Anybody Used "Hippo bags"

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TheDetailDoctor

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8,858 posts

225 months

Monday 20th April 2009
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Got some garden waste to get shot of & rather than multiple trips to the local tip I was thinking of getting in one of these 'Hippo Bags' where you fill it up & they take away.

Anybody used them & are they reliable?

mrmaggit

10,146 posts

263 months

Monday 20th April 2009
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We have a tie-in with a local skip company that do this service, works well, as long as people put the bags where the crane can get to them!

Haven't used Hippo per-se, so can't comment on them directly.

dreamer75

1,412 posts

243 months

Monday 20th April 2009
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I've used them once - they were fine, but yes make sure the crane can get to the sack before you start filling it up!

Merritt

1,654 posts

253 months

Monday 20th April 2009
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Yep - used them a fair bit & they are very good. Do be careful that you don't overfill them if you are filling with heavy soil or rubble.

Steve

Mekon

2,493 posts

231 months

Monday 20th April 2009
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Yeah, used them 4 times. Never had any trouble, despite not being very careful when loading soil/rubble.

shirt

24,348 posts

216 months

Monday 20th April 2009
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have used them. they are reliable, but make sure you know your local tip. at one local to me you have to empty rubble into the skip, and to do so have to climb a set of steps. can't imagine that would be fun with all that weight.

TheDetailDoctor

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8,858 posts

225 months

Monday 20th April 2009
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Thanks chaps. Just bought one & will fill tonight.

Sure beats messing up the inside of the car with trips to the tip.

mechsympathy

55,781 posts

270 months

Monday 20th April 2009
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Make sure you get a decent amount in it as soon as you lay it out. A friend of mine dawdled and it was stolen off his drivefurious

TheDetailDoctor

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8,858 posts

225 months

Monday 20th April 2009
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mechsympathy said:
Make sure you get a decent amount in it as soon as you lay it out. A friend of mine dawdled and it was stolen off his drivefurious
It's full!!!!!!!

dreamer75

1,412 posts

243 months

Tuesday 21st April 2009
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shirt said:
have used them. they are reliable, but make sure you know your local tip. at one local to me you have to empty rubble into the skip, and to do so have to climb a set of steps. can't imagine that would be fun with all that weight.
They pick them up from the house...

shirt

24,348 posts

216 months

Tuesday 21st April 2009
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really? how much then for a typical bag/collection?

i have hippo type bags, not actual branded ones. these were free from the council to get people to recycle green waste.

mechsympathy

55,781 posts

270 months

Tuesday 21st April 2009
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Hippo bags are the size that hardcore etc gets delivered in. You'd need a hoist to lift a full one.

shirt

24,348 posts

216 months

Tuesday 21st April 2009
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or your mum, dad, the guy next door and a luton with tail lift smile