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There are many '''Disposal Options''' available. Not everything needs to go in a skip. | There are many '''Disposal Options''' available. Not everything needs to go in a skip. | ||
− | There are also [[ | + | There are also [[Re-use & Recycle|ways to reuse]] many scrap materials. |
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===Blocks=== | ===Blocks=== | ||
* Almost any non-expanding material can be put into the middle of concrete blocks to reduce cement use and dispose of it free. | * Almost any non-expanding material can be put into the middle of concrete blocks to reduce cement use and dispose of it free. | ||
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+ | * [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/f870586f8b38fa63/4e2816dc149b604e?hl=en#4e2816dc149b604e Oil tanks] | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[Re-use & Recycle]] | [[Re-use & Recycle]] | ||
+ | * [[Special:Allpages|Wiki Contents]] | ||
+ | * [[Special:Categories|Wiki Subject Categories]] | ||
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[[Category:Garbage]] | [[Category:Garbage]] |
Revision as of 00:43, 12 September 2007
There are many Disposal Options available. Not everything needs to go in a skip.
There are also ways to reuse many scrap materials.
Disposal methods
Skip
- Convenient
- Skips on roads require a permits & night lighting
- Skips on private land may be collected after long delays
- Non-level loads may be surcharged
- Others may fill your skip in some neighbourhoods
Prepaid collected bag
- Folded flat bags available from shops. Phone a number to have them collect when full.
- handy for small quantities, but too expensive for large loads
Binbags
- Some garbage will fit binbags, and sometimes this is the cheapest option.
- Large items can be broken down for fun, just hand out assorted lethal weapons to the yougsters and bag it all up next day.
- Use rubble bags for heavier items
Car to dump
Scrap merchant
- Metals
Freecycle, Craigslist etc
- Its sometimes surprising what people want and will collect.
- More effective in town than country.
Fire
- Wood
- paper
Burial
- a no-cost way to fill holes with non-toxic waste
Hardcore
- hard building materials can be used as hardcore.
Concrete aggregate
- several types of garbage can be used as concrete aggregate. Examples include bricks, blocks, tiles, ash, stone, sand, glass.
- Bulky items like bricks need to be broken up first.
Papercrete
- paper, cement, sand, lime, fibres, soft brick pieces, clay, plaster, plasterboard, expanded polystyrene, straw, and water based paints can all be included in papercrete, which makes building blocks, mortar and insulation.
Asbestos removal contractor
- Possibly the most expensive method of disposing of asbestos yet devised. Some tips take asbestos, double bag it first.
Blocks
- Almost any non-expanding material can be put into the middle of concrete blocks to reduce cement use and dispose of it free.
Specific Items