Waste carriers licence

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Allsorts said:
If the story is exactly as reported, then this guy was very hard done by - no question.
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Okay. We all agree on that, and we may never know the real story.

But what do you think about the registration to carry commercial waste? I think I’m with the U-S here. I don’t think this should be a thing.

If I have a driving licence, it’s not just permission to drive, it shows that I am qualified to drive. (Or at least I was able to drive safely for roughly 30 minutes decades ago.)

But this isn’t that. There’s no qualification.

Generating rubbish is a fact of life. And it’s also a fact of business. This isn’t even taxing people on dumping their waste - this is about moving it.

On the disposal of it. It’s not the fault of the tradesmen that many materials aren’t recyclable. That’s the fault of the manufacturers. It’s what an economist call an externality. The producer isn’t bearing the full cost of their product. Tax them.

Although, how environmentaly bad is most construction waste? Bricks can become hardcore, and plasterboard is just soft, pink dirt. A weird landfill stratum for future civilisations to puzzle over.

I agree that fly tipping should be punished (and who doesn’t?), but commercial waste carrying permits are officious, pernicious and.. (aww, I can’t think of anything else ending in -icious), plain wrong.

No?
 
I wonder if you need a waste carriers licence to drive yourself around?
 
HarDeBloodyHarHar said:
I wonder if you need a waste carriers licence to drive yourself around?
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Who? Me?

Nah, the word “commercial” would imply that I have economic value. Is there such a thing as a “biohazard” licence?

chippie244 said:
Oy, this isn't just a u/s thing, I disagreed with it too.
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That’s as close to unanimous as we’ll ever get here. That’s practically a manifesto for us.

Next step a political party.

KIAB for party leader? Harry as Home Secretary? We’ll send AS/DA to NI.
 
btiw2 said:
Although, how environmentaly bad is most construction waste? Bricks can become hardcore, and plasterboard is just soft, pink dirt.
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That raises another interesting point. Skip hire, rubble, concrete, topsoil, as long as separate, attracted a reduced rate for skip hire, all recyclable.
At my local tip, which does not accept commercial waste, charges for rubble, £2 per bag.
Plasterboard, 5 years ago, lovely, special bin, recycled as an additive for fertiliser. Now, it's no longer recyclable and can't go to landfill as it gives off a gas. Chargeable at £2 a bag, If I buy two sheets of plasterboard for £12 - £14 whatever, it costs the same to dispose of the offcuts.
 
fillyboy said:
As mentioned earlier in the thread I was pulled up a couple of years ago, apart from empty packets in the drivers door cubby box, I didn't have any rubbish on board.
It's usually an annual or twice yearly occurrence in this part of the country where the DOT, Police and Council set up next to a holding area and flag all the vans in.
Like you, I don't know of any tradesmen who have been caught with rubbish on board.
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Weren't you actually pulled over for being a waste?
 
fillyboy said:
Is that your best shot, you're losing your touch.
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I agree - you do it so much better: "I can quite understand why retired anti-semitics might find it tedious, perhaps next time I'll try and find a topic more suited to your nasty insidious nature.
Anyway, enough of the pleasantries, how's your sciatica, causing you problems?"

Quality.

Anyway, where's Harry?
 
goldenboy said:
Is there a massive flytipping epidemic?

Flytipping has always gone on.

Trade waste has certainly for the quite substantial past been paid for.

I havent seen a significant increase local to me.
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Not sure where you live, but fly tipping is rife pretty much all over the UK, but Essex and Norfolk have a massive problem, it's as bad as council clean an area and less than 24hrs its full again, sometimes up to half a dozen 8 wheeler loads.
 
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