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Topic ID 1421
12/03/2006 by hertfordian
Local skip hire/garage clearance?
Hi all
I've got loads of junk in my garage and back garden which I would like to get shot of. I'm not sure whether to go for a skip or to get someone in to clear it because, living on Foxholes in an end-of-terrace house with a wall next to our drive way, I'm not sure if there'd be room for a lorry to deliver a skip (our allocated parking's to the side - not the front of our house[:(]).
I'd take it to the tip but there's so much and some of it's garden rubbish - it would wreck the interior of the car and so I'm wondering otherwise whether to go for one of these waste clearance firms you see advertised in the local papers.
To cut to the chase, has anyone had any experience of either of the above and is there anyone they'd recommend?
Thanks in advance,
Hertfordian
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Reply ID 17585
12/03/2006 by Tigger
If it can all go in one hit, I rang a guy 'Man with a Van' in the skip hire pages of the Mercury. Half the price of a skip - I think it was about £50 for a kitchen, bathroom including tiles and a few bags of assorted junk. Basically he does a few pick-up's and when his van is full. The Leagally dumpd it. He's happy to show his certificate as I was concerned about fly tipping.
Reply ID 17586
12/03/2006 by SMT
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Originally posted by Tigger
If it can all go in one hit, I rang a guy 'Man with a Van' in the skip hire pages of the Mercury. Half the price of a skip - I think it was about £50 for a kitchen, bathroom including tiles and a few bags of assorted junk. Basically he does a few pick-up's and when his van is full. The Leagally dumpd it. He's happy to show his certificate as I was concerned about fly tipping.
I'm sure your guy was fine, but a Waste Carrier Licence does not guarantee the waste legally tipped. Ask to see copies of the Waste Transfer Notes which he should have to keep to show the Environment Agency. You can ask where it is going to be tipped, as most household waste sites will not accept commercial vans. As I say, I'm sure your guy was fine, and I don't deal with this area of legislation but when I have spoken to the Environment Agency I thought there was something that the waste producer (i.e. the householder) had a duty of care to ensure that the waste was appropriately disposed of.
Reply ID 17587
12/03/2006 by Tigger
It had details of disposal methods aswell as far as I can remember.
Ended up using a skip in the end as needed it foe a few days.
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