Hard Rubbish Day!

[foxy]

Two banes of my life when it comes to relationship between my wife and I is hard rubbish day and Christmas day. Hard rubbish, I don't know if it happens in the UK but it is the day when you can put out all the hard rubbish accumulated. My wife has the idea that if you don't have any hard rubbish one will be branded as a hoarder. As blokes we all know that something will come in useful one day. So to keep her happy I decided to dump my pressure barrels on the nature strip. As I was putting them out there was a guy in a van loading them! I also through out a Sensas carp net bag, this morning that has now gone. So the wife is now looking for more stuff to throw out to convince the neighbours we are not hoarders. Does this happen in the UK.

 

[Twogunrocky]

No mate doesn't happen over here, though I really wish it did.
I've been watching Ewaste Ben on YouTube for years, scrapper from Melbourne he's brilliant!!!

 

[Agentgonzo]

No, it doesn't. I don't know why.

Belgium used to have a similar concept twice a year we used to call Big Bin Day (I don't know what it's actually called). You put out all the larger items that don't go in the normal bin.

No-one got labelled a hoarder though. But we did get a similar recycling/upcycling vibe and lots of people would trawl the streets picking up freebies. One year (before a big move) we had about 10m of stuff lined up along the front of our property and a queue of cars waiting to take their packings (it was all very polite and no-one would try to jump the queue). By morning, almost the whole lot was gone!

 

[Cheshire Cat]

If she looking for things to throw out she should start with you.

 

[foxy]

If she looking for things to throw out she should start with you.

Just what I would expect as a reply from a 'supposed' corporate manager.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

 

[foxy]

No mate doesn't happen over here, though I really wish it did.
I've been watching Ewaste Ben on YouTube for years, scrapper from Melbourne he's brilliant!!!

I put a working mulcher out one year, some one came along and cut the cable off for the copper. Must say I have made money out of what has been thrown out just on our street. A couple of wheelchairs. and a cast aluminium table and two chairs.

 

[The Baron]

In the UK we generally have to pay to have to have large items removed and that's why we have a fly tipping issue people will not pay or use the nod nod wink people who will get rid of your rubbish cheap

 

[Twogunrocky]

I put a working mulcher out one year, some one came along and cut the cable off for the copper. Must say I have made money out of what has been thrown out just on our street. A couple of wheelchairs. and a cast aluminium table and two chairs.

Yeah I love watching Ben's street scrapping vids, he's found some awesome stuff over the years.... his main focus is old school PC's, but every now and then he'll have a day just picking up steel, ally etc for beer & gas money, and he'll always cut a cord if there's one at a pile, 'a bit of cordfood' as he puts it.
The price per kilo for cord is crazy, that's why so many just cut cords, they can do it on a pushbike and earn real good money.

I think it's a great concept that reduces landfill, and promotes recycling..... We do have vans that patrol streets over here looking for throw outs, everything I've ever put out is gone that day.

 

[gyurmaember]

In the UK we generally have to pay to have to have large items removed and that's why we have a fly tipping issue people will not pay or use the nod nod wink people who will get rid of your rubbish cheap

Some councils started to do free big item collections, for example Reading, I hope lot more will follow.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Some councils started to do free big item collections, for example Reading, I hope lot more will follow.

Ours is £30 for one to three items however big or small then they wonder why fly tipping is rife around here.

 

[Druncan]

When we first moved here, we noticed how some places had a house surrounded by sheds that looked like they had vomited junk all around. I am proud to say our house is now the same. - just like Steptoe & Son,,,,,,,,

We throw out very little in case we can use it. As everything that comes onto the island gets uplifted at great expense except coo and sheep poo. I've brewed since 2016 to reduce the shipping and uplift of single use containers. Grain as animal feed and even use trub to make bread or its in the composter for drunk worms,,,

All recyclables are washed and squashed religiously. Card and paper squashed and compacted. Glass gets smashed and mixed in the base fill of any concreting we do. We segregate food and prep waste for our composters. Slops for the *issed compost worms and waste food for the cat and dog.

