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Some of it is rouge traders who charge to take the rubbish away the dump it. If it is you who rubbish is found and it can be traced back you will be charged regardless of if you have paid to have it removed.
The other issue is the councils themselves. You take rubbish to the council recycle centre, you start to unload and then they say you can't dispose of that here. So you ask where it can be dispose of it and they are not always helpful. The reply is you can at another site the other side of town.
ou can't use a van or a trailer!
One of my most hated jobs is taking a trip to the recycle site.
Sometimes this rubbish get dumped in a field gateway etc. I saw a van get turned away and when I left just down the road was a new pile of rubbish, unfortunately I didn't get any van details.
The ironic thing is the council will then send a team out to clear it away! Why not let the rubbish be disposed of at there own sites?
I think it's pretty common knowledge that local residents can't use a van or trailer to deposit rubbish at a waste disposal site. If a van arrives and the driver does not have proof he has paid for a commercial waste disposal licence he will get turned away.
Our local tip is very efficient and we have always found the staff very helpful but of course there are rules that have to be complied with. I haven't checked recently but the charge for a commercial waste disposal licence at our local council sites used to be quite reasonable considering the amount of waste contractors tip every day.
Most fly tipping is carried out by those who pretend to be genuine rubbish removal contractors, charging residents to remove rubbish. These people are probably claiming unemployment and other benefits. Purchasing a waste disposal licence would mean they were traceable by the Inland Revenue and that is the last thing they want.
Even when there were no rules or regulations regarding the use of Council tips, fly tipping still existed and always will, simply because some people have no social awareness and it's a lot easier to dump rubbish on a quiet road than drive to a disposal site.
Our council tip charges for the disposal of hard core (which once upon a time was welcomed!). When I objected as I only had a small amount it was suggested I put it in my grey bin (non-recyclables). So I did and it was taken without comment .
We have been reduced to 2 bins now. One for tins and bottles and a grey bin for anything else. As long as the grey bin is filled carefully with lots of smelly waste on top, it solves a multitude of disposal problems.
Our council will not take anything car related. Got an old damaged bumper after fitting a recycled one from a scrapyard ? Forget it. You can only get rid of it by hacking it up and leaving it in your 'landfill' bin.
Old tyres ? Forget them as well. They have to go to a tyre depot, where you get charged £1 to £3 to leave them. So they end up in the countryside (seen lots of them).
Old seats or interior bits ? They (apparently) have to be recycled via the manufacturer - but have you ever tried leaving them at the local showroom for collection ? The scrapyards will not take them either. Oh well, a trip to the country again ...
There does not seem to be anything 'joined up' regarding recycling, does there ? Plastic car bumpers must be recyclable surely ?
With so many barriers it is no wonder there is so much fly tipping.
It is pretty frustrating and happens around here. For private land owners e.g. farmers it is worse as it is also their legal responsibility to clean it up.
Our council have placed restrictions and require us to book in advance of visiting a tip with a limit to the slots available and there has been no sign of them wanting to lift this as other restrictions like going to pubs etc have been lifted. It seems like we are still paying the same amount of taxes etc but getting more restricted and limited services, with C19 as a rather convenient excuse for it.
Also over the years they have started to stick more to the legal definition of household waste in terms what you can dispose of so I can dump a load of old carpet but they turn their nose up at a couple of bits of wood and want to charge me £3 per piece.
This is a universal problem compunded in Scotland that no 2 councils have the same policies, bins, etc.
It should be a national control and policy not a national disgrace.
And they all claim they are environmentally sound.
The latest in Edinburgh is misusing the emergency covid legislation to put in cheap (cones) cycle paths without any far less due consultation.
The 'clever' one round here is to dispose of hedge cuttings near the edge of a recently felled forest.
Within a week its almost impossible to identify.
Trail cameras are the answer.
And don't get me started on dirty campers, campervans, the NC500, staycations, etc.
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