[Talk-GB] Household Waste Recycling

[Chris Hodges]

A friend recently managed to take a mattress and some other stuff to the 
tip on a cargo bike. Think of it as a challenge!


My approximately annual visit normally includes long stuff but otherwise 
could be done with bike+trailer - except for the rules that make it 
difficult and require an escort up the very steep entrance ramp.  That 
would admittedly be handy to deter car drivers from doing silly things.  
The council's website is reasonably clear, but apart from a "no 
pedestrians" (no mention of bikes) sign there's nothing on the ground, 
so I'm not sure about information sources for access.



On 22/03/2021 12:23, Phillip Barnett wrote:
> The H+S reason would have more credibility if they didn’t allow you out of your vehicle for the actual transfer of waste material from your vehicle to the skips etc. Certainly in my local centre, you can spend a large amount of time walking backwards and forwards between different receptacles depending on a not untypical mixed load.
> What’s the difference between a cyclist and a driver at this point?
> (Not really sure just how much material a cyclist could bring, although a cyclist with trailer might be able to bring a bulky item of waste, and disbarring them for not using a motor vehicle seems unsustainable)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 22 Mar 2021, at 10:18, Paul Berry <pmberry2007 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> (There's probably a very good H&S/public liability reason for this
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