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Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you
charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "Bill Wright" wrote in message news Getting out of hand round here https://www.dropbox.com/s/3r4qt3eitj...ditch.jpg?dl=0 Bill |
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On 26/03/2017 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote:
Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Brian +1 |
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On 26/03/2017 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote:
Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Brian Brian, Bill posted a picture of a portaloo which must have fallen off the back of a truck into a ditch. Or been thrown there by vandals. |
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On 26/03/17 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote:
Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Brian Another "unintended consequence" by a government lacking critical thinking: 1) 1995 - Sutton Council stuck skips everywhere every 6 months for general use; 2) Some greenie says "we need to reduce landfill, let's not do that - and make it so even small commercial traders cannot use most dumps and if they use ones with a weighbridge, we'll charge a fortune"; 3) Increase in flytipping; 4) Introduce waste transport certification to combat fly tipping; 5) No difference. |
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Broadback was thinking very hard :
On 26/03/2017 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote: Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Brian +1 Our local council have for as long as I can remember, allowed for three free bulky waste collections per year. Recently they invited feedback on a scheme where they would charge £20 per collection, as a means to save money. I have replied with 'rather than save money, it will cost more for the council to clear up the additional mess after all the fly tipping'. |
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Actually I have spoken to the council at length about this, just after they
started to charge 62 quid a year to remove garden waste. they tell me that the government has imposed a land fill tax on all councils which has recently risen considerable. this is to encourage the use of recycling schemes. However some of the rubbish seems to not have any bin for it, and it it is this that g gets fly tipped. Builldiing rubble, old sofas aand mattresses and old domestic appliences. yYou can take the old domestic appliences in for free but they charge to pick them up. The same goesfor mattresses and sofas, but general rubble and crap seems to still be an issue here. If you allowed some kind of agrogate supplier into the loop they would love some of this rubble. It seems daft that they charge to process it. Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message news Broadback was thinking very hard : On 26/03/2017 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote: Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Brian +1 Our local council have for as long as I can remember, allowed for three free bulky waste collections per year. Recently they invited feedback on a scheme where they would charge £20 per collection, as a means to save money. I have replied with 'rather than save money, it will cost more for the council to clear up the additional mess after all the fly tipping'. |
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2017 10:49:38 +0100, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Broadback was thinking very hard : On 26/03/2017 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote: Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Brian +1 Our local council have for as long as I can remember, allowed for three free bulky waste collections per year. Recently they invited feedback on a scheme where they would charge £20 per collection, as a means to save money. I have replied with 'rather than save money, it will cost more for the council to clear up the additional mess after all the fly tipping'. I have been to the council tip twice in the last week (haven't had to go for quite a while before that). 1) I had a car full of broken down and flattened cardboard boxes that had been collected by a family member, who then decided they didn't want them. Queued to get into tip and indeed inside the tip, then directed to a space a long way from the cardboard hopper. Lugged a load of it across, to be told that the hopper was full and they couldn't take it. I was told I would have to take it to Sainsburys as "they do recycling". I needed the car for other duties, so rather than unload, I did a 12 mile round trip to the next tip. 2) I went back with a bed that was wood covered in PVC. Was told it was 'bulky waste' and the hopper was full. Repeated the 12 mile round trip as the car was in demand. At the other tip (same council) I was told it was household waste and to put it in the appropriate hopper (I could have done that at the first place if they'd let me). I complained both times to the council and at least had a positive sounding apology. The contractor should be moving the hopper to another container when the first one is full, and I should have been able to wait that short time. (Incidentally, on my 12 mile round trip I pass a good site for flytipping) -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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On 26/03/2017 10:49, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Broadback was thinking very hard : On 26/03/2017 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote: Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Brian +1 Our local council have for as long as I can remember, allowed for three free bulky waste collections per year. Recently they invited feedback on a scheme where they would charge £20 per collection, as a means to save money. I have replied with 'rather than save money, it will cost more for the council to clear up the additional mess after all the fly tipping'. Agree 100%, but you need to have a brain to see the logic in your argument. When I finished uni the 4 that came bottom of the class (all received a 3rd, i.e. "we should have failed you, but did have the heart to after 4 years") went to work for the council... They are probably controlling budgets of 10s of millions now... |
