Grimsby rubbish service 'will increase fly-tipping'
A MAN who was turned away from a council tip has slammed the "petty bureaucracy" which he claims will result in a surge in fly-tipping.
Martin Shaw, 48, of Isaac's Hill, Cleethorpes, said he was told by staff at the Grimsby site on Pyewipe Industrial Estate that they could not accept his rubbish because he had brought it in a van.
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Cleethorpes resident Martin Shaw is angry after he was turned away from the council tip with his 15 bags of rubbish. Picture: Abby Ruston
When Mr Shaw, who had transported 15 bags containing household waste built up over the festive period, as well as an internal wall he demolished, phoned up the council to complain, he was told that only three bags could be deposited per visit.
However, staff had refused to take any of his rubbish, which is now being stored in his back yard.
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The self-employed painter and decorator said: "I am absolutely fuming. This is just stupidity. What is the point of having a dump if you can't take household waste to it? No wonder fly-tipping is going on.
"When I rang the council the lady asked if they had taken three bags. I said no. It looks like the staff don't even know what the rules are.
"I feel we are paying through the nose in council tax and getting nothing in return. If I ran my business like the council I wouldn't get any customers."
However, the council said that Mr Shaw had not been allowed to leave the rubbish because he had brought it in a commercial vehicle.
Councillor Peter Wheatley, the portfolio holder for environment and regeneration, said: "The council cannot accept waste and recyclable materials from businesses – this waste is classified as commercial waste.
"Instead, they need to deal with private companies who specialise in this service. Businesses need to keep accurate records and copies of waste transfer documentation to be able to demonstrate that they have done this or potentially be liable to prosecution.
"However, residents who are not operating commercially can bring their own household demolition and construction waste to our sites. But in order to reduce the amount of this waste we manage, we only accept it in small quantities and only when it is brought in the boot of a car.
"If residents do have larger quantities of this type of waste material, we advise that they hire a skip from a reputable waste management company or arrange to take the waste directly to them."
Comments
by Buddabing
Monday, January 14 2013, 7:53PM
“No decorating materials have even been mentioned here. You need to read the report you numbskull.
I agree, as most do with the rubbish problem at the dump”
by Buddabing
Monday, January 14 2013, 7:51PM
“No decorating materials have even been mentioned here. You need to read the report you numbskull.
I agree, as most do with the rubbish problem at the dump”
by Malcolm_Ex
Monday, January 14 2013, 1:48PM
“The staff at the Immingham tip couldn't be friendlier or more helpful, unfortunately the Grimsby tip is the exact opposite. As soon as you get to the front of the queue you get interrogated by the most miserable person in the whole of Christendom who looks at you like you're trying to sneak some nuclear waste in. Then they watch you struggle to get your waste out of the car. You can see them waiting to pounce on the first sign of a tiny amount of cardboard about to enter the general waste. They also seem to be in some kind of competition to create the biggest queue of cars possible. It would seem that peak time is the perfect opportunity for the tip workers to take breaks or walk around with a brush in hand.
Inefficient and rude is how I would describe them.”
by Corrina1971
Monday, January 14 2013, 10:04AM
“I use Louth tip, with friendly, helpful staff. My daughter goes to school there so it isn't out of my way. I don't like Grimsby tip, as I have found the staff to be mardy and unhelpful. Having a limit on how much you can tip in one go is stupid and a waste of fuel for multiple journeys. Christmas is a nightmare asthere is always so much packaging.”
by AfricanMeggy
Sunday, January 13 2013, 9:15PM
“Use the power of the masses.If everyone dumped all their refuse on Grimsby Town Hall steps every day then the powers that be would be forced to bring in sensible rules and laws to deal with rubbish. Power to the People! Citizen Smith, People's Republic of Neville Street, 83 Neville St, Cleethorpes”
by muff10
Sunday, January 13 2013, 7:41PM
“hmm_mmm,can you do that with the other half of that duo,Lewis Collins.”
by whatatown
Sunday, January 13 2013, 4:11PM
“one of my neighbours runs an unregistered and unregulated business collecting waste, storing it in his front and back garden and then burning it all on his open fire in his home.
this leads to rubbish on the street, his whole front and back garden are full of rubbish and waste and when he burns it there is often the stink of plastic and rubber as well as the varnish and glue used on the wood he burns which is toxic.
when reported to the council they do nothing. They dont even ticket him for the free standing trailers in the road full of rubbish outside his house......
I would like someone, anyone, who has been prosecuted for fly tipping or knows someone prosecuted for breaking waste bylaws to come on here and tell us about it, because i can only think of 2 times in the last 10 years of reading about a prosecution in north east lincs.”
by Wilderness
Saturday, January 12 2013, 8:15PM
“"I burn most of my rubbish in an oil drum" - Isn't that a bit anti-social? What about the neighbours?”
by Andi62
Saturday, January 12 2013, 7:15PM
“I burn most of my rubbish in an oil drum, it came in handy last year when we had all that snow, when bin men did come to empty my bin there was only one bin liner full.”
by williewonky
Saturday, January 12 2013, 3:19PM
“@williampink
When did bags become a problem? When they said they wouldn't collect them...
http://tinyurl.com/anaqwom
"Please note the council has a policy of not collecting excess or side waste and for safety reasons bin lids should be closed."
A Policy, they are ignoring while us that are NOT ignoring it are incurring costs by going to the tip!”