Disposing of tiles (glasgow)

Nanako

Hi all, I live in glasgow, and i have far too many tiles lying around. 15x15cm kitchen and bathroom tiles, about 200g weight each, They are leftovers from previous or planned renovations, by the family members who lived here before me. Mostly theyve been sitting around in storage for a decade. All intact and clean

I have at least 200 of them in one pile, and probably a few hundred more in a cupboard. and I really just want rid of them. I've been looking into getting glasgow city council to do a bulk waste uplift, but they charge £5 "per item" and one "bag" of tiles counts as one item. This is a bit vague, but it seems like it'd cost a lot to do it this way

The prospect of trying to sell them on ebay seems fraught, they're such a dense and fragile item, i don't fancy attempting to ship them around, and the value for each one is pretty low, and there's tons of competition for this kind of item anyways

The prospect of just putting them in the bin has come up, but any more than a handful would start to cause weight problems and maybe prevent bin collection. Doing it this way would take forever in small batches

i'm at a loss here, i dont know what to do. I would like to get rid of these with minimal effort and cost

any ideas?

theoretica

Find whatever 'free stuff' social media group is active in your area?  I got rid of a smaller number of tiles that way.

EssexHebridean

Yes, if you have freecycle or freegle active around you that could work. Otherwise Facebook? 

FreeBear

Nanako said: The prospect of just putting them in the bin has come up, but any more than a handful would start to cause weight problems and maybe prevent bin collection. Doing it this way would take forever in small batches

If Glasgow is like the towns & cities south of the border, tiles are regarded as DIY waste and not permitted in the bin. Taking the tiles to the local recycling centre may be the best option (if you have a car) and you don't get hit with a fee like some of us in the South.

Auti

Put on free cycle (or similar) and say ideal for small tiling jobs, ideal for art use for tile mosaic/making hot pot stands etc. Give an idea of colours and patterns. You might find art students will like them - even ask if an art college would like them/put an ad on the notice board. 

Nanako

FreeBear said:

Nanako said: The prospect of just putting them in the bin has come up, but any more than a handful would start to cause weight problems and maybe prevent bin collection. Doing it this way would take forever in small batches

If Glasgow is like the towns & cities south of the border, tiles are regarded as DIY waste and not permitted in the bin. Taking the tiles to the local recycling centre may be the best option (if you have a car) and you don't get hit with a fee like some of us in the South.

ive never been to such a recycling centre, what are they like?

I know a few people who could drive me over, and i could fit all of this in a boot. Will they take a boot full of tiles? Do they charge for that kind of thing?

horsewithnoname

I’ve got rid of tiles on freecycle, there’s generally someone can use stuff like that 

Brie

Nanako said:

FreeBear said:

Nanako said: The prospect of just putting them in the bin has come up, but any more than a handful would start to cause weight problems and maybe prevent bin collection. Doing it this way would take forever in small batches

If Glasgow is like the towns & cities south of the border, tiles are regarded as DIY waste and not permitted in the bin. Taking the tiles to the local recycling centre may be the best option (if you have a car) and you don't get hit with a fee like some of us in the South.

ive never been to such a recycling centre, what are they like?

I know a few people who could drive me over, and i could fit all of this in a boot. Will they take a boot full of tiles? Do they charge for that kind of thing?

I think if someone tried to take so many tiles in their boot in one go they might mush their tires!!!  You could of course put 1 tile a week in your bin.....  Our (southern) recycling centre charges for any DIY waste so not an option here.

Freegle/freecycle.  No where near Glasgow but the local site here always has people both offering and asking.  

FreeBear

Nanako said:

FreeBear said:

Nanako said: The prospect of just putting them in the bin has come up, but any more than a handful would start to cause weight problems and maybe prevent bin collection. Doing it this way would take forever in small batches

If Glasgow is like the towns & cities south of the border, tiles are regarded as DIY waste and not permitted in the bin. Taking the tiles to the local recycling centre may be the best option (if you have a car) and you don't get hit with a fee like some of us in the South.

ive never been to such a recycling centre, what are they like?

I know a few people who could drive me over, and i could fit all of this in a boot. Will they take a boot full of tiles? Do they charge for that kind of thing?

If the Glasgow ones are anything like mine, you pull up and lob the stuff in to skips. Different areas will be signposted for the type of waste. e.g. Metals, clothing, electrical, building waste, and so on. By the looks of it, Glasgow accepts rubble & DIY waste without charging. https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/hwrc

oldernonethewiser

Tiles are heavy so don't try to overload a car if you do take them to one of the council dumps. Might be a few trips.

No problem dumping them at Glasgow Council places.

As others have suggested, Freecycle or even Gumtree might get a few takers.

Eldi_Dos

I agree put them on Freecycle or Gumtree titled Night on the Tiles there is bound to be someone in Glasgow interested.