping is on the rise... Next problem; polluted ground water from dheads pouring it into the ground and putting it in landfill.
I've never seen people accused of being landscape gardeners, or being told they can only dump a small volume of cuttings. I've never seen the tip staff accuse anyone of being a painter and decorator when they dump paint tins or wallpaper scraps. We can even dump carpet, and yet no-one has told me "you're clearly a carpet fitter!"
But woe betide anyone who decides to take down a wall and service their car. Must be a builder AND mechanic dumping commercial waste from what is clearly a builders van and definitely not just a generic family car. It's a very odd thing!
Come to my tip then as they are utter bell ends, I turned up with a few small bags of stones and masonry and you'd have thought I was backing in a tipper truck, you know there is a limit on that stuff they shouted, I've got two bags FFS! The fly tipping issue (be that oil/waste/whatever has it's starting point at the crazy policies in force at council tips. heads pouring it into the ground and putting it in landfill.I've never seen people accused of being landscape gardeners, or being told they can only dump a small volume of cuttings. I've never seen the tip staff accuse anyone of being a painter and decorator when they dump paint tins or wallpaper scraps. We can even dump carpet, and yet no-one has told me "you're clearly a carpet fitter!"
But woe betide anyone who decides to take down a wall and service their car. Must be a builder AND mechanic dumping commercial waste from what is clearly a builders van and definitely not just a generic family car. It's a very odd thing!
If they cared about the environment then you'd be able to take everything there and they should be encouraging it but no they'd rather have laybys on the moor filled with rubbish.
I think the limits relate to commercial waste being tipped for free and the ones designed for households.
Companies should pay themselves, but many don't want to because it costs money. Hence many councils bring in limits.
I guess it's difficult to sort the householder that's keen diy from the tradesman taking industrial waste for free to the tip.
Companies should pay themselves, but many don't want to because it costs money. Hence many councils bring in limits.
I guess it's difficult to sort the householder that's keen diy from the tradesman taking industrial waste for free to the tip.
I am lucky enough to be able to dispose of it at work but my Local "recycling centres" were always a bit funny depending on which staff were there, some were knobbers but others did not seem to care.
One fella was not too happy on the 100 Litres I had to dump for my dad who had accumulated it!
Maybe a small local garage would dispose of it but it would cost you some cans or a tenner, most would not though.
One fella was not too happy on the 100 Litres I had to dump for my dad who had accumulated it!
Maybe a small local garage would dispose of it but it would cost you some cans or a tenner, most would not though.
borcy said:
I think the limits relate to commercial waste being tipped for free and the ones designed for households.
Companies should pay themselves, but many don't want to because it costs money. Hence many councils bring in limits.
I guess it's difficult to sort the householder that's keen diy from the tradesman taking industrial waste for free to the tip.
Oh I totally understand that, but a bloke turning up once in a Citroen Picasso with a boot full of rubble is, on balance of probability, a DIYer. But a trio of blokes arriving in a sign-written van every week with a load of building waste is a different prospect. Companies should pay themselves, but many don't want to because it costs money. Hence many councils bring in limits.
I guess it's difficult to sort the householder that's keen diy from the tradesman taking industrial waste for free to the tip.
The area in between is harder to assess as I'm sure people have rolled out the "but this is from MY house" wheeze when confronted, but with permits it's still possible: my mate's a plumber, and he was able to get a permit to use his work van to dump a load of DIY waste from his own house. Whereas if he'd just arrived in his van without said permit he'd have been turned away.
My local tip has ANPR and CCTV so they can add any problem users to a list,. presumably.
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