Rubbish Tip Britain - Dispatches Ch4 fri 21st June
Discussion
Have only watched 5 mins so far but does seem like another millennial style production over dramatizing a problem most of us already know about (eg look on Fb Market Place and you will find loads of dodgy characters offering rubbish clearance for a low price which then gets fly tipped up the road).
The real problem is why are our local tips making it so difficult to dispose of the stuff that we cant put in the bin?
No wonder there is a market for these dodgy clearance characters in their transits (with their dags!) as the local tip wont accept things or charges crazy money.
The real problem is why are our local tips making it so difficult to dispose of the stuff that we cant put in the bin?
No wonder there is a market for these dodgy clearance characters in their transits (with their dags!) as the local tip wont accept things or charges crazy money.
rallycross said:
Have only watched 5 mins so far but does seem like another millennial style production over dramatizing a problem most of us already know about (eg look on Fb Market Place and you will find loads of dodgy characters offering rubbish clearance for a low price which then gets fly tipped up the road).
The real problem is why are our local tips making it so difficult to dispose of the stuff that we cant put in the bin?
No wonder there is a market for these dodgy clearance characters in their transits (with their dags!) as the local tip wont accept things or charges crazy money.
I get 25 visits a year to my tip for free. I can even take a van these days if its registered. A friend who lives in West Sussex gets something daft like 40. The real problem is why are our local tips making it so difficult to dispose of the stuff that we cant put in the bin?
No wonder there is a market for these dodgy clearance characters in their transits (with their dags!) as the local tip wont accept things or charges crazy money.
Its easier than ever to dispose of stuff sensibly.
The way to stop this is for any fly tipped rubbish to be examined for previous owner and then charge that owner £5K or put them away for 3 months. You think people using the "do as you likies" dont know its getting dumped elsewhere?
BunkMoreland said:
rallycross said:
Have only watched 5 mins so far but does seem like another millennial style production over dramatizing a problem most of us already know about (eg look on Fb Market Place and you will find loads of dodgy characters offering rubbish clearance for a low price which then gets fly tipped up the road).
The real problem is why are our local tips making it so difficult to dispose of the stuff that we cant put in the bin?
No wonder there is a market for these dodgy clearance characters in their transits (with their dags!) as the local tip wont accept things or charges crazy money.
I get 25 visits a year to my tip for free. I can even take a van these days if its registered. A friend who lives in West Sussex gets something daft like 40. The real problem is why are our local tips making it so difficult to dispose of the stuff that we cant put in the bin?
No wonder there is a market for these dodgy clearance characters in their transits (with their dags!) as the local tip wont accept things or charges crazy money.
Its easier than ever to dispose of stuff sensibly.
The way to stop this is for any fly tipped rubbish to be examined for previous owner and then charge that owner £5K or put them away for 3 months. You think people using the "do as you likies" dont know its getting dumped elsewhere?
All this stuff used to be taken, free of charge.
A few years ago they started charging.
Now they won't take it at all, even from householders dropping it off in a private car.
BunkMoreland said:
I get 25 visits a year to my tip for free. I can even take a van these days if its registered. A friend who lives in West Sussex gets something daft like 40.
Its easier than ever to dispose of stuff sensibly.
The way to stop this is for any fly tipped rubbish to be examined for previous owner and then charge that owner £5K or put them away for 3 months. You think people using the "do as you likies" dont know its getting dumped elsewhere?
It really isn't that easy to dispose of a lot of stuff. We're quite lucky where we are, tip is not too far away and no gestapo security checkpoints on the way in. They tend to have someone near the general waste skip, but that's mainly to stop people using that instead of one of the others where it will (supposedly) be recycled. BUT... stuff like soil and rubble is insanely expensive to dump - a fiver per (small) bag. When I did the garden last year I would sneak a bit of unwanted soil into the garden waste, and rubble gradually went out in the wheelie bin. Would have probably cost about £100 to take it to the tip and pay.Its easier than ever to dispose of stuff sensibly.
The way to stop this is for any fly tipped rubbish to be examined for previous owner and then charge that owner £5K or put them away for 3 months. You think people using the "do as you likies" dont know its getting dumped elsewhere?
Where my parents used to live was worse. The tip local to them, 10 minutes away, started doing ID checks, and because they were outside the catchment area they weren't allowed in, had to do a 90 minute round trip to "their" tip.
Not excusing the tossers who use these cowboys, but it does need to be made easier.
Zetec-S said:
It really isn't that easy to dispose of a lot of stuff. We're quite lucky where we are, tip is not too far away and no gestapo security checkpoints on the way in. They tend to have someone near the general waste skip, but that's mainly to stop people using that instead of one of the others where it will (supposedly) be recycled. BUT... stuff like soil and rubble is insanely expensive to dump - a fiver per (small) bag. When I did the garden last year I would sneak a bit of unwanted soil into the garden waste, and rubble gradually went out in the wheelie bin. Would have probably cost about £100 to take it to the tip and pay.
Where my parents used to live was worse. The tip local to them, 10 minutes away, started doing ID checks, and because they were outside the catchment area they weren't allowed in, had to do a 90 minute round trip to "their" tip.
Not excusing the tossers who use these cowboys, but it does need to be made easier.
Berwick-upon-Tweed?Where my parents used to live was worse. The tip local to them, 10 minutes away, started doing ID checks, and because they were outside the catchment area they weren't allowed in, had to do a 90 minute round trip to "their" tip.
Not excusing the tossers who use these cowboys, but it does need to be made easier.
BunkMoreland said:
I get 25 visits a year to my tip for free. I can even take a van these days if its registered. A friend who lives in West Sussex gets something daft like 40.
Its easier than ever to dispose of stuff sensibly.
The way to stop this is for any fly tipped rubbish to be examined for previous owner and then charge that owner £5K or put them away for 3 months. You think people using the "do as you likies" dont know its getting dumped elsewhere?
They count the trips you make? Wow, I wasn't aware anywhere had that sort of limitation. Even if I registered a van to use, I could take it 3 times a week!Its easier than ever to dispose of stuff sensibly.
The way to stop this is for any fly tipped rubbish to be examined for previous owner and then charge that owner £5K or put them away for 3 months. You think people using the "do as you likies" dont know its getting dumped elsewhere?
Surely any limitation is just going to make it more likely people will fly tip (although I understand the van limit for a domestic tip obviously!)
Edited by Motorman74 on Tuesday 25th June 08:53
Zetec-S said:
OscarIndia said:
Berwick-upon-Tweed?
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