More stupidness at the rubbish dump

ARWadworth · 2008-09-13T12:34:53+00:00

Today I was nearly refused entry at the rubish dump for taking trade waste.My crime was to take the 7 old radiators that I have changed in a friends house to the dumpit site.The council workmen created a theory that I was trade because, in their words, "a DIYer cannot change all the radiators" so "I was either a plumber dumping trade waste or I was a customer dumping a plumbers trade waste."Wankers. I could have just left the radiators in the street and they would probably have vanished by Sunday morning.I wonder why they took note of the number plate on the car I was driving.Adam

Sep 13, 2008 30 Replies

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A.Lee 17 years ago

Probably not as much.The 'high' prices quoted by the press etc are for large amounts between dealers, the amount paid to anyone weighing in are an awful lot less.

Also, scrap prices have dropped significantly over the last few weeks. I got £2.50/kg for 'brazier' copper a few weeks ago - that's copper pipe that has soldered or compression joints on it. Plain, clean copper pipe was £3/kg. Any paint on it, and it was down to £2.50/kg again. 'Light iron/steel' which is raditators and all other small steel scrap was around 15p/kilo. See the prices here:

These prices just about equate to what I was paid last month for a mixed load. Alan.

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The Natural Philosopher 17 years ago

Which makes the average ton of surplus car, around £150 in steel value alone...No ownder poel are not leaving em in the streets anymore..

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Andy Burns 17 years ago

And gives the council a wonderful opportunity to claim "success" in=20 their campaign to stop cars being dumped left, right and centre.

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Cerberus . 17 years ago

Wouldn't that be then classed as "Hazardous Waste" though?

Don.

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ARWadworth 17 years ago

The scrap yard was having it's annual arson attack where loads of tyres manage to get disposed of without costing the scrap owners anything. Kids always get blamed.

Adam

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Owain 17 years ago

Does your local council support any healthy living or eating initiatives?

The contradiction might be amusing for the local press.

Owain

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NOSPAMnet 17 years ago

Or "Hazardous Just Below the Waste" :-)

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tim..... 17 years ago

So that when you go back next week with seven more he can show that he was right

tim

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Dave Liquorice 17 years ago

Yes the =A37,000+/tonne is the trading market rate. I more or less halve= d that for my guesstimation. Looks like 1/3 is a better multiplier for brazier copper.

I have quite a bit of pipe offcuts, some painted, some clean, some with =

fittings. For 50p/kilo it's probably worth the time at least cutting off= the soldered ends and removing the fittings not so sure about cleaning (removing shafts, packing, washers ect) from any valves though.

All I need to do is find a scrappy that pays cash that isn't going to co= st me more in fuel to get there and back.

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ARWadworth 17 years ago

I hope my brother does not go there then. It was his car!

Adam

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Dieseldes 17 years ago

Price is dropping now down to £85 a ton, (blast.....have about a ton of cast including a bath) I was speaking to a scrappy today, he reckoned theres not a scrap car left in Glasgow!!

Des

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