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Fly tipping is a disgraceful thing - no excuses, but there are reasons.
1) Punitive charges for trade people disposing of stuff.
2) Lack of facilities for disposing of some things.
The second point is interesting in terms of getting rid of paint or even paint cans. I was told at my local (large and seemingly very strictly run) tip that there was only one place in the county where you could dispose of paint (an hour round trip).
Being a responsible person I just took the paint back and it is lingering in the shed, but I seriously considered just putting it in something else and taking it back to the tip. A lot of people would have just tipped it down the drain - so I can see where a lot of the issues arise......
However, just dumping it by the roadside is not on!
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The second point is interesting in terms of getting rid of paint or even paint cans. I was told at my local (large and seemingly very strictly run) tip that there was only one place in the county where you could dispose of paint (an hour round trip).
I took a load of old paint tins, some empty, some partially used, to my local recycling centre. I asked the guys there where they wanted the paint putting, expecting either a refusal or a specific area for the tins. They just told me to put them into the "general" bin i.e. landfill.
The second point is interesting in terms of getting rid of paint or even paint cans. I was told at my local (large and seemingly very strictly run) tip that there was only one place in the county where you could dispose of paint (an hour round trip).
That seems a bit overly harsh. Certainly not a problem in Leeds, they take paint at all the recycling centres.
In fact the only thing I can't find anyone to take is a French butane cylinder I no longer need.
That seems a bit overly harsh.
It was!
But your post highlights another issue - if paint and paint tins are so horrendously damaging to the environment, why are local councils allowed to have different rules to each other? Surely there should be some diktat from above if they are so bad?
Liquid paint containing organic solvents is a real problem to dispose of - as the tip said, there's only a few places can deal with it.
However, leave the lid off so it dries, and it can go in general waste. Of course, all the chemicals are in the atmosphere by this point 🙄
Edit - if you've got much left, there are re-use centres who collect it and distribute to charities/needy. Sometimes the tips do this too.
Liquid paint containing organic solvents is a real problem to dispose of - as the tip said, there's only a few places can deal with it.
But I think Dannyh's point is valid - if it is a problem then I'd have thought it's something all councils should deal with. It's not exactly unusual waste. If the council want to promote responsible behaviour then making it easier for resident has to be part of the deal. Having a drop of point at the tip, then the council takes collected paint tins etc to the disposal point has to be a winner?
[i]but there are reasons.[/i]
Only 1 I can think of: Being SCUM.
And I just watched my local flytippers drop off another load onto the [i]just-recently-cleared[/i] space where their last load was.
Except this time I was quick enough to run down and get their license plate as they drove off 😈
Nice one. Phone the police right now with the plate.
I called the council, as they had details of the previous tipping.
They have their own guys who go through and investigate it and involve the police once they accumulate decent evidence.
[b]Update[/b]
Council guy came out to have a word and take a witness statement.
Apparently the guy is very well known to him. He runs a bogus waste disposal company out of a fake address, strips out anything of value from the waste, then just flytips the rest. 👿
Council guy: "Don't worry. He is on my hitlist. I just need to gather enough evidence to do him" 😀
Good stuff. Scum must pay.