Bhawk Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Hey everyone, a few years back i had a second job, working at the local tip. The amount of times we had bikers throwing all their gear out when they packed up. So i used to claim them, and thanks to this i managed to get 2 sets of leather trousers, 1 fabric trousers, 1 leather jacket, 1 fabric jacket, 2 pairs of boots and one one piece leather suit and three pairs of gloves. All the equipment is in near perfect condition, i only took the ones that fit me, i saw more thrown out!While i may not have stylish fashionable gear, i got it for nothing!So lesson is, if you are skint, always ask at the local tip, theyd happily put anything aside for you. And you never know whats going to turn up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 It amazes me what people throw away! I am also guilty of throwing good stuff out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggs Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Top tip! (No pun intended)My instructor said charity shops also have no idea about price so are also happy hunting grounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Top tip! (No pun intended)My instructor said charity shops also have no idea about price so are also happy hunting grounds I have taken stuff that has "shrunk' to the charity shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 They run the tip near me like a concentration camp. If it leaves the car/trailer it does not leave the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-Kent Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 As aboveOnce it's in their yard, it's theirs and won't part with it.Breaks my heart to see what ends up in there Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gin Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Aye, nearly every tip I know has this "Nope, it's rubbish now" philosophy.. I remember the first time someone mentioned that they go to the tip and come back with more stuff than they left with and I had no idea what they were on about! Then I discovered that their local tip had an alladins cave of a shop attached to it! You're right, the things people throw away! Such a shame.. But the world we live in now just makes it too easy to buy shiny and new for pennies.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonio Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I actually took some genuine rubbish round the tip the other day and the guys in charge told me they wouldn't take it. They take only green waste and stuff that can sold or recycled. But rubbish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RantMachine Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I actually took some genuine rubbish round the tip the other day and the guys in charge told me they wouldn't take it. They take only green waste and stuff that can sold or recycled. But rubbish... Milton, by any chance? They're ruddy useless there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonio Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Milton, by any chance? They're ruddy useless there...Sure wuz. Any tips for where to go for a better than rubbish experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Sure wuz. Any tips for where to go for a better than rubbish experience?most people near me find a nice open gate way.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearOn Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Same at our local Adolf centre, once it's in there, it's theirs.But I did have some fun last time, dumped a huge box of cd albums, a good 3 or 4 of the workers came over and started going through them, each making their own little pile of favourites.....I thought shall I tell them? Naaaa spent 10 mins getting rid of rest of my crap and then watched them open the cases to find jack Sh;t inside, Ahahahahah made my day. They were all safely tucked up in my cd folder at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RantMachine Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Milton, by any chance? They're ruddy useless there...Sure wuz. Any tips for where to go for a better than rubbish experience?Nope, afraid not. I had a big bottle of contaminated oil to dispose of and they wouldn't take it or tell me where else I could take it. Ended up hiding it behind some clutter in the garage at my old house and leaving it there when I moved out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 As aboveOnce it's in their yard, it's theirs and won't part with it.Breaks my heart to see what ends up in there Try the Sevenoaks tip. People drive there in Porsche cayennes or other stupidly expensive 4x4s and dump loads of virtually brand new stuff. It's disgusting to see what people throw away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 It's right posh round here.......We have a recycling centre in St Neots......so you have to sort stuff out before you take it down there to make sure it all goes in the right places........ With clothing I tend to take it to the clothing recycling point at the local firestation. ......that way anything they make from it benefits the firefighters benevolent fund....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-Kent Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 As aboveOnce it's in their yard, it's theirs and won't part with it.Breaks my heart to see what ends up in there Try the Sevenoaks tip. People drive there in Porsche cayennes or other stupidly expensive 4x4s and dump loads of virtually brand new stuff. It's disgusting to see what people throw away. It was Sevenoaks tip I was thinking of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 As aboveOnce it's in their yard, it's theirs and won't part with it.Breaks my heart to see what ends up in there Try the Sevenoaks tip. People drive there in Porsche cayennes or other stupidly expensive 4x4s and dump loads of virtually brand new stuff. It's disgusting to see what people throw away. It was Sevenoaks tip I was thinking of Yep, it's a a disgrace what people chuck. I'm sure the people who run the tip are making a fortune on eBay selling all the good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-Kent Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 years ago, I had the job of driving round all the tips in the south east collecting LPG bottles for FloGasThe hampshire sites each had a little stall selling bits that people had dumped and I suppose it paid fr their tea and biccies, that was long before ebay and the net! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhawk Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 When i worked at the tip it was for may gurney, they paid the council millions for the contract, big money to be made in waste, what always got me was the green waste, you take your green waste to the tip, from there they take it to the nearest transfer station, where it is shredded and put into big piles to rot down, once composted its bagged up and sold back to the public at a high price, who then use it to grow stuff and so the cycle begins again.We once had to shut the site down as there was radioactive material in the metal container.Living near the military we once had about 15 large boxes of ration packs brought in, still in date. I pretty much lived of boil in the bag meals for months haha.After a while we were told we needed to recycle even more, which meant breaking open bags and sorting the waste, horrible work! Well i remember a little old lady coming in, chucking some bags on the machine, so i told her we need to sort it, she grumbled then got in her car and sped off, so doing my job i opened the first bag and it was full of dildo's, butt plugs etc!We also had someone from the military chuck some very large live ammunition into a several tonne compacter then drive off, luckily i saw it before i pressed the button! It is a very "interesting" line of work.They are told they are not aloud to sell or give anything away, but we often had people come in and give us bacon butties and the like in return for saving certain things back for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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