Hard rubbish goes up on our island FB page first we often get requests for stuff and plant exchange is going great. One mans junk is anothers treasure!! We also scavenge the shoreline for anything we can use. Fishing nets/pots are used in the garden for climbing plants - Pallets make raised beds.

We hope that we set an example others might follow and love when we learn a new trick or resource.

Happy as pigs in *hit

 

[DocAnna]

We have a ridiculously complicated collection schedule, with 4 wheelie bins, the grey bin for non recycliabke waste gets picked up once a month. Hard ie bulky stuff can either be taken to the recycling centre or ‘big’ stuff can be booked fir pickup fir a small fee.

It is v complicated but it does make us careful about recycling !

 

[chthon]

No, it doesn't. I don't know why.

Belgium used to have a similar concept twice a year we used to call Big Bin Day (I don't know what it's actually called). You put out all the larger items that don't go in the normal bin.

No-one got labelled a hoarder though. But we did get a similar recycling/upcycling vibe and lots of people would trawl the streets picking up freebies. One year (before a big move) we had about 10m of stuff lined up along the front of our property and a queue of cars waiting to take their packings (it was all very polite and no-one would try to jump the queue). By morning, almost the whole lot was gone!

West-Flemish for beginners: the Big Bin = de groote vuulbak

I think it was officially called "Groot huisvuil", big waste collection. We loved this as kids. Used to pick up tubes/valves from old TV sets when I got interested in electronics. I also remember when this changed, it became one day and you had to notify the township if you had coarse waste. With the introduction of the waste disposal parks, most smaller places don't do this anymore.

 

[Clint]

I chuck all my crap down the back lanes...

 

[Chippy_Tea]

With the introduction of the waste disposal parks, most smaller places don't do this anymore.

They wont let you on ours if you have a trailer even if its unmarked (not a business) you have to have a permit.

 

[foxy]

When we first moved here, we noticed how some places had a house surrounded by sheds that looked like they had vomited junk all around. I am proud to say our house is now the same. - just like Steptoe & Son,,,,,,,,

We throw out very little in case we can use it. As everything that comes onto the island gets uplifted at great expense except coo and sheep poo. I've brewed since 2016 to reduce the shipping and uplift of single use containers. Grain as animal feed and even use trub to make bread or its in the composter for drunk worms,,,

All recyclables are washed and squashed religiously. Card and paper squashed and compacted. Glass gets smashed and mixed in the base fill of any concreting we do. We segregate food and prep waste for our composters. Slops for the *issed compost worms and waste food for the cat and dog.

Hard rubbish goes up on our island FB page first we often get requests for stuff and plant exchange is going great. One mans junk is anothers treasure!! We also scavenge the shoreline for anything we can use. Fishing nets/pots are used in the garden for climbing plants - Pallets make raised beds.

We hope that we set an example others might follow and love when we learn a new trick or resource.

Happy as pigs in *hit

I have 7 outbuildings on my property, the pressure barrels were in one of them, I probably would never use them again and I didn't really want to throw them away, I just put them out to keep the wife happy.

 

[foxy]

Ours is £30 for one to three items however big or small then they wonder why fly tipping is rife around here.

You can throw out as much as you want on hard rubbish day it isn't unusual to see 10 cubic meters on the nature strip. Some councils will come and pick up hard rubbish for free, others charge. I used to take ours down to the tip but I just can't abide all the pelicans. Now I just break it up and put it in the appropriate bins.

 

[The Baron]

At least we only get Gulls

 

[Agentgonzo]

I have 7 outbuildings on my property, the pressure barrels were in one of them, I probably would never use them again and I didn't really want to throw them away, I just put them out to keep the wife happy.

Could you put them out, then early morning just before the pickup go and grab them back without her noticing?