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On Sunday, 26 March 2017 10:11:16 UTC+1, Tim Watts wrote:
On 26/03/17 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote: Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Brian Another "unintended consequence" by a government lacking critical thinking: 1) 1995 - Sutton Council stuck skips everywhere every 6 months for general use; 2) Some greenie says "we need to reduce landfill, let's not do that - and make it so even small commercial traders cannot use most dumps and if they use ones with a weighbridge, we'll charge a fortune"; 3) Increase in flytipping; 4) Introduce waste transport certification to combat fly tipping; 5) No difference. What's different is that government is now extracting your money. NT |
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Brian Gaff explained on 26/03/2017 :
However some of the rubbish seems to not have any bin for it, and it it is this that g gets fly tipped. Builldiing rubble, old sofas aand mattresses and old domestic appliences. The exception for us is builders rubble, everything else sofas, mattresses, furniture etc. is collected and disposed of for free. We have three wheelie bins, green - paper/cans/cardboard packing; black general rubbish; brown - garden rubbish for composting. Bulky waste collection can be booked on line. |
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On 3/26/2017 5:49 AM, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Broadback was thinking very hard : On 26/03/2017 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote: Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Brian +1 Our local council have for as long as I can remember, allowed for three free bulky waste collections per year. Recently they invited feedback on a scheme where they would charge £20 per collection, as a means to save money. I have replied with 'rather than save money, it will cost more for the council to clear up the additional mess after all the fly tipping'. Our local council have also started to charge - just a bit over 16GBP for up to three items, paid in advance by card. |
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2017 03:41:54 +0100, Bill Wright
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Tim Watts writes: On 26/03/17 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote: Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Brian Another "unintended consequence" by a government lacking critical thinking: 1) 1995 - Sutton Council stuck skips everywhere every 6 months for general use; 2) Some greenie says "we need to reduce landfill, let's not do that - and make it so even small commercial traders cannot use most dumps and if they use ones with a weighbridge, we'll charge a fortune"; 3) Increase in flytipping; 4) Introduce waste transport certification to combat fly tipping; Actually, that significantly reduced the number of lead acid batteries recycled. They used to be carried back by the vans delivering new batteries, but that became illegal, and they each needed paperwork which cost money and many people found wasn't worth the effort anymore. 5) No difference. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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"Bill Wright" wrote in message news Getting out of hand round here https://www.dropbox.com/s/3r4qt3eitj...ditch.jpg?dl=0 Probably got there on a recent wind storm day. One group had youtube footage of an E-type bog tearing down a busy A road in lashing rain. |
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On 26/03/17 19:01, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article , 4) Introduce waste transport certification to combat fly tipping; Actually, that significantly reduced the number of lead acid batteries recycled. They used to be carried back by the vans delivering new batteries, but that became illegal, and they each needed paperwork which cost money and many people found wasn't worth the effort anymore. I am such a cynical sod, that I find it completely amazing that I underestimated that ^^^ |
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On Sunday, 26 March 2017 09:19:29 UTC+1, Brian Gaff wrote:
Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. I try to be responsible. I drop my rubbish somewhere then phone in anonymously to report it so it gets picked up by the council. :-) Owain |
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On Sunday, 26 March 2017 11:35:48 UTC+1, Brian Gaff wrote:
