Posted on 04/10/2018 11:10
This practice is growing, is a blight on the environment and also a health hazard. BBC report on the antisocial problem .. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-45736541
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Posted on 11/10/2018 15:28
Many of the Charities accept used but clean household items and may well collect, TTDA, but electricals need to go to somebody who has P A Testing** ability. If you can find one locally you're quids in.
As for Rubble its £3:50 a go at Cheshire Easts tip in Crewe but the sign on the exit says they recycle 80%. Whether thats 80% of the grand total or 80% of that which can be recycled I ain't sure.
** Portable Appliance Testing { but what they class as portable is anybodies guess I reckon }
Posted on 11/10/2018 15:35 by brueThe Red Cross and the British Heart Foundation charity shops will both take furniture and electrical goods. Our local hospice does too.
So much can be recycled nowadays.
Posted on 11/10/2018 16:46
Indeed they do. We arranged for the BHF to come and collect several items of my mums, including a fairly new freezer. Whilst collecting those he noticed the washer, dishwasher and tumbler. I mentioned we were going to dump those as they were ancient. Not a problem says he, as long as it is in working order we will take it. Even if not passed / sold to someone in need, they will sell it on for spare bits.
So we saved our backs and arranged for them to come back and collect those as well.😀
As a plus, if you are a UK tax payer they stick bar codes on what you have donated and you are able to gift aid the money they make on the sale.
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Posted on 11/10/2018 07:33 by ExtuggerA very valid point.
What do most of us do when we dispose of white goods, a large piece of furniture or a mattress? If it won't fit in the 'tug' we use a trailer, beg or borrow a van, only to be told by some Jobsworth in a dirty green vest at the local tip "You can't fetch that on 'ere mate - you need a permit" or "That trailers got too many wheels so you're a commercial outfit and they're not allowed on 'ere"
If we do our hardest as decent citizens to dispose of said items only to meet with such resistance, it's no wonder the unscrupulous fly tip
Posted on 11/10/2018 18:46
In fairness to our local council, they will, if contacted, come and collect such stuff if it's left out on a designated day. So in that way we're lucky.
If it's still usable, another option is the Freecycle, or Freegle, organisation. For those who've not met it, it's free, online, a bit like Ebay except that no money is exchanged - "I've got such & such, who wants it?" then decide which of the applicants suits you best. No names or details until you agree to the "deal" then it's up to them to come and collect. We cleared much of my mother's house that way - cooker, fridge, carpets, all sorts of items.
We've also gained things, including the ancient laptop I'm writing this on, which wasn't up to its owner's current needs, and was probably going to get junked otherwise. (Now running on Ubuntu, which uses a lot less computer than Windows)
Posted on 11/10/2018 19:54
We frequently take a small trailer to our HWRC, because it saves soiling the car interior.And they don’t object. But I notice that some people treat the staff with similar distain to that shown by MP Andrew Mitchell during his “Plebgate” confrontation. And guess what, they are the ones who have a difficult time. We’ve been regular visitors this year, due to a lot of hard landscaping in the garden. We often get help unloading and a favourable charge when dumping soil and concrete waste. No complaints here.
Kennine