No longer able to get bikes from recycling center

[flanajb]

Our local recycling center used to allow you to buy thrown away bikes for a small charge. My friend was always getting his hands on old Raleigh 531 frames with campag gear. He just told me that due to an incident of someone trying to sue the council as a result of a pedal coming off a bike they purchased, all bikes are now thrown straight into the metal recycling bin and cannot be purchased anymore!

What is it with people trying to sue local authorities over anything they can in an attempt to get some easy cash. The implications of this just spoil it for so many others

 

[wobblycogs]

Seems we are having a day of agreeing with each other .

When I was a kid I remember the tip was the most fantastic recycling centre. Anything that you took along that you thought someone else might want went to one side and only real rubbish ended up in the landfill. We'd always have a quick browse of the "unwanted" section and I remember bringing things back a few times. Now when I go to the recycling centre it makes me want to cry to see all the perfectly serviceable rubbish sitting in the skips half of which could be repaired for a tiny fraction of the cost of recycling it.

 

[mbartlett99]

If you tried to take/ask for anything at our local 'recycling centre' you're summarily shot which I think defies the point of calling it a recycling centre.

 

[mind_the_goat]

It's outrageous that you can't take stuff away with you, I'm sure the price of scrap is not so high that any offer you made would far outstrip it's scrap value.
If you have the time I would suggest letters to your MP and councillors.
As for suing over a broken pedal, at least you said 'tried' but the fact that some parasite lawyer company wanted to pursue it rather just laugh at the person involved is really frightening. As well as the lawyers, the insurance companies are at fault for caving in all to often to a claim because it's easier, and in some cases cheaper, to pay up than defend the claim. and who gets the inflated rates for defending cases, more laywers.

 

[Elapid]

It's a shame. When I was a kid we didn't have much money despite my parents working every possible hour they could. I really wanted a bike but we couldn't afford one.

One day my dad took a few loads of rubbish to the dump for a neighbour to earn a few quid and spotted a rusty old Raleigh Burner he bought it for 50p and got me a pack of Brillo Pads. I managed to clean most of the rust off so it looked almost new unless you looked close. I loved that bike for the month I had it before it got stolen.

 

[acewoodturner]

In Fife all the old bikes get given to a local charity for doing up. Much better idea than scrapping them. The local council recycling centre guys are pretty good and they have given me some cooper's tools before and my mate got given a woodturning lathe for nothing! I normally take them in a couple of large packets of chocolate digestive biscuits as a wee thankyou.

Mike

 

[Losos]

but the fact that some parasite lawyer company wanted to pursue it rather just laugh at the person involved is really frightening

Completely agree, but I did have a good laugh at these inflated ego legal people, on Sky News it was reported that a married couple wanted to divorce (Nothing unusual there) but they were both lawyers and they embarked on a legal tussle, being lawyers they both thought they were right, and after more than five years, and £10.2 million pounds, the case reached it conclusion. They had to sell the huge 10 bedroom familly home, all their investments, and much more to settle the legal bills, I couldn't stop laughing all day :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Jake]

Most of these stories are made-up bollocks, however.

 

[misterfish]

If I've got anything of possible use to get rid of I'll usually offer it on our local freecycle/freegle and I've yet to be left with anything. The biggest difficulty is deciding who to offer things to. Also there are many postings where people are asking for things. The other advantage of this is that stuff is actually collected so you don't have to yake it to the recycling centre.

Misterfish

 

[Phil Pascoe]

A lot of people,police included, advise against using freecycle - as people use it as an opportunity to case your property.

 

[wobblycogs]

And the people that run freecycle are little Hitler's in my experience. It was a good idea but with a really poor implementation.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I often drop stuff outside my house with a "please take" notice on it - not much isn't taken.

 

[misterfish]

Interesting comments on freecycle. It seems to work well in Chichester but there were problems with it in Bognor and they now have freegle instead. Both seem to be good and only the chosen recipient gets our details after I've had a natter with them on the phone.

Misterfish

 

[Hitch]

Ive used freecycle a good number of times. Biggest problem with it is time wasters. People that say they will come and collect, but dont.

 

[scroller frank]

Seems "recycle facilities" are all the same now , used to get anything from my local one for a couple of quid,
but its all stopped now :twisted:

 

[disco_monkey79]

Our local tip used to let you buy stuff, usually for a nominal quid or two. However, the contract has now changed, and it's no longer allowed at our dump.

A real shame.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

(hammer) I've been at the "recycling centre" unloading blocks and hardcore into a skip, and the bloke next to me has been unloading logs into another skip. He could have used my hardcore, I could have used the logs - but if we are seen to swap they'll ask us to leave, likewise if we take the stuff from a skip. It's nonsense.