Why is furniture dumped?
I RECENTLY attended the baling plant in Llansamlet where I correctly deposited, with the help of the staff, a perished hose pipe, broken plastic bucket and empty paint tins.
I saw some workers sifting through sacks of rubbish to ensure the right discarded materials go into the correct bins.
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This must take up a great deal of time, energy and money to sift through for small items.
I will never forget the sight, on one of my visits, of a barbecue, which obviously had never been used, fly through the air into a skip.
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The person told me he was moving house and simply didn't have room for the car full of items he had come to dump.
Over the years I have seen wooden steps, a nest of tables, a glass television stand and much more.
A charity or recycling scheme would have been delighted with them.
My point is why is so much care taken over small items of rubbish taken when furniture, large enough to see, is taken to landfill?
I Janes
Jersey Road, Bonymaen
Comments
by maxmin
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 9:14AM
“Kellers 27, You have a very good point there, it used to be called 'bin diving'.”
by kellers27
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 2:27AM
“The only reason the people working at these sites go through the bags is to see if there is anything they can have and sell on ebay or other various sites.
I have been to a few sites in the area and when i pull up in my car they come over to see what i have got, if there is nothing of interest to them they walk away they do not help at all.”
by PruPhneeda
Monday, September 24 2012, 8:41PM
“btw, Pike. I provided a link to the CCS recycle scheme where the £15 charge, for those not on benefits, is there for all to see.”
by PruPhneeda
Monday, September 24 2012, 8:38PM
“maxmin
It's not about you and Freecycle. It's about the letter above.
I tried to get a charity, that provides furniture for homeless people who are being housed, to take the items I mentioned. The contact that I made pre-dated Freecycle: In fact it pre-dated the WorldWide Web.”
by maxmin
Monday, September 24 2012, 7:05PM
“Prucakes you are constantly shifting the area of discussion. My original post was about freecycle, you counter with the council collecting items, although you forgot to mention they charged for this, I once again brought it back to freecycle, and now you are chuntering on about charity shops. I am talking about Freecycle - not charity shops or anything else.”
by Neathboy234
Sunday, September 23 2012, 5:00PM
“We do live in a throw away society, and also one with very many lazy people.”
by PruPhneeda
Sunday, September 23 2012, 4:20PM
“So, a member of the public takes a barbecue out of his car boot and throws it onto a skip.
I asked a local charity if they wanted a walnut and cream free-standing wardrobe with a matching chest of drawers and I was turned down because 'nobody wants that type of bedroom furniture anymore'.”
by maxmin
Sunday, September 23 2012, 3:21PM
“If you read the letter again he specifically mentions objects that can be re-used. I quote
"I will never forget the sight, on one of my visits, of a barbecue, which obviously had never been used, fly through the air into a skip.
The person told me he was moving house and simply didn't have room for the car full of items he had come to dump.
Over the years I have seen wooden steps, a nest of tables, a glass television stand and much more.
A charity or recycling scheme would have been delighted with them."
If you want to talk about something else that's fine with me.”
by PruPhneeda
Sunday, September 23 2012, 3:09PM
“maxmin
So, if I post 'Old Decca TV (doesn't work), Old sofa (springs broke and protruding) and Dressing Table (mirror speckled)' someone from Freecycle will collect them for nothing?”
by maxmin
Sunday, September 23 2012, 2:32PM
“Pru very interesting but you forgot to mention the council charge you £15 for this. Freecycle is free.”