Actually I have spoken to the council at length about this, just after they started to charge 62 quid a year to remove garden waste. they tell me that the government has imposed a land fill tax on all councils which has recently risen considerable. this is to encourage the use of recycling schemes. However some of the rubbish seems to not have any bin for it, and it it is this that g gets fly tipped. Builldiing rubble, old sofas aand mattresses and old domestic appliences. yYou can take the old domestic appliences in for free but they charge to pick them up. The same goesfor mattresses and sofas, but general rubble and crap seems to still be an issue here. If you allowed some kind of agrogate supplier into the loop they would love some of this rubble. It seems daft that they charge to process it. Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message news Broadback was thinking very hard : On 26/03/2017 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote: Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Brian +1 Our local council have for as long as I can remember, allowed for three free bulky waste collections per year. Recently they invited feedback on a scheme where they would charge £20 per collection, as a means to save money. I have replied with 'rather than save money, it will cost more for the council to clear up the additional mess after all the fly tipping'. There is no such thing as garden waste. |
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harry has brought this to us :
On Sunday, 26 March 2017 11:35:48 UTC+1, Brian Gaff wrote: Actually I have spoken to the council at length about this, just after they started to charge 62 quid a year to remove garden waste. they tell me that the government has imposed a land fill tax on all councils which has recently risen considerable. this is to encourage the use of recycling schemes. However some of the rubbish seems to not have any bin for it, and it it is this that g gets fly tipped. Builldiing rubble, old sofas aand mattresses and old domestic appliences. yYou can take the old domestic appliences in for free but they charge to pick them up. The same goesfor mattresses and sofas, but general rubble and crap seems to still be an issue here. If you allowed some kind of agrogate supplier into the loop they would love some of this rubble. It seems daft that they charge to process it. Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message news Broadback was thinking very hard : On 26/03/2017 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote: Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Brian +1 Our local council have for as long as I can remember, allowed for three free bulky waste collections per year. Recently they invited feedback on a scheme where they would charge £20 per collection, as a means to save money. I have replied with 'rather than save money, it will cost more for the council to clear up the additional mess after all the fly tipping'. There is no such thing as garden waste. Small branches, hedge cuttings, grass cuttings etc.. Local council collect it and mass compost it, then resell it I understand. |
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On Sunday, 26 March 2017 20:06:42 UTC+1, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
harry has brought this to us : On Sunday, 26 March 2017 11:35:48 UTC+1, Brian Gaff wrote: Actually I have spoken to the council at length about this, just after they started to charge 62 quid a year to remove garden waste. they tell me that the government has imposed a land fill tax on all councils which has recently risen considerable. this is to encourage the use of recycling schemes. However some of the rubbish seems to not have any bin for it, and it it is this that g gets fly tipped. Builldiing rubble, old sofas aand mattresses and old domestic appliences. yYou can take the old domestic appliences in for free but they charge to pick them up. The same goesfor mattresses and sofas, but general rubble and crap seems to still be an issue here. If you allowed some kind of agrogate supplier into the loop they would love some of this rubble. It seems daft that they charge to process it. Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message news Broadback was thinking very hard : On 26/03/2017 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote: Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple.. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Brian +1 Our local council have for as long as I can remember, allowed for three free bulky waste collections per year. Recently they invited feedback on a scheme where they would charge £20 per collection, as a means to save money. I have replied with 'rather than save money, it will cost more for the council to clear up the additional mess after all the fly tipping'. There is no such thing as garden waste. Small branches, hedge cuttings, grass cuttings etc.. Local council collect it and mass compost it, then resell it I understand. You should do that yourself. |
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On 26/03/2017 10:49, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Broadback was thinking very hard : On 26/03/2017 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote: Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Brian +1 Our local council have for as long as I can remember, allowed for three free bulky waste collections per year. Recently they invited feedback on a scheme where they would charge £20 per collection, as a means to save money. I have replied with 'rather than save money, it will cost more for the council to clear up the additional mess after all the fly tipping'. If its dumped on private land it cost the council nothing. Its the landowners responsibility to clear it up and pay to tip it. Mike |
