Local tip refused to take car seats as they are "car parts"?

Gimpymoo · 18 Jun 2018 at 13:56

Over the years, I have had a Peugeot 806 and an 807. Both been scrapped.

Tidying up the shed and find 2 rear seats from both.

Stick them on Ebay and Gumtree, no takers.

Goto the tip and they gave me a ticket saying "Bad boy, do not take car parts".

I understand anything which may have fluids in or airbags perhaps or anything else dangerous to pigeons but why can they not take a car seat (metal and foam) yet will take a padded garden patio seat (metal and foam).

Almost as bad as the time I took too much rubble when replastering.

tom_e · 18 Jun 2018 at 13:58

I imagine it's just easier to blanket ban car parts than have a list of what is and isn't acceptable.

ttaskmaster · 18 Jun 2018 at 14:05

Tell them it's Artisan Furniture!!

paradigm · 18 Jun 2018 at 14:06

Dismantle the seats, take them back as bits of foam and bits of metal frame.

Gimpymoo · 18 Jun 2018 at 14:14

paradigm said:
Dismantle the seats, take them back as bits of foam and bits of metal frame.

Good shout

Although just got rid of 2 in the waste bins (They are foldable ones... the seats, not the bins).

We have two waste bins so will just stick the other 2 in the shed for 2 weeks then in 2 weeks time when the bins are emptied, put the other 2 in.

If I need the bin space then yes, will likely break them up and put in bin bags

Gimpymoo · 18 Jun 2018 at 14:17

ttaskmaster said:
Tell them it's Artisan Furniture!!

I had them in the garden a few weeks ago as comfy garden chairs

Iamzod · 18 Jun 2018 at 21:44

And this is why I burned most of the interior of my old car when I swapped it for leather, scrap yard didn't want it, local recycling place didn't want it so it all went up in to the sky as thick black smoke.

Hades · 19 Jun 2018 at 08:37

My local tip has really started restricting what it will take and also charging quite a bit for different items. So it's no surprise that every time I go there I see a huge pile of stuff dumped overnight outside their gates.

robj20 · 19 Jun 2018 at 12:38

Lucky that ours takes everything. Even hazardous waste. Sometimes i get the jobsworth telling me plastic bags don't go in the general waste, but i throw them in anyway i'm not emptying them out. Or when they cant decide if old light fittings are electrical or metal. I try to skip it all before anyone sees.

inflames · 19 Jun 2018 at 12:45

Issues like this will just increase the amount of fly-tipping. My local council have brought in charging for using the tip, only thing that is not charged is general waste. Iv got a load fence post in my garden that i want to rid of but its going to cost me to. So it now going to put in my shed and wait for bonfire night.

Glanza · 19 Jun 2018 at 12:47

inflames said:
Issues like this will just increase the amount of fly-tipping. My local council have brought in charging for using the tip, only thing that is not charged is general waste. Iv got a load fence post in my garden that i want to rid of but its going to cost me to. So it now going to put in my shed and wait for bonfire night.

Know anyone with a log burner? Our spare wood we give to a neighbour who cuts it down and throws it in there.

Amp34 · 19 Jun 2018 at 17:18

Glanza said:
Know anyone with a log burner? Our spare wood we give to a neighbour who cuts it down and throws it in there.

I'm guessing they're treated, probably not a good idea to be burning them in your home.

Nasher · 19 Jun 2018 at 17:49

This kind of nonsense is why people fly tip things and the UK doesn't recycle properly in general :/

In some places you now have to pay to have garden waste bins collected. So people just stuff it in general wasted and cover it in bin bags. It's not helping things.

muon · 19 Jun 2018 at 21:58

What gives people the right to dispose of their rubbish for free?

Nasher · 19 Jun 2018 at 22:01

Because they pay council tax for stuff like this?

Iamzod · 19 Jun 2018 at 22:02

muon said:
What gives people the right to dispose of their rubbish for free?

Nothing. But if you don't then it's going to get dumped or burned.

Holst1981 · 19 Jun 2018 at 22:04

muon said:
What gives people the right to dispose of their rubbish for free?

Traditionally we pay council tax for this sort of thing.

Making environmentally friendly stuff free seems like a good idea to me.

cheesyboy · 19 Jun 2018 at 22:05

muon said:
What gives people the right to dispose of their rubbish for free?

It's generally in council's interest to make waste disposal readily available and free at point of delivery, as otherwise people get rid of stuff in less socially acceptable ways. Like fly tipping or in massive clouds of acrid smoke.

muon · 19 Jun 2018 at 22:44

Holst1981 said:
Traditionally we pay council tax for this sort of thing.

Making environmentally friendly stuff free seems like a good idea to me.

And if the council can't afford to give unlimited disposal services? Should councils suddenly start scrapping cars and car parts, timber etc.

Nasher said:
Because they pay council tax for stuff like this?

Council tax doesn't provide unlimited waste disposal. Just like paying taxes doesn't get you the very best healthcare (at least in terms of comfort) or the very best schools.

Malevolence · 20 Jun 2018 at 00:05

Gimpymoo said:
Over the years, I have had a Peugeot 806 and an 807. Both been scrapped.

Tidying up the shed and find 2 rear seats from both.

Stick them on Ebay and Gumtree, no takers.

Goto the tip and they gave me a ticket saying "Bad boy, do not take car parts".

I understand anything which may have fluids in or airbags perhaps or anything else dangerous to pigeons but why can they not take a car seat (metal and foam) yet will take a padded garden patio seat (metal and foam).

Almost as bad as the time I took too much rubble when replastering.

Slap 'em on a pallet, or a couple of old sleepers, and tell 'em it's a hipster settee.