hardcore rubble

naf123

with my local council being extremely strict about hardcore rubble even in small amounts I wonder if its OK to put a few bricks in the black bin?

Will the crusher have issues?

sevenhills

naf123 wrote: »

with my local council being extremely strict about hardcore rubble even in small amounts I wonder if its OK to put a few bricks in the black bin?

Will the crusher have issues?

If you can get away with it, does it matter? Some areas burn the waste in an incinerator.

FreeBear

If your council is anything like mine, they stipulate no DIY waste to be put in the bin. The bin men are not too bothered, and if they can move the bin, it goes in the back of the lorry. The bin men will draw the line if it is full of rubble or tiles.

For my part, I'll stick the occasional bucket full of small pieces of rubble - Typically, bits of bricks that have been chiseled out of a wall or very small lumps of plaster. Full & half bricks, I'll keep for hardcore under a shed base or paving slabs.

If you are tempted to put full bricks in the bin, don't. Break them up in to small bits first.

phill99

Do not put bricks in the bin. It damages the crusher mechanism on the bin lorries and can put them out of action.

Davesnave

naf123 wrote: »

with my local council being extremely strict about hardcore rubble even in small amounts

This is code for "My council has begun to charge for disposing of building waste and I don't want to pay for the service they now provide."

Most councils charge. Mine's been doing so for ages, and it currently costs £3.50 a sackful. I doubt if yours is very different.

Putting bricks in the household rubbish bin is just a way of avoiding paying a few quid. It's better than dumping them on farm land, which is what some people do, but it's still effectively saying, "I'm not prepared accept the responsibility to pay for disposing of the extra waste I create."

Ganga

We are lucky,local council transfer station lets you recycle most stuff,wood,cardboard,building rubble,garden waste etc but you can only go in a car,anything that needs taking in a van or a trailer you apply for a permit,do not know if they charge as never had to do it.
The council also collect from your house,they take most stuff,furniture,fridge freezers etc but charge £15 a collection ( we used to get 3 free ones a year ) but for the one off price they will take everything ,they normally send a truck and two men to load it.

sevenhills

FreeBear wrote: »

If your council is anything like mine, they stipulate no DIY waste to be put in the bin.

If your local council has an incinerator to burn the waste, a bit of wood would help the incinerator generate electricity, you would think the more the better.

FreeBear

sevenhills wrote: »

If your local council has an incinerator to burn the waste, a bit of wood would help the incinerator generate electricity, you would think the more the better.

Nearly had one - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-26925831

Trouble with wood is it is often coated with all sorts of paints. Stuff like MDF & chipboard will also contain glues that give of toxic fumes when burnt.

Whilst it is possible to remove some toxins from the smoke inside an incinerator plant, burning waste is not really a good solution to the problem. Neither is burying it, but that is an argument for another day.

Alfrescodave

If local authorities want to encourage recycling then they should remove these additional charges.
In my area we are now in the situation where recycling targets are not being met and fly tipping is on the increase. The connection is obvious.

sevenhills

Alfrescodave wrote: »

If local authorities want to encourage recycling then they should remove these additional charges.
In my area we are now in the situation where recycling targets are not being met and fly tipping is on the increase. The connection is obvious.

The EU has ambitious recycling targets, but now we are leaving the Government don't give a fig.

girlsensible

Check you local aggregates places. They often take clean hardcore for free. I have 2 near me and for the cost of a pair of steel toe capped boots I have taken over 20 car loads of bricks, paving slabs and rubble :T