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Plastic tubs
I have a number of the ubiquitous plastic tubs similar to these:
https://tinyurl.com/y5n43v7f but all seem to eventually split near the handles after moderate domestic use around the garden. Has anyone found any that are longer-lasting, at a sensible price? I am not really happy to say "They're cheap, just send them to landfill." Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK @ChrisJDixon1 Plant amazing Acers. |
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Plastic tubs
On 11/11/2020 11:44, Chris J Dixon wrote:
I have a number of the ubiquitous plastic tubs similar to these: https://tinyurl.com/y5n43v7f but all seem to eventually split near the handles after moderate domestic use around the garden. Has anyone found any that are longer-lasting, at a sensible price? I am not really happy to say "They're cheap, just send them to landfill." I thought it was just me that snapped the handles off them. I have solved it by drilling a few holes in the sides and reinforcing the handle with plastic coated gardening wire. I also use wire staples to rejoin any splits in the sides. Basically we shouldn't be filling them so full, but it happens... -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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Plastic tubs
On 11/11/2020 11:44, Chris J Dixon wrote:
I am not really happy to say "They're cheap, just send them to landfill." The whole idea of them being cheap is so you can send them to the tip and buy new ones. I don't like the expression 'landfill'. It makes it sound as if it's something bad. When I was a kid there was a council tip near school and we used to go on it to see what we could find. They were tipping to a depth of about 20 feet. We got lots of good stuff from it, bike parts, wirelesses, dead U2s (put them in the oven to make them work then sell them to the other kids for their bike lamps). Anyway, I digress. The parts of the field that hadn't been tipped on used to flood most years, otherwise there would have been houses there. But there are houses now because thanks to the tipping the ground is about 15ft higher. Here and there are pipes sticking up about 20 foot, and each one has a gas flame, which is lovely for the residents at Christmas. Bill |
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