Mitch wrote:

I'm just about to demolish a 60's garage which has white corrugated sheets
which may contain white asbestos. My problem is what is the best way to
dispose of the sheets? I'm hiring a builders type skip for the breeze blocks
etc. and wondered if I put the sheets in with this whether it'd be okay (as
it all may go to landfill) or should I declare it as hazardous and get a
specialist in?

I am aware of the risk of cutting the sheets and am planning to dispose of
them whole.

Thanks

Mitch


Look for the article in (AFAICR) The Times this weeek for an interesting
discussion about the various flavours of asbestos and the associated
risks or lack thereof. White asbestos is, according to the article,
much less hazardous because of its short, soft fibres which are akin to
talc when compared with the long sharp fibres of brown and blue asbestos.


Anyway regarding disposal; look at your local authority's 'recycling'
website. Can't find the page at present, but mine used to require the
(smashed) sheets to be black bagged and the site phoned before delivery
into their specific asbestos cement bin. The page now simply states
that asbestos cement products are accepted at . . and names the centres.



HTH