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OT rant - rubble sacks
About a month into lockdown I did some DIY and used 2 very thick rubble sacks for the results of the destruction. They have been sitting in the garden untouched since but today I though it may be a good idea to dispose of them the local tip. The bags looked intact before I tried to lift them but then they turned into that kind of confetti once seen with the carrier bags supplied by Tesco. Obviously the UV had got to them but very thick rubble bags left in the sun for a couple of months should have lasted a bit longer! -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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On 21/07/2020 10:15, alan_m wrote:
About a month into lockdown I did some DIY and used 2 very thick rubble sacks for the results of the destruction. They have been sitting in the garden untouched since but today I though it may be a good idea to dispose of them the local tip. The bags looked intact before I tried to lift them but then they turned into that kind of confetti once seen with the carrier bags supplied by Tesco. Obviously the UV had got to them but very thick rubble bags left in the sun for a couple of months should have lasted a bit longer! Excellent bio degradable bags. Mike |
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On 21/07/2020 10:42, Muddymike wrote:
On 21/07/2020 10:15, alan_m wrote: About a month into lockdown I did some DIY and used 2 very thick rubble sacks for the results of the destruction. They have been sitting in the garden untouched since but today I though it may be a good idea to dispose of them the local tip. The bags looked intact before I tried to lift them but then they turned into that kind of confetti once seen with the carrier bags supplied by Tesco. Obviously the UV had got to them but very thick rubble bags left in the sun for a couple of months should have lasted a bit longer! Excellent bio degradable bags. I'm not sure if bio-degradable is the correct term as probably the plastic just breaks down into smaller bits as it becomes more brittle (as it has done in this case) ultimately turning into plastic micro-beads or nano particles that are doing so much environmental damage. -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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You will also be lucky to have your local tip accept builders rubble without
a charge. they are very hot on it around here. Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "alan_m" wrote in message ... About a month into lockdown I did some DIY and used 2 very thick rubble sacks for the results of the destruction. They have been sitting in the garden untouched since but today I though it may be a good idea to dispose of them the local tip. The bags looked intact before I tried to lift them but then they turned into that kind of confetti once seen with the carrier bags supplied by Tesco. Obviously the UV had got to them but very thick rubble bags left in the sun for a couple of months should have lasted a bit longer! -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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No, cos they never seem to break down really small, and remain as
microplastics. Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "Muddymike" wrote in message o.uk... On 21/07/2020 10:15, alan_m wrote: About a month into lockdown I did some DIY and used 2 very thick rubble sacks for the results of the destruction. They have been sitting in the garden untouched since but today I though it may be a good idea to dispose of them the local tip. The bags looked intact before I tried to lift them but then they turned into that kind of confetti once seen with the carrier bags supplied by Tesco. Obviously the UV had got to them but very thick rubble bags left in the sun for a couple of months should have lasted a bit longer! Excellent bio degradable bags. Mike |
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On 21/07/2020 13:53, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
You will also be lucky to have your local tip accept builders rubble without a charge. they are very hot on it around here. Brian My local tip is free for domestic quantities of rubble. The tip is privately run, on behalf of the council, and many previous rules in past years have been relaxed. There is a web cam showing the queues so that you can check before setting off and they have "recycle" shop. Items such as bikes are sent on to a local work experience charity for refurbishment etc. -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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On Tuesday, 21 July 2020 15:56:14 UTC+1, alan_m wrote:
On 21/07/2020 13:53, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote: You will also be lucky to have your local tip accept builders rubble without a charge. they are very hot on it around here. Brian My local tip is free for domestic quantities of rubble. The tip is privately run, on behalf of the council, and many previous rules in past years have been relaxed. There is a web cam showing the queues so that you can check before setting off and they have "recycle" shop. Items such as bikes are sent on to a local work experience charity for refurbishment etc. You'll be lucky to get in at all. I saw zero cars get in in 45 minutes. But they're nominally open! NT |
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Round here rubble is still free to dispose and they even take plaster and PB, as long as it is separated, which some LAs will not accept.
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Tricky Dicky Wrote in message:
Round here rubble is still free to dispose and they even take plaster and PB, as long as it is separated, which some LAs will not accept. Richard Many businesses advertise "free tip for clean hardcore" as they (of course) crush it & sell it for hardcore, no doubt there's some recycling "incentive" they tap into to sweeten the deal but councils (bless em) CBA to wake up to that so try to shaft the people that have *already bloody paid through the bloody nose* to setup & operate the tips.... -- Jimk ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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In article , alan_m
writes On 21/07/2020 13:53, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote: You will also be lucky to have your local tip accept builders rubble without a charge. they are very hot on it around here. Brian My local tip is free for domestic quantities of rubble. The tip is privately run, on behalf of the council, and many previous rules in past years have been relaxed. There is a web cam showing the queues so that you can check before setting off and they have "recycle" shop. Items such as bikes are sent on to a local work experience charity for refurbishment etc. Ours charges. Currently operating Odd and Even days based on vehicle reg to keep queues down. -- bert |
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