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"harry" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 26 March 2017 20:06:42 UTC+1, Harry Bloomfield wrote: harry has brought this to us : On Sunday, 26 March 2017 11:35:48 UTC+1, Brian Gaff wrote: Actually I have spoken to the council at length about this, just after they started to charge 62 quid a year to remove garden waste. they tell me that the government has imposed a land fill tax on all councils which has recently risen considerable. this is to encourage the use of recycling schemes. However some of the rubbish seems to not have any bin for it, and it it is this that g gets fly tipped. Builldiing rubble, old sofas aand mattresses and old domestic appliences. yYou can take the old domestic appliences in for free but they charge to pick them up. The same goesfor mattresses and sofas, but general rubble and crap seems to still be an issue here. If you allowed some kind of agrogate supplier into the loop they would love some of this rubble. It seems daft that they charge to process it. Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message news Broadback was thinking very hard : On 26/03/2017 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote: Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Brian +1 Our local council have for as long as I can remember, allowed for three free bulky waste collections per year. Recently they invited feedback on a scheme where they would charge £20 per collection, as a means to save money. I have replied with 'rather than save money, it will cost more for the council to clear up the additional mess after all the fly tipping'. There is no such thing as garden waste. Small branches, hedge cuttings, grass cuttings etc.. Local council collect it and mass compost it, then resell it I understand. You should do that yourself. No point if you dont have anything you burn wood in. |
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harry formulated on Monday :
You should do that yourself. I do, but then I have a massive garden to do it in. Some do not have the space, so have to use their brown bins. |
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On 26/03/2017 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote:
Its getting out of hand everywhere. In my view the reason is simple. If you charge people for taking in their rubbish to a rubbish dump you in effect are contributing to the fly tipping problem. Yes, it's obvious to everyone except Council officials, it seems. I saw a new twist on fly-tipping near us. A lay-by on a main road has for some years had been provided with a set of containers for unwanted clothes, cardboard, bottles, etc that people use fairly regularly. Last week I saw council workmen erecting a temporary fence around the whole collection because someone had fly-tipped a whole lot of junk just in front of them, thus rendering the containers inaccessible. Presumably some council operative will eventually get around to clearing the rubbish away. At least they know where it is and it's easy to get to. -- Clive Page |
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On Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 7:44:36 PM UTC+1, Benderthe.evilrobot wrote:
"Bill Wright" wrote in message news Getting out of hand round here https://www.dropbox.com/s/3r4qt3eitj...ditch.jpg?dl=0 Probably got there on a recent wind storm day. One group had youtube footage of an E-type bog tearing down a busy A road in lashing rain. The trouble with councils providing free skips for domestic waste is that businesses use them Marinas on inland waterways offer free rubbish collection for boaters. Locals abuse this facility. I've seen shop owners using them to dispose of their rubbish. Councils in local beauty spots concealed VCRs in trees and discovered that it was local townies who were ****ting in their own nest, not strangers traavelling a distance. We used to keep a skip outside our business but regularly got it filled for free so we put a lock and chain on it. No difference. They just broke the lock and chain. Puts a stronger lock and cahin, Then they just dumped the rubbish in front of the skip when they couldn't break the chain. Toyed with the idea of electrifying the lid but common sense prevailed Scum bags tour industrial estates searching for free rubbish disposal. |
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On 27/03/17 10:51, fred wrote:
On Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 7:44:36 PM UTC+1, Benderthe.evilrobot wrote: "Bill Wright" wrote in message news Getting out of hand round here https://www.dropbox.com/s/3r4qt3eitj...ditch.jpg?dl=0 Probably got there on a recent wind storm day. One group had youtube footage of an E-type bog tearing down a busy A road in lashing rain. The trouble with councils providing free skips for domestic waste is that businesses use them I say bite the bullet and make free waste disposal part of council tax and business rates, 100%. Then it does not matter. Let tradesmen use skips and dumps free at the point of use. Either way, we are paying - and it costs a lot more, both in financial terms and in quality of life impacted to have a system that encourages flytipping. |
