'Recyling centres' aka tips
Discussion
mickk said:
Norfolkit said:
mickk said:
I think I'll start digging a huge hole in my garden, anyone want to buy some soil?
Take it to the tip. 
I pretty much give up on them, can't take the van as I'll be accused of criminality, obvs 3 trips in the mrs car is more environments friendly than one in the van, then the last time I was there I had 4 or 5 half bags of plaster which I was about to pop in the building hardcore before being accousted and told they don't accept. "Errr what do i do then?" "Take it somewhere that takes it" "er your the waste/recycling place where else would I go?" "Dunno mate (don't care jobs worth etc)"
So back home with it (more wasted petrol) and fed it few kilos at a time into the wheelie bin...
Cut some shrubs down and ended up paying someone to get rid of it all.
They make it so hard then wonder why all the scumbags fly tip!
So back home with it (more wasted petrol) and fed it few kilos at a time into the wheelie bin...
Cut some shrubs down and ended up paying someone to get rid of it all.
They make it so hard then wonder why all the scumbags fly tip!
hairyben said:
"Errr what do i do then?" "Take it somewhere that takes it" "er your the waste/recycling place where else would I go?" "Dunno mate (don't care jobs worth etc)"
This is the issue isn't it. If this stuff can't go to the tip, where does it go? Where should you actually take it? If you have more than you can trickle into the wheelie bin?
Where do the professional bathroom installers and builders take their rubbish?
Daniel
Simpo Two said:
And then they complain that fly-tipping is on the increase!
I just had a look to see what I could or couldn't chuck in Surrey. Surprisingly, their FAQ claims that since charging for disposal was increased in 2016, along with parallel efforts to focus on fly-tipping, they reckon it has dramatically reduced here...RizzoTheRat said:
Just checked my local tips website and apparently Baths are ok, but they'll charge for Toilets and Sinks at £2.50 per item or per rubble bag. 
That's because the toilet or sink is highly likely to be made out of porcelain which they don't want, whereas the bath is pretty likely to be made from a different material which either has a recycling value or is easier to dispose of.Kermit power said:
RizzoTheRat said:
Just checked my local tips website and apparently Baths are ok, but they'll charge for Toilets and Sinks at £2.50 per item or per rubble bag.
That's because the toilet or sink is highly likely to be made out of porcelain which they don't want, whereas the bath is pretty likely to be made from a different material which either has a recycling value or is easier to dispose of.It's all about the interpretation of the law. They can't charge for household waste - and the rule of thumb for household waste is something you'd take with you if you move house. Additionally, 'hardcore', which often includes ceramics, is regarded a commercial and industrial waste, so they'll offer charged for disposal in lieu of rejecting that material altogether.
So much UK law is devoid of detail; it just creates general principles and then leaves us to it. And that leads to people interpreting it according to what suits them.
Aylesbury isnt too bad, I've never had any issues anyway. But the people do go through bags of general waste.
We had had a proper tidy up, a full vauxhall zafira load of black bags, if we hadn't touched it in 6 months out it went etc. I was on my 3rd trip to the general skip and saw one of our bags opened, and the tip guy excitedly retreiving half used pens, half packs of post-it notes and other assorted stuff that we were sick of never using. He clocked me and sais 'Ere, you shouldn't throw away a good pen' and proudly tucked it into his top pocket...
His face when I said the guy by the metal bin just told me to lob 5 laptops in rather than bring them to the 're-use' bit was a picture as he shot off. Wish I could have seen his face when he fished 5 remains of old IBM Thinkpads that I'd had every useable/sellable part from out. Sadly I had emptied the s
t-bus and was getting out of there ASAP and off to have a beer and give SWMBO her car back.
I got told off at our other local tip near Wycombe once for asking someone if I could have the 4 old vacuum cleaners from their car (I collect vacuum cleaners). Luckily the guy hadn't really wanted to tip them anyway as they were too good to tip, but his other half made him so he was happy I was having them, and fully backed me up when the tip guy stormed over and shouted at me that I could not have them, once they are in here they are not to leave etc...
I near wet myself as the guy put them back in his car, said he wasn't throwing them away after all, put his other rubbish in the bin then parked up outside the metal gate and waited for me so we could transfer them then! The tip guy glared at us the whole time (and I made a fair bit of cash selling 3 of them and keeping the one I wanted!)
We had had a proper tidy up, a full vauxhall zafira load of black bags, if we hadn't touched it in 6 months out it went etc. I was on my 3rd trip to the general skip and saw one of our bags opened, and the tip guy excitedly retreiving half used pens, half packs of post-it notes and other assorted stuff that we were sick of never using. He clocked me and sais 'Ere, you shouldn't throw away a good pen' and proudly tucked it into his top pocket...
His face when I said the guy by the metal bin just told me to lob 5 laptops in rather than bring them to the 're-use' bit was a picture as he shot off. Wish I could have seen his face when he fished 5 remains of old IBM Thinkpads that I'd had every useable/sellable part from out. Sadly I had emptied the s
t-bus and was getting out of there ASAP and off to have a beer and give SWMBO her car back.I got told off at our other local tip near Wycombe once for asking someone if I could have the 4 old vacuum cleaners from their car (I collect vacuum cleaners). Luckily the guy hadn't really wanted to tip them anyway as they were too good to tip, but his other half made him so he was happy I was having them, and fully backed me up when the tip guy stormed over and shouted at me that I could not have them, once they are in here they are not to leave etc...
