"Recycling" at the council Tip

[persuer]

When i usually go to the local tip there is always a BMW, Mondeo or Audi in there and my first thought every time is ......... you will never get that over the bar into the skip .

[MG Tom]

My local one won't let you take anything away at all.

[bubs]

Originally Posted by billericaymgxpower

But you never know when it will be useful. I'll strip down an old washing machine just for the screws, motors etc. Just cannot bear to throw out potentially useful stuff! Old wood is one of my favourites. Well seasoned and as a keen woodworker this is pure gold. Old scaffold boards make wonderful chunky distressed furniture. I have made quite a few trunks from these and with black iron fittings look pleasantly aged.

In that case, can I interest you in a large tree trunk we have out side our shop FOC

[James.uk]

Our local tip is a real pain! you have to walk miles up and down to put every conceivable material in it's allocated bin.

Yesterday I was about to chuck an electrical item when one of the guards stopped me and asked me to remove it's plug! ... So I fetched some pliers from my car, and chopped the plug off, I then threw the elec item, plus the plug, into the bin. The guard was furious, but he wouldn't go and get it! heh heh

And--- you are NOT allowed to remove anything at all!!..
...

[oldcarguy]

They go on about recycling but wont let you take anything from our tip.

[reworht]

Originally Posted by FLYER

I am currently turning wooden packing frames (that are made for shipped car windscreens) into a a big allotment hut .
Beat that.

My late Uncle built himself a three sided garage for his car from ICI pallets - he was a Security Guard on the gatehouse at ICI Billingham many years ago

[reworht]

Originally Posted by billericaymgxpower

But you never know when it will be useful. I'll strip down an old washing machine just for the screws, motors etc. Just cannot bear to throw out potentially useful stuff! Old wood is one of my favourites. Well seasoned and as a keen woodworker this is pure gold. Old scaffold boards make wonderful chunky distressed furniture. I have made quite a few trunks from these and with black iron fittings look pleasantly aged.

I plead guilty to the same 'disease'
After 40 + years of smoking pipe tobacco, I've got one garage wall full of shelves with all the old baccy tins - filled with nuts, bolts, screws and everything else I've stripped off u/s household goods, cars w.h.y. Then there's the old kitchen cabinets full of bits from various motor cars - going back to Moggie Minors, 105E Anglias etc.

[billericaymgxpower]

Originally Posted by James.uk

Our local tip is a real pain! you have to walk miles up and down to put every conceivable material in it's allocated bin.

Yesterday I was about to chuck an electrical item when one of the guards stopped me and asked me to remove it's plug! ... So I fetched some pliers from my car, and chopped the plug off, I then threw the elec item, plus the plug, into the bin. The guard was furious, but he wouldn't go and get it! heh heh

And--- you are NOT allowed to remove anything at all!!..
...

Guard, superb! Bin commandants. Would love to have seen his face.

[billericaymgxpower]

Originally Posted by bubs

In that case, can I interest you in a large tree trunk we have out side our shop FOC

If only I could get it home!

[billericaymgxpower]

Originally Posted by reworht

I plead guilty to the same 'disease'
After 40 + years of smoking pipe tobacco, I've got one garage wall full of shelves with all the old baccy tins - filled with nuts, bolts, screws and everything else I've stripped off u/s household goods, cars w.h.y. Then there's the old kitchen cabinets full of bits from various motor cars - going back to Moggie Minors, 105E Anglias etc.

A little bit of history in every tin. My dad used to do the same and there was always a useful part in a tin as a fix for something. Happy nostalgia