what an experience

Decided it was about time for a visit to the local dump.
So put load of plastic bags, in the car, full of rubbish and made a move to go there at 9.30am
get there to this




taken after a long wait, and half way down the queue, from 2 different positions.

Eventually got home at around 11.50am today

This road is access to the refuse site only. They stopped cars getting onto this road from the main highway just after I got there

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The carbon emissions savings of the last couple of months is soon to be made up for at that rate. RS, I came across one of those queues on my way home this morning, they had blocked up a set of traffic lights, I was lucky, I managed to tailgate a courier van on the wrong side of the road to get past them.

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In my locality:

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we have first come basis in restricted hours of opening. Even then only about 7 cars allowed in at any one time. Normally it would be 25+ cars

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My local centre hasn't opened yet to take garden waste and I am hearing horror stories about the one in town so I am 'managing' to finely chop any 'large' garden waste to put in the compost. It takes ages to do and will no doubt take years to break down but not to worry there are worse things in life .

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I haven't looked since they re-opened here, but we used to be able to look on the local tip's website and there was a live link which showed you the queue and waiting times.
Very good idea I thought.

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I'd take one look at that queue, turn around and go home. Luckily, we have garden waste collection service around here. It costs about £50 a year but it's worth it not to have to go to the dump/recycling centre.

All other stuff is hidden behind, the shed including an old lavatory and basin. It can stay there until there's more and then I'll pay a reputable company to come and take it all away, or maybe hire a small skip and fill that up.

I hate going to dumps/recycling centres.

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Yes mart, it annoys me queuing for the Recycling Centre, journey i try to Skip if at all possible.

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We too pay for garden waste collection but the virus stopped for a few weeks, also other rubbish to go

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I can see that would be different. Our garden and other collections have kept going. I'd have hated to face that queue though. 10 out of 10 for your resilience!