Garden Waste

[jowwy]

Collecting garden waste, stops fly tipping........thats why our council collect it for free, as its saves them money in the long term

 

[Alex321]

do both those myself......sorry but grass cutting doesnt warrant a pro and neither does trimming a few bushes

Many of us would do those ourselves.

But anybody who doesn't want to or can't, will have to pay the services of a professional to do them. And they are going to charge professional rates regardless of whether the job actually "warranted" the use of a professional. Which is completely understandable IMV, as it still uses just as much of their time.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Collecting garden waste, stops fly tipping........thats why our council collect it for free, as its saves them money in the long term

That's the point I made earlier - and the clearance of fly tipping is a statutory duty, aiui.

 

[a.twiddler]

But if you can still take garden waste to the tip for free why would you fly tip? (probably a silly question -some would just fly tip anyway).

 

[Bonefish Blues]

But if you can still take garden waste to the tip for free why would you fly tip? (probably a silly question -some would just fly tip anyway).

Yep, you answered it right there, sadly.

 

[roadrash]

Personally i think £45 per hour for grass and bush cutting is extertionate........as for removal, bag it and take it the refuse centre in the car. People moan about not having enough money for gas/electric/food etc etc...and then we get these prices showing up for what is a non professional service.

two points.. not everyone has a car
not all people who moan about not having enough money for gas/electric/food etc etc. pay for garden services

i wonder what else you class as a non professional service , or class as a professional service for that matter,

how do you decide what is and isnt a professional service , whatever it means

 

[Alex321]

two points.. not everyone has a car
not all people who moan about not having enough money for gas/electric/food etc etc. pay for garden services

i wonder what else you class as a non professional service , or class as a professional service for that matter,

how do you decide what is and isnt a professional service , whatever it means

If you can't do it yourself, or are unwilling to do so, then for you it warrants a professional service.

If you are able and willing to do it yourself, then for you it doesn't.

Which services fall into which category will vary for everybody. I don't think you can say that a particular job inherently warrants a professional service or not.

For Jowwy these sorts of jobs clearly don't warrant it, and they wouldn't for me either. But I can see how they easily might for some people.

 

[Alex321]

But if you can still take garden waste to the tip for free why would you fly tip? (probably a silly question -some would just fly tip anyway).

Indeed. I have never understood the mentality of people who will drive to a country layby to dump stuff when they could just have taken it to the local council recycling centre. But it happens all the time

 

[I like Skol]

Fly tipping is encouraged by the people who refuse to pay for the removal of waste by contractors or try to screw down the job to the lowest price or hourly rate ("I'm not pay £45/hr when mi'laddo down the road with a van will do it for £25/hr.......). That leaves honourable professionals struggling to scrape a living while the cowboys happily tip your garden cuttings in laybys, country lanes and bridleways. By the way, anyone taking away waste from your property will need a waste carriers licence and should be able to provide you with a waste transfer note on request (in fact, I think it is obligatory that they do anyway?).

The best price is not always the best price. Some people know the price of everything and the value of nothing so be careful what you push for when obtaining 'competitive' estimates for work!

 

[jowwy]

Fly tipping is encouraged by the people who refuse to pay for the removal of waste by contractors or try to screw down the job to the lowest price or hourly rate ("I'm not pay £45/hr when mi'laddo down the road with a van will do it for £25/hr.......). That leaves honourable professionals struggling to scrape a living while the cowboys happily tip your garden cuttings in laybys, country lanes and bridleways. By the way, anyone taking away waste from your property will need a waste carriers licence and should be able to provide you with a waste transfer note on request (in fact, I think it is obligatory that they do anyway?).

The best price is not always the best price. Some people know the price of everything and the value of nothing so be careful what you push for when obtaining 'competitive' estimates for work!

absolute load of nonesense...........i would asked for price without removal and safely remove it myself to the correct waste site, my own compost area or for my local authority to remove

Don't tar everyone to the same brush, just cause the are some that are unscrupulous and wouldnt give a monkeys were its dumped

 

[jowwy]

If you can't do it yourself, or are unwilling to do so, then for you it warrants a professional service.

If you are able and willing to do it yourself, then for you it doesn't.

Which services fall into which category will vary for everybody. I don't think you can say that a particular job inherently warrants a professional service or not.

For Jowwy these sorts of jobs clearly don't warrant it, and they wouldn't for me either. But I can see how they easily might for some people.

totally agree........

 

[Alex321]

absolute load of nonesense...........i would asked for price without removal and safely remove it myself to the correct waste site, my own compost area or for my local authority to remove

Don't tar everyone to the same brush, just cause the are some that are unscrupulous and wouldnt give a monkeys were its dumped

Any clues as to why you believe what he wrote to be in some way false?

He wasn't saying anything about any specific individual, and certainly wasn't tarring everybody with any brush?

 

[fossyant]

If you can't do it yourself, or are unwilling to do so, then for you it warrants a professional service.

If you are able and willing to do it yourself, then for you it doesn't.

Which services fall into which category will vary for everybody. I don't think you can say that a particular job inherently warrants a professional service or not.

My sister and BIL are in that category. Cut the grass ? Nope someone does that. Leak in bathroom, nope we'll get a complete new one. Decoration, someone does that. That said BIL would be dangerous with a battery drill/screwdriver.

 

[jowwy]

Any clues as to why you believe what he wrote to be in some way false?

He wasn't saying anything about any specific individual, and certainly wasn't tarring everybody with any brush?

because i dont believe everyone who doesnt want to pay for a certain service is encouraging fly tipping.......i wouldnt pay for a removal service, but i also wouldnt encourage fly tipping just to save my self a few quid

just read the line i highlighted.......

 

[glasgowcyclist]

that i already pay for in my council tax.....

For several years my local council has allowed us to put garden waste in the brown bin along with food waste for weekly collection. They changed this a few months ago so that the weekly collection will continue but if you wanted to put garden waste in as well you'd need an annual permit (stuck to the bin) for about £45.

As others have said, garden waste disposal isn't a legal obligation for them whereas food waste disposal is. I think £45 per annum is pretty darned good value for money for 50 collections.