Disposing of fence panels

Rdwill

shinytop said:

Alfrescodave said:

shinytop said:

Take them to the tip.  If they don't accept them in their green waste or wood sections they go in the landfill skip. 

£1.50 per panel at our tip for disposal !!!!

  I thought that what council tax was for.  Nothing like that in ours.

The argument is that Council Tax is for the disposal of household waste.

DIY waste is a different 'class' of waste. If the Council pay for the disposal of DIY waste then the Council Tax payers are effectively subsidising a householder making improvements to and adding value to their home. 

Mickey666

Mickey666 said:

How about a bonfire?

Keanu said:

Not sure thats a viable option😮😮

Why not?  Use a small bin-like incinerator (or even a metal bucket) and burn a few bits at a time.  Even buying a new incinerator would be cheaper than multiple trips to the local tip and paying them to put the stuff in a skip before taking it away to be burned!

Ectophile

Mickey666 said:

Mickey666 said:

How about a bonfire?

Keanu said:

Not sure thats a viable option😮😮

Why not?  Use a small bin-like incinerator (or even a metal bucket) and burn a few bits at a time.  Even buying a new incinerator would be cheaper than multiple trips to the local tip and paying them to put the stuff in a skip before taking it away to be burned!

If the wood has been treated, it will release toxic fumes when burned.

Whenever a council thinks of building a municipal incinerator to get rid of waste, and make useful electricity, people will be out wawing placards saying how terrible it is.  But people also seem to think nothing of burning chemical waste in their gardens, releasing far more pollution than the incinerator ever would.

fenwick458

Mickey666 said:

Mickey666 said:

How about a bonfire?

Keanu said:

Not sure thats a viable option😮😮

Why not?  Use a small bin-like incinerator (or even a metal bucket) and burn a few bits at a time.  Even buying a new incinerator would be cheaper than multiple trips to the local tip and paying them to put the stuff in a skip before taking it away to be burned!

and it's probably more environmentally friendly . you take it to the "green eco friendly recycling centre" and they will process it and then send it half way round the word a few times to several massive waste management companies, before it ends up in the far East and they just burn it anyway

greyteam1959

fenwick458 said:

Mickey666 said:

Mickey666 said:

How about a bonfire?

Keanu said:

Not sure thats a viable option😮😮

Why not?  Use a small bin-like incinerator (or even a metal bucket) and burn a few bits at a time.  Even buying a new incinerator would be cheaper than multiple trips to the local tip and paying them to put the stuff in a skip before taking it away to be burned!

and it's probably more environmentally friendly . you take it to the "green eco friendly recycling centre" and they will process it and then send it half way round the word a few times to several massive waste management companies, before it ends up in the far East and they just burn it anyway

Brilliant !!
😁😁😁

Paula_Smith

Alfrescodave said:

shinytop said:

Take them to the tip.  If they don't accept them in their green waste or wood sections they go in the landfill skip. 

£1.50 per panel at our tip for disposal !!!!

I can't imagine that helps the fly tipping situation in your area.

lemondrops69

Yay a bonfire, you can also burn those old tyres you have as well

Alfrescodave

Paula_Smith said:

Alfrescodave said:

shinytop said:

Take them to the tip.  If they don't accept them in their green waste or wood sections they go in the landfill skip. 

£1.50 per panel at our tip for disposal !!!!

I can't imagine that helps the fly tipping situation in your area.

The laybye on the way to the tip recycling centre is often used as a "free" option. 
What I don't understand is why DIY waste is considered to be different to other waste. I read the comment about it possibly being a benefit to people improving their property but we are strongly encourage to recycle but have to pay for the privilege. A charge for material that goes into landfill might be acceptable but fence panels/ bricks / metal items etc that are all reused should not incur a charge.

Ectophile

It appears to be up to each council to decide what they consider to be "household" waste and what is "trade" waste.  Where I live, I think they decide based on whether of not they can make money recycling the stuff.  Hardcore is trade waste, wood is not trade waste.

FreeBear

fenwick458 said: . you take it to the "green eco friendly recycling centre" and they will process it and then send it half way round the word a few times to several massive waste management companies, before it ends up in the far East and they just burn it anyway

Don't know about sending it half way round the world.... I have had a few heat logs made from recycled wood. Often found small lumps of foam, plastic, paint, and gawd knows what in them.. Doubt very much they were particularly eco-friendly.