Local council tip , do they charge you?

tanith

I've been using out local tip for many years to take things that aren't appropriate for the refuse collection. We went yesterday to take some garden waste and a large amount of cardboard and as we drove in were stopped and handed a leaflet and the guy glanced in the back of the car to check our load. It appears we will now be charged for any DIY rubbish, including any building goods, (plaster, felt, tiles, windows, doors, timber and flooring, bathroom or kitchen fixtures, old fencing, sheds, paving slabs, brick. They have always charged for commercial tipping but DIY seems a bit OTT if its obviously from a DIY project. The charges are minimum £17:50 for a car with up to 100kg all other vehicles including small trailers is £35 up to 200kg or £175 per ton.
Not sure how this is going to be policed because we often take our DIY rubbish along with garden waste and household stuff that isn't charged for.. apparently I just reread and if its mixed load you will be charged the highest rate charge.

Just wonder if this is now the norm in most places? Do most people think its a justifiable charge?

LEJC

I believe its down to individual councils...I live in an area where one side of us we have one council who doesnt charge and the other where the council does....

drummer_666

i went to my local tip a couple of weeks ago, took old window frames with bits of glass still in, metal, other random diy waste and was still free and no leaflet given to me

i think those prices are steep, people would start hiring a skip instead, if you have more than one car load prob cheaper and also more convenient..

tanith

drummer_666 wrote: »

i went to my local tip a couple of weeks ago, took old window frames with bits of glass still in, metal, other random diy waste and was still free and no leaflet given to me

i think those prices are steep, people would start hiring a skip instead, if you have more than one car load prob cheaper and also more convenient..

I think many people will just start fly-tipping again, which they seemed to of had some success stopping in the last few years.. such a shame.

This started on Oct 1st.

Tiglath

Ours don't charge at all, they're open 7 days a week, and they help take out heavy items like furniture (presumably to try to sell onwards if it's in good enough condition). They'll even take hardcore and rubble; there's a list on our council website of what's acceptable..

WestonDave

Seems to be a thing with West London Waste who cover a number of councils. If they tried it here they'd be spending more than they raised clearing up flytipping around the countryside. I suppose if the list is restricted to serious DIY then its possibly fair enough, but if you get clobbered for taking a bag of wallpaper strippings then its too far. One problem is that tradesmen will often disguise their waste by taking it in a car and pretending its DIY waste - we have a carpet fitter near us who regularly unloads his van into his estate car to take the removed carpet to the dump and I suspect the same applies. Most people only get rid of sheds or most of the things on that list very rarely so it might be worth a charge to catch the trades abusing the system.

adonis

If you look at this site
they charge people from other boroughs and mentions that some councils are charging to take waste which as already been said will encourage fly tipping.

rxbren

as above it might just be a temporary clamp down as alot of "traders" try to tip for free saying its household waste
you could always try another local tip

tanith

It is West London Waste , and I'm sure fly tipping will increase then as you say they'll pay a packet to clear that up.. I'll have to see if there is another one near us that doesn't charge if I get any DIY waste I need rid of.

ed110220

No charge here (Bath) but they do get funny if they think you're taking too much or going too often. I don't think councils have an obligation to take garden and building type waste free of charge even if it comes from DIY activity.

I tend to put out what I can for collection in black bags over more than one week if necessary, mostly smaller and lighter stuff and stuff that can be cut or broken up like old insulation etc and only take the larger and heavier stuff to the tip.