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On 2017-03-27, Tim Watts wrote: On 27/03/17 10:51, fred wrote: On Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 7:44:36 PM UTC+1, Benderthe.evilrobot wrote: "Bill Wright" wrote in message news Getting out of hand round here https://www.dropbox.com/s/3r4qt3eitj...ditch.jpg?dl=0 Probably got there on a recent wind storm day. One group had youtube footage of an E-type bog tearing down a busy A road in lashing rain. The trouble with councils providing free skips for domestic waste is that businesses use them I say bite the bullet and make free waste disposal part of council tax and business rates, 100%. Then it does not matter. Let tradesmen use skips and dumps free at the point of use. Either way, we are paying - and it costs a lot more, both in financial terms and in quality of life impacted to have a system that encourages flytipping. Completely agree. And get rid of landfill tax. Maplin sands needs building up fpr the airport! |
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On 27/03/2017 11:01, Tim Watts wrote:
On 27/03/17 10:51, fred wrote: On Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 7:44:36 PM UTC+1, Benderthe.evilrobot wrote: "Bill Wright" wrote in message news Getting out of hand round here https://www.dropbox.com/s/3r4qt3eitj...ditch.jpg?dl=0 Probably got there on a recent wind storm day. One group had youtube footage of an E-type bog tearing down a busy A road in lashing rain. The trouble with councils providing free skips for domestic waste is that businesses use them I say bite the bullet and make free waste disposal part of council tax and business rates, 100%. It is free here. Then you get queues of people from the surrounding areas dumping stuff and they don't contribute. You can also put lots of stuff in the 240l bin that they empty every week. Then it does not matter. Let tradesmen use skips and dumps free at the point of use. Tradesmen should pay. A reputable one will order a skip if he needs one. If they are caught dumping they should get a much stiffer sentence. Either way, we are paying - and it costs a lot more, both in financial terms and in quality of life impacted to have a system that encourages flytipping. |
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On 27/03/17 16:58, dennis@home wrote:
On 27/03/2017 11:01, Tim Watts wrote: I say bite the bullet and make free waste disposal part of council tax and business rates, 100%. It is free here. Then you get queues of people from the surrounding areas dumping stuff and they don't contribute. That would not be a problem if it were free everywhere You can also put lots of stuff in the 240l bin that they empty every week. Then it does not matter. Let tradesmen use skips and dumps free at the point of use. Tradesmen should pay. A reputable one will order a skip if he needs one. If they are caught dumping they should get a much stiffer sentence. There are 1001 trademan's jobs that don't justify a skip. Plumber taking away an old boiler or a loo. Plasterer taking away a few bags of rubble. So what happens is it's left to the householder... Either way, we are paying - and it costs a lot more, both in financial terms and in quality of life impacted to have a system that encourages flytipping. |
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dennis@home Wrote in message:
On 27/03/2017 11:01, Tim Watts wrote: On 27/03/17 10:51, fred wrote: On Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 7:44:36 PM UTC+1, Benderthe.evilrobot wrote: "Bill Wright" wrote in message news Getting out of hand round here https://www.dropbox.com/s/3r4qt3eitj...ditch.jpg?dl=0 Probably got there on a recent wind storm day. One group had youtube footage of an E-type bog tearing down a busy A road in lashing rain. The trouble with councils providing free skips for domestic waste is that businesses use them I say bite the bullet and make free waste disposal part of council tax and business rates, 100%. It is free here. Then you get queues of people from the surrounding areas dumping stuff and they don't contribute. You can also put lots of stuff in the 240l bin that they empty every week. Then it does not matter. Let tradesmen use skips and dumps free at the point of use. Tradesmen should pay. A reputable one will order a skip if he needs one. Which you will pay for - so you'll have paid twice! -- Jim K |
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On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 01:20:40 +0100, Bill Wright
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On 27/03/2017 18:23, jim wrote:
dennis@home Wrote in message: On 27/03/2017 11:01, Tim Watts wrote: On 27/03/17 10:51, fred wrote: On Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 7:44:36 PM UTC+1, Benderthe.evilrobot wrote: "Bill Wright" wrote in message news Getting out of hand round here https://www.dropbox.com/s/3r4qt3eitj...ditch.jpg?dl=0 Probably got there on a recent wind storm day. One group had youtube footage of an E-type bog tearing down a busy A road in lashing rain. The trouble with councils providing free skips for domestic waste is that businesses use them I say bite the bullet and make free waste disposal part of council tax and business rates, 100%. It is free here. Then you get queues of people from the surrounding areas dumping stuff and they don't contribute. You can also put lots of stuff in the 240l bin that they empty every week. Then it does not matter. Let tradesmen use skips and dumps free at the point of use. Tradesmen should pay. A reputable one will order a skip if he needs one. Which you will pay for - so you'll have paid twice! Our council charges by the ton for hardcore. Minimum charge....one ton. Brain dead council. |
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flytipping
On Tuesday, 28 March 2017 09:55:00 UTC+1, Stuart Noble wrote:
Our council charges by the ton for hardcore. Minimum charge....one ton. Brain dead council. More wanting to take advantage than brain dead. |
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