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Waste carriers licence no longer required till after Dec 2013 for GREEN WASTE

Taken today off to deal with all the admin stuff that I put off doing as would rather be out on the tools.

Job 4 contact environmental agency to get a waste carriers licence. gave them a call

Agricultural waste registration: 0845 603 3113 (Mon-Fri, 8am

Started by Bespoke Lawncare in Waste

7 Replies · Reply by pete Jun 9, 2011

Cost effective way of dealing with spoil

We're quoting on a garden with a large slope and the design requires the removal of 64 cubic metres of spoil.

About 20% will be topsoil, which we'll keep on site, but the remaining 80%, or 52 cubic metres, needs to be got rid of.

The access won't all

Started by Keith Barker in Waste

4 Replies · Reply by David Cox May 23, 2011

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Scottish Environment Protection Agency - waste carriers regulations

Registration summary This is an environmental registration which applies to certain specific activities regarding the transport of controlled waste. The registration is administered by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Eligibility criteria

Started by Phil Voice in Waste

3 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Mar 31, 2011

To all those who questioned whether we need a waste license!

Just wanted to say.

Got pulled over today by pc plod. They were doing check on tipper vans to see what materials they held on board. (In particular they were trying to catch illegal scrap metal vans)

They obviously checked over the van, checked insuran

Started by Steve Sonic Grounds Maintenance in Waste

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Site Port-a-loos....

In the middle of quoting for a job today and need an indicative price for a site port-a-loo.

Anyone have any idea of their costs and service visits from recent usage, based on a couple of weeks ?

Started by Gary RK in Waste

2 Replies · Reply by RICHARD BICKLER Feb 6, 2011

Please join Hugh's Fish Fight campaign.

In the interests of sustainability (and plain good sense), I would urge all members to support this campaign by signing up here:-

http://www.fishfight.net/

Thanks.

Started by Bigyin in Waste

19 Replies · Reply by Landscape Juice Jan 5, 2015

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Waste handlers and carriers' responsibilities must be policed more stringently

It is somewhat disillusioning, when you can have really good conversations on sites such as LJN about our collective responsibilities towards waste, how it's handled and disposed of, only to find that there does not appear to be a cohesive nor determ

Started by Phil Voice in Waste

32 Replies · Reply by Adam Pilgrim Jan 20, 2012

Composting of green 'waste'

I'm obsessed with composting. The thought of hedge trimmings going to landfill or burning piles of leaves makes me all queasy. All that potential humus wasted. I don't see green 'waste', I see potential compost and, in turn, better soil.

Last winter I

Started by Tim Haywood in Waste

12 Replies · Reply by Stuart @ Eco Garden Maintenance Aug 18, 2011

Waste disposal

I'm just wondering how people are finding waste disposal these days. I've recently started a new contract which involves significant green waste disposal and as a result am having to rethink my waste disposal arrangements.

Previously I've gone down t

Started by Donny Bryan in Waste

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Environment Agency D7 Exemption - anyone use ?

Anyone use a "D7 Burning Waste in the Open" exemption from the EA as means of disposing of green waste, vegatation, untreated wood produced at a site ?

If so, appreciate knowing how and what you use it for?

Does it work for you/client ?

Started by Gary RK in Waste

1 Reply

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Skip Prices

Just a seen a response to another thread (the turfing one) and was amazed at the cost of the skip suggested (ie how cheap). For Surrey (its expensive), i'm sure for a 6yrd builders skip is ~£130+vat and an 8yrd £180+vat As a straw pole, what do you p

Started by Gary RK in Waste

16 Replies · Reply by Kieran Ray Sep 29, 2010

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Watchdog on BBC 1 Now

Anyone watching BBC1's Watchdog about waste disposal and waste carrier licenses.....? They are setting someone up with a tracker in the waste.... proves a point about Duty of Care, Waste Carriers License etc

Started by Gary RK in Waste

6 Replies · Reply by GORDON Sep 17, 2010

Berberis thorn ouch!

I have just had the pleasure of having a large berberis thorn surgically removed from the side of my ring finger after living with it for 6 months deep under the skin.The damm bugger been in there so long enough was enough and I took the plunge.. Now

Started by RICHARD BICKLER in Waste

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Plastic plant pot recycling - Is there a business opportunity?

If I was still in the UK, I would seriously consider setting up a service to collect old plastic plant pots for either cleaning and reuse or recycling (assuming the plastic is reusable?). "Householders in the UK dispose of 1.7 million tonnes of mixed

Started by Phil Voice in Waste

30 Replies · Reply by Gavin Stevens Mar 9, 2014

bags to take away waste in

Hi all,just a quick question - a few posts have recommended builders bags to use for putting garden waste into. As i am at the moment considering the logistics involved in removing waste from customers properties - where can these bags be sourced fro

Started by clare birch in Waste

23 Replies · Reply by Tim Haywood Apr 3, 2011

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Waste Transfer Station, Olney Bucks

HiI will be working for a friend in Olney, Buckinghamshire on Easter Saturday removing some conifers (in a paid capacity!). This is outside of my usual operating area.I will need to remove the resulting green waste and I was wondering if anyone knows

Started by Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd in Waste

2 Replies · Reply by Andy Thorne Mar 25, 2010

disposing of green waste

All our green waste is biodegradable and will compost down into nutrient rich material, – so it is not waste at all - but actually a valuable commodity to us and I don't think that as good gardeners or landscapers that we should be throwing it away b

Started by pete in Waste

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Do I need a waste carriers licence?

Hi all,

Could someone put me in the picture ref the licensing situation for garden waste i.e. what sort of licences do i need to take away garden waste and dispose of it?

At the moment I try not to take any away and the small amount that I do is compo

Started by Jim Davidson in Waste

69 Replies · Reply by Richard Gadsby Feb 22, 2015

Garden waste

Its always a pain to deal with garden waste. I re-cycle and compost all that will compost and secret away the rest for a winter bonfire, where space allows. There’s also pretty good council garden waste collection schemes around here. Where too much

Started by Gareth in Waste

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Waste carriers License

I heard on the grapevine that if you have a waste license that you get 12 free tips a year is this correct

Started by chris in Waste

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