Anyone else seen this thread on no. 10

Does your council not object to commercial green waste being disposed of via residential waste ?

Wish my council allowed that - or perhaps it would raise the council tax....

I've noticed that some civic amenity tips are now taking vehicle regs to identify commercial waste comming via them... East Hampshire DC won't even let in 4*4 pickups now without proof of residence

Matt Brown said:

most of the compostable waste from my customers either goes on their compost heap or on mine. but i work in birmingham and you can put 17 green bags per fortnight out for council collection so a lot goes that way. but wood etc is chargable i used to cut it up for my open fire but i dont have it anymore. a lot of my customers have a rubble heap someware behind a bush or tree someware and i'm unable to take it away for them as i'd have to pay for a waste licence then pay per tonne to tip it. i have taken small quantities away for people in the past free of charge or maximum of £10 and transfered it into my car and took it to the local tip but i dont like doing that.

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Phil Voice August 6, 2010 at 9:27am

Thanks Paul

I think the writer is making some good points.

I personally feel that waste transfer laws should not be about the journey but about the wastes' destination and what happens next.
Lawncare-4u.co.uk August 6, 2010 at 10:14am

i agree. good points and logical

Philip Voice said:
Thanks Paul

I think the writer is making some good points.

I personally feel that waste transfer laws should not be about the journey but about the wastes' destination and what happens next.
Matt Brown August 6, 2010 at 7:45pm

most of the compostable waste from my customers either goes on their compost heap or on mine. but i work in birmingham and you can put 17 green bags per fortnight out for council collection so a lot goes that way. but wood etc is chargable i used to cut it up for my open fire but i dont have it anymore. a lot of my customers have a rubble heap someware behind a bush or tree someware and i'm unable to take it away for them as i'd have to pay for a waste licence then pay per tonne to tip it. i have taken small quantities away for people in the past free of charge or maximum of £10 and transfered it into my car and took it to the local tip but i dont like doing that.
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Gary RK August 6, 2010 at 7:54pm

Does your council not object to commercial green waste being disposed of via residential waste ?

Wish my council allowed that - or perhaps it would raise the council tax....

I've noticed that some civic amenity tips are now taking vehicle regs to identify commercial waste comming via them... East Hampshire DC won't even let in 4*4 pickups now without proof of residence

Matt Brown said:
most of the compostable waste from my customers either goes on their compost heap or on mine. but i work in birmingham and you can put 17 green bags per fortnight out for council collection so a lot goes that way. but wood etc is chargable i used to cut it up for my open fire but i dont have it anymore. a lot of my customers have a rubble heap someware behind a bush or tree someware and i'm unable to take it away for them as i'd have to pay for a waste licence then pay per tonne to tip it. i have taken small quantities away for people in the past free of charge or maximum of £10 and transfered it into my car and took it to the local tip but i dont like doing that.
Matt Brown August 6, 2010 at 8:00pm

my customers get rolls of green bags (now clear so they can see that there arent any stones or painted wood in them) and they go out on collection day. i have swapped bags before if someone has me cut ivy or something big and they have 30 odd bags i distribute them between customers they dont mind as i'd do the same for any of them.