Rock hard bag of cement

Grenage

henry24 said:

It wasn't a small lump it would have been the equivalent of 2 bags of postcrete on each post and I had 8 but 1 each week soon goes.
I also once had a 6x6 foot fence panel in the bin 

I once did 80 in a 30 zone.  It was against the rules, but I got away with it.  Everyone should do it.

henry24

Why would you think that?

Section62

henry24 said:

It wasn't a small lump it would have been the equivalent of 2 bags of postcrete on each post and I had 8 but 1 each week soon goes.
I also once had a 6x6 foot fence panel in the bin 

The point was that lumps of cement/concrete (and fence panels for that matter) are not 'household waste' and most councils (at least in England) won't allow non-household waste to be put into household waste bins.

Councils have powers to issue fixed penalty notices if the wrong items are put in the wrong bins, and might be more likely to issue a FPN where an inconsiderate householder has put something in their bin which caused thousands of pounds of damage to the refuse collection vehicle, and potentially disrupted a whole collection round.

You got away with it, but it doesn't mean anyone else will.

ThisIsWeird

Tsk, no-one's asked the obvious Q. 
"Oi, Alice! Where d'ya live? Put t'kettle on, lass..."

Bookworm105

henry24 said:

It wasn't a small lump it would have been the equivalent of 2 bags of postcrete on each post and I had 8 but 1 each week soon goes.
I also once had a 6x6 foot fence panel in the bin 

what you got away with and what you are allowed to do are two different matters.

Although the law has changed meaning councils can no longer charge you for disposing of small quantities of DIY waste at a tip, I am not aware of any council which accepts DIY waste in the black bin - all class it as non household waste and therefore not "allowed", meaning you have to take it to the tip yourself ! 

henry24

As far as I'm aware at no time as anyone from the council told me what I can put in my bin so until they do I'll continue to fill it with anything I need to get rid of, I've even helped the binmen move my bin onto the wagon 

vacheron

henry24 said:

As far as I'm aware at no time as anyone from the council told me what I can put in my bin so until they do I'll continue to fill it with anything I need to get rid of, I've even helped the binmen move my bin onto the wagon 

Then you must be one of the lucky ones.

We receive a leaflet through the door each year giving the collection dates for the next years collections and stating explicitly what is and isn't allowed in each bin. and "building rubble" is certainly on our list.

We also have a sticker which the council placed on each bin stating the same information, and if they suspect that you have disposed of something which they consider to be against the rules, you receive a stronger worded leaflet through the door re-emphasising what is and isn't allowed, and that bins may be refused in future should it persist.

MysteryMe

I'm pretty sure on the council website it will state what you can and can't put out as household waste and likewise what you can and can't take to the local tip. 

Section62

henry24 said:

As far as I'm aware at no time as anyone from the council told me what I can put in my bin so until they do I'll continue to fill it with anything I need to get rid of, I've even helped the binmen move my bin onto the wagon 

You've probably binned a letter, or a collection schedule card, or the council's newsletter - any of which would probably have had details of what is and isn't allowed, or given details of the council's website/call centre where detailed information could be found.

The council doesn't need to check you've read the information, it is enough that they believe a notice or other sufficient information has been provided to the address.

In a similar way to the council not needing to make sure you know it is illegal to flytip before they can issue a flytipping FPN.

Bookworm105

henry24 said:

As far as I'm aware at no time as anyone from the council told me what I can put in my bin so until they do I'll continue to fill it with anything I need to get rid of, I've even helped the binmen move my bin onto the wagon 

have you ever visited your council's website?
used a search engine?