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  Gary RK March 28, 2010 at 7:01pm

  Here's the type most of us use (I would guess) available on ebay:
  
  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10x-1-Tonne-Builder-Garden-Bags_W0QQitemZ2304...
  
  
  Also, It is possible to blag some of builders merchants....;-)
  
  I do know that the more you buy the cheaper the per unit cost is (we get thru a lot of them as they get dragged around a lot and wear on the bottom).
  
  Buy lots and DO NOT overfill especially if working on your own.
  
  Just get to know how much stuff weighs eg - Grass Vs Prunings etc
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  David Fox March 28, 2010 at 7:04pm

  Why not just collect up old used bags, recycling at it's best! Got 3 from the gravel I laid last week, customer glad to be rid of them as well. Win/Win!
  
  gary @ affinity landscapes said:

  Here's the type most of us use (I would guess) available on ebay:
  
  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10x-1-Tonne-Builder-Garden-Bags_W0QQitemZ2304...
  
  
  Also, It is possible to blag some of builders merchants....;-)
  
  I do know that the more you buy the cheaper the per unit cost is (we get thru a lot of them as they get dragged around a lot and wear on the bottom.
  
  Buy lots and DO NOT overfill especially if working on your own.
  
  Just get to know how much stuff weighs eg - Grass Vs Prunings etc
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  Dan Frazer Gardening March 28, 2010 at 7:20pm

  I don't often buy bulk materials to get hold of used bags so I buy mine, but get them for £3 each from my local turf/soil supplier.
  
  They do get heavy very quickly though! I usually carry 3 with me; if I would need to fill more than 3 then I'm not charging enough in my standard waste away charge per site and I will find other ways of dealing with the job (ie by not producing so much waste).
  
  In time I plan to get a chipper but for now it's not financially worthwhile as my waste tipping fees are cheap and I only need to tip once per fortnight max.
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  GORDON March 28, 2010 at 7:28pm

  Hi Clare
  
  most of the one ton builders bags are no longer returnable and end up in a skip. If I see any builders in action with these bags about or sticking out of the skip I just pull over and ask if I can have them. They always say help your self. Less rubbish for them to deal with.
  I have found I cant have to many.
  
  As they say help yourself to me with my ugly mug then I am sure they will be falling off their scaffold plank to drag a bag out of a skip to assist a pretty lady.
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  Classic Gardens March 28, 2010 at 7:29pm

  We use ( apart from builders bags on our commercial gardens ) 75l compost bags, We find that there very strong, free and can easily hold the most lethal of pyracanth. On top of that they fit really well into a wheelie bin.
  
  There was a moss company that use to come in 100li bales now that was a bag.
  
  Cant belive iam getting excited about a bag lol
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  Neil Petrie BSc Landscape Mgt March 28, 2010 at 9:26pm

  Never buy bags!! I can't believe any of you buy empty bulk bags. These are a waste product to construction trades and are always being disposed off. Just ask. It is a good habit to make contact with other tradesmen, for various reasons - and if they know we can use these waste products they will be happy to give a text when they have a few they don't need.
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  Dan Frazer Gardening March 28, 2010 at 9:36pm

  fair point but until I make those connections I need to have some bags in the van!
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  Geoff Norfolk March 28, 2010 at 9:43pm

  I've always used plastic dustbins rather than builders bags, though I wish they were square like wheelie bins rather than round, to make better use of space. Its amazing how much goes in the bins if you slice it up a bit first with the hedgecutter and then tread it down and when its really full, just about the right weight to carry.
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  Andrew Goss March 28, 2010 at 10:49pm

  This is what I use - right size - right price !
  
  http://www.gardencentreonline.co.uk/Garden-Accessories-Sacks-and-Re...
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  Claire Brown March 29, 2010 at 9:55am

  I can't carry a builders bag, even if only half full, so I use tarpaulins - well actually ground sheets, that have eyelets so that you can put some rope through if you want to "close" it. - I find this is great for leaves as you can just rake the leaves onto the sheet, - no picking them up. - If you are moving it to a compost area in the garden, you can just drag it.