On Apr 28, 7:38*am, "John" wrote:
"R" wrote in message

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"Gib Bogle" wrote in message
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John wrote:
I am amazed that some people take up space in skips with items that
could be so easily flattened - like flat pack furniture - kitchen base
units, garage racking, etc.

Seen yesterday at the roadside in the hope that the bin men will take
it - a cheap wardrobe. A quick kick and it would fit into the wheelie
bin

Sometimes stuff is left by the roadside in case someone else wants it -
it's surprising how often someone does. *It's a kind of informal
recycling scheme.

Round here it's quicker doing just that than relying on the local council
to organise collection.
*Anything* electrical, working or not goes out the front, within half a
day, often under 2 hours it's "Collected" by the local pikey mob.
NW Kent, slightly rural.

...only to get discarded again at a nearby beauty-spot!

They're not being paid to take it away, so why would they bother just
to dump it? What's in it for them?

MBQ