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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 permit & night lighting
Skips on private land are sometimes collected only after long delays, they use you as the storage depot
Non-level loads may be surcharged
Other people will fill your skip in many neighbourhoods

Prepaid Collectable 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 generally much a cheaper option.

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 youngsters and bag up the remains the next day.
Use rubble bags for heavier items

Local Tip

Sometimes using or hiring a car or van to take materials to the tip is a good option.

Scrap Merchant

Metals

Freecycle, Craigslist etc

Its sometimes surprising what people want and will collect.
More effective in town than country.

Fire

Wood
paper
Not plastic

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, 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.
Making papercrete requires labour & equipment though.

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.
Beware of differential thermal coefficients.

Composting

Gypsum, plasterboard, plaster, paper, cardboard & lime can be included in composting.

Bulky items need to be broken up first.

Shredding

Plant waste, wood without nails, plasterboard, cardboard & paper without colour printing can be shredded and disposed of in the garden.

Oil Tanks

Discussion of options

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 There are also [[Re-use & Recycle|ways to reuse]] many scrap materials.
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 ===Skip===
 * Convenient
-* Skips on roads require a permits & night lighting
+* Skips on roads require a permit & night lighting
-* Skips on private land may be collected after long delays
+* Skips on private land are sometimes collected only after long delays, they use you as the storage depot
 * Non-level loads may be surcharged
-* Others may fill your skip in some neighbourhoods
+* Other people will fill your skip in many neighbourhoods
-===Prepaid collected bag===
+===Prepaid Collectable 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
+* Handy for small quantities, but too expensive for large loads
+* Binbags generally much a cheaper option.
 ===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.
+* Large items can be broken down for fun, just hand out assorted lethal weapons to the youngsters and bag up the remains the next day.
 * Use rubble bags for heavier items
-===Car to dump===
+===Local Tip===
+* Sometimes using or hiring a car or van to take materials to the tip is a good option.
-===Scrap merchant===
+===Scrap Merchant===
 * Metals
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 * Wood
 * paper
+* Not plastic
 ===Burial===
-* a no-cost way to fill holes with non-toxic waste
+* A no-cost way to fill holes with non-toxic waste
 ===Hardcore===
-* hard building materials can be used as 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.
+* 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.
+* Paper, cement, sand, lime, fibres, 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.
+* Making papercrete requires labour & equipment though.
-===Asbestos removal contractor===
+===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.
+* Beware of differential thermal coefficients.
+===Composting===
+Gypsum, plasterboard, plaster, paper, cardboard & lime can be included in composting.
+* Bulky items need to be broken up first.
+===Shredding===
+Plant waste, wood without nails, plasterboard, cardboard & paper without colour printing can be shredded and disposed of in the garden.
-==Specific Items==
+===Oil Tanks===
-* [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/f870586f8b38fa63/4e2816dc149b604e?hl=en#4e2816dc149b604e Oil tanks]
+* [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/f870586f8b38fa63/4e2816dc149b604e?hl=en#4e2816dc149b604e Discussion of options]
 ==See Also==
-[[Re-use & Recycle]]
+* [[Re-use & Recycle]]
 * [[Special:Allpages|Wiki Contents]]
 * [[Special:Categories|Wiki Subject Categories]]