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In the UK you just pay the council to pick up large items for you, or you drive to the dump. Is that not a thing?

• cfn 4y ago
  In the UK you can drive to the dump and sort yourself the garbage for easier recycling (no fees involved). That is quite a good system. Here, in Portugal, you can dump up to certain weight for free but you end up paying 30-40 Euros for a full van, for example. As a result people just dump garbage anywhere out of sight, specially rubble and other construction garbage. I find it shortsighted as the council then spends a lot of money cleaning up those places.
  • bearmode 4y ago
    In the UK individuals can do that, but often they don't allow commercial vehicles, and you have to pay to dispose of commercial waste
• dazc 4y ago
  But we still have people who will pay £2k for a new TV who will simply not pay £15 to have the old one properly disposed of. Same for fridges, mattresses, sofas, etc. Much easier to drive to a remote location when it's dark and dump it with 99% chance of getting away with it.
• johndunne 4y ago
  Wakefield council, UK, allows 2 pick ups of large items a year. Their website has a form you complete and they tell you when to leave it out. Old couch/fridge/overly opinionated family member, twice a year. Then there's the 3 x 110L wheelie bins for general household/'recycling' and garden waste. Works well for household. We still see fly tipping but its not rat inducing, thankfully.