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Green waste

I was wondering whether anyone knew of cheap places to use for this season and for future seasons for disposing of my green waste. Normally I have at least 3-4 dump sacks a day, sometimes more.

I can't seem to find any places in my area, I've been giv

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Waste carriers licence (Northern Ireland)

Just a quick question on the Waste carriers licence (Northern Ireland)

Is it true you can go to any public council amenity site with the green waste when you hold this?

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Green Waste Disposal - West London

Hi,

I'm going to be working in the West London area in the not so distant future.

I'll be based in Chiswick to be specific.

Just wondering if anyone knows of any good/cheap green waste disposal places?

Thanks in advance for any help.

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Waste Charges

Hi Guys

Could someone tell me whether they think our local tip in Leicester is expensive. We use a local tip in Whetstone Leicestershire and they have a minimum charge for Trade waste. Minimum charge is £28.50 (basically £30.00) for up to 1/4 of a ton

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Register as a waste carrier online, you all need to do this!

"From January 2014, you need to register as a waste carrier if you regularly transport waste as part of your business. You can be fined up to £5,000 if you don’t register."

I did it using the following link in less than 5 minutes and registration is f

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Cost of getting rid of waste?

In East Cheshire they have suspended the green bin collection from Mid November until mid March!! (Don't get me started on what a ridiculous decision this is in the name of saving money.)
We normally fill customers green bins with their leaves if the

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Are Mini Crushers Viable?

What are your opinions on mini crushers? Are they a viable alternative to traditional skip/grab lorry disposal?

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Waste License required as from Jan 2014

It looks as though everyone that carries any type of waste is going to have to have a license as from Jan 2014.

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/sectors/wastecarriers.aspx

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Confused about EA's website guidance on waste tier levels

I know this has been written about a few times but the EA's website seems to differ from what people have written here in the past.

I've just started a gardening business and would like to carry away garden waste from customers' homes. There is a tool

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Green waste costs

I went to our green waste recycling site today and paid £25.00 for my 16' x 7' trailer to be emptied by their digger.

I stood there and watch and thought what bloody good value that was. What do you get charged?

Is it worth trying to make a recycling c

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Council green waste bins and council tax

The local council in my area (Selby District Council) are considering implementing a charge of £82 per year for the green waste collections that are currently paid for as part of householders council tax. The theory behind this being that the council

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Waste materials

Hi there i am a newbie to this site so shall introduce myself.I have been a groundsman in sports turf for 14 years with numerous qualifications. i have been thinking for a while about setting up my own garden maintenance business originally part time

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Operating out of an estate car! Waste removal problems.

Hi. I'm new to the forum but hope I have found the right place for help with a big problem I currently have.

I only started up for myself last year and rather than try for a loan to get myself a van I decided to work out of my Volvo Estate car. This i

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Green waste sites in the Bracknell/Sandhurst area

Hello guys, i have just lost my waste site i have been using for the past 3 years due to it being sold for development. Do any of you know where in the area surrounding Bracknell/Sandhurst and Cambeley that is cheap and has regular access.
Thanks.

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Concern over accuracy of recycling weighbridges

The accuracy of weighbridges at landfill and recycling centres is ‘still a matter of concern’ despite some improvement over the last year, according to a new report.

The National Measurement Office (NMO)’s Weighbridge Project report covering the 2011

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Waste Transfer Notes - Electronic Version

Most recent waste transfer note from the EA (England only) is now available in electronic form that allows the form to be typed into and saved for reference (as opposed to printing out and manually writing):

Also worth reading most recent update on t

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How long does waster carriers licence take?

Need to get me of these as got pulled in the other day and given a warning. Have a job coming up very soon where I need to transfer some green waste, even though I don't need the licence, the waste transfer station considers it trade waste, and want

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Sign the petition to stop the landfill tax increase

Further to the recent topic concerning the huge increase in landfill tax announced this month by HMRC that will add dramatically to the cost of skips and waste, here is a link to a petition being organised to change the policy. I believe this is a po

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Clearing Waste from site

We got the ok tonight for a new contract.

And the initial part of the job is to clear the site. Its a large estate that has had no pruning done for around 15 years!
I estimate that there are about 5-7 tipper loads of waste to clear.

So i was wondering.

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Waste carriers licence

We recently applied online for a waste carriers licence,filled in the form,payed the £35 only to receive an email asking for a further £154.Is this a con as on applying there was no mention of further cost.The application simply stated the licence wa

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