I near wet myself as the guy put them back in his car, said he wasn't throwing them away after all, put his other rubbish in the bin then parked up outside the metal gate and waited for me so we could transfer them then! The tip guy glared at us the whole time (and I made a fair bit of cash selling 3 of them and keeping the one I wanted!)
dhutch said:
sc0tt said:
I can't work out whether carpet is household DIY or not...
My and my dad where once chased out of my parents local tip for taking carpet, so back in 1997 ish it was allowed! When cracking on the floor of my den at the age of ten I was chuffed as buttons with it.Daniel
Restricted household waste
Items or materials that have been generated from building, renovation, or DIY work such as bath tubs, toilets, wash basins, pond materials, windows and doors, structural wood, roofing materials, rubble, soil and asbestos.
sc0tt said:
V8mate said:
Carpet is household waste.
Interesting. I'd love to know how they arrive at that conclusion. Wooden floor too? Any ideas?The rules - whether local limits or charges - are targeted at stopping small businesses from getting rid of their business waste at the taxpayer's expense. Businesses have to make their own arrangements for such waste. This does mean that people who want to do large DIY projects themselves will be faced with issues/charges at the tip, but they have the option of using a skip. No recycling centres have an issue with low level DIY: painting, decorating, a bit of carpet or wood flooring etc.
Whole kitchen or bathroom and you're outside the sphere of household waste though.
V8mate said:
No recycling centres have an issue with low level DIY: painting, decorating, a bit of carpet or wood flooring etc.
Whole kitchen or bathroom and you're outside the sphere of household waste though.
Which is then the issue.Whole kitchen or bathroom and you're outside the sphere of household waste though.
I have, five years ago before my too changed, insulated the sloping sections of my bedroom ceilings. A wheelie bin full of plasterboard. I've also got rid of a load of half bricks out of the lawn (builders, sigh) and other what I would call very reasonable DIY jobs.
Obviously a skip is an option, and small skips are becoming more popular. However it's also a lot of pre planning and faff.
How accessable are the commercial waste places? If that where skip lorries go?
Daniel
dickymint said:
That's such a brilliant idea he'd better be careful his foot doesn't fall off.[/Blackadder]
B'stard Child said:
Sammo123 said:
samdale said:
Is it? I guess the convenience of booking a collection whenever you like is good but that looks a lot smaller than an 8 yard skip for the same price!.
Skips sound like a bargain round your way! An 8 yard skip around here (Epsom) is around £350!!The online pickup booking is great, although they give you a 5 day window during which it may be collected at any time. Bloke came on Friday, massive grabloader, I filmed it because it had so much in it I was convinced it was going to break, but nope, into the back of the truck it went, I reckon the beast of a truck could swallow about four of them.
It's also great in that you don't have ot start laying it out until exactly when you need to start using it, so are not dependent on waiting for a skip to be delivered, and can position it exactly where you want it, which may be more accessible than siting a regular skip. I've used them a couple of times, thoroughly recommend.
I've also got a bit of a general aversion to traditional skips ever since my cousin's best mate was killed in a bike accident in the early 80's, rode his RD250 into an unlit one on a side street and killed him instantly. Ever since then their somewhat solid angular form has sat rather ill at ease with me. I know the law is a lot better with lighting and permits these days, but as a biker I sometimes shiver when I ride past one and think what it must be like to hit one. You'd probably be not much better off hitting a Hippo Bag in truth, but it might give a bit. Totally irrational fear of skips, I know, but there you go!
Blimey looks like I got away lightly
WHen moving out of my last house we filled the garage in its own block full of crap we didnt want to keep, then the damp and wet got in!! One garage pilled floor to ceiling with wasted
Had a long wheelbase sprinter and filled every single bit of it with waste, had to jam the doors shut and then filled up the cab as well with crap, took me 3 hours on my own to load
Thankfully local tip didnt kick up a fuss, but as it was a van I had to drive into the actual landfill bit and spent 2 hours unloading it into the skips, was grim, had to get home and throwaway everything I had on away. If hell was a place on earth it wouldn't be too far from Swindon tip
Still a bit of a free for all at mine , they don't check your bags for the general waste section so I can see that changing soon
WHen moving out of my last house we filled the garage in its own block full of crap we didnt want to keep, then the damp and wet got in!! One garage pilled floor to ceiling with wasted
Had a long wheelbase sprinter and filled every single bit of it with waste, had to jam the doors shut and then filled up the cab as well with crap, took me 3 hours on my own to load
Thankfully local tip didnt kick up a fuss, but as it was a van I had to drive into the actual landfill bit and spent 2 hours unloading it into the skips, was grim, had to get home and throwaway everything I had on away. If hell was a place on earth it wouldn't be too far from Swindon tip
Still a bit of a free for all at mine , they don't check your bags for the general waste section so I can see that changing soon
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