Council Cleanup/Hardwaste Collections

[lurker172602]

My OH loves 'em.
He piles all our junk on the nature strip and then takes a somewhat unhealthy interest in people stopping and looking over what's there. I tell him, if it goes, it goes. I don't care who takes it, scavangers or council workers.

I think it's his favourite time of year LOL

[imastawka]

They might technically be hardwaste collections, but my council

likes to think of them as 'nature strip recycling'.   lol

They say only 3 square metres to be put out,  but by the time

everybody has taken what they want,  I actually put out about

12 square metres from my MIL's house, saving paying $100's for a very

large skip.

I also love council clean ups            

[punch*drunk]

We covered our whole nature strip last time with scrap metal waste. One guy took nearly all of it in 2 trips, his trailer was piled so high we were worried he'd lose half it when he drove off

[joz*garage]

weird occasion to stare at people

sometimes i might 'notice' people taking what they want from the verge

(big deal)

[green.fields]

Our council has stopped them which is a shame because I'd rather people take what they can re-use rather than tip them down the dump which is where it goes now.

[horizon1907]

I know a Lady, that actually decorated her entire home with "Hard Rubbish" . BTW it looked fabulous. She used to hurtle around, have a looksee at what was there, grab itand off she'd go. It took well over a year to do but cost her Zero $. People would often go out to her and say "Would you like this also" . Wish I had her OOOMPH. 🙂  Amazing what people would toss out. 

[lloydslights]

I have made an in-depth observation of hard waste for Council collection.

The lower economic areas have more plastic rubbish toys/outdoor furniture; and foam-type lounges.  

The middle areas have old fridges, bbqs, wooden furniture, electrical appliances.

The high economic areas have almost nothing. 

In our area, a fellow with a trailer travels around with his tool kit.  He collects electrical leads (for copper) and removes the motors from fridges, etc. and takes any hard metal.  

I admit to collecting an old ornate flyscreen door.  It is now a piece of art in the garden which a mandevilla vine is utilising.

DEB

[imastawka]

I've always said rich people don't have rubbish.

Wonder if they have a junk drawer in the kitchen?

[Anonymous]

I agree LL. the more expenisve the suburb, the less stuff there is.

Around here its the norm for people to come and grab stuff, if I put stuff out most of its gone by the time the workers come to get it. - electrical cords are the first to go for the copper. its amazing what people will take.

One time I got a really cool fish tank- its amazing what people throw out.

[debra9275]

I miss the old way of doing it. Here we have to phone the council for a pick up & we're entitled to do it twice a year. Last time we put stuff out, it all disappeared. Absolutely every little thing had gone, but the pile out the front had been replaced with someone else's stuff. Lol

I don't have a problem with anyone taking anything to,me it's recycling and it's a good thing