melaniee

Ok-I have to have a whinge-yes, I am sorry another!!

Was going to go to the tip/garbage dump or whatever you call it today and guess what-it costs $10 per car load-what a rip off!

Is there anything in this country that you don't have to pay for?!

cherry6

In the UK they are thinking of charging you per rubbish bag collected by the binmen (on top of the rates that are paid, and increase yearly....)

sophia

hiya melaniee

try going into your local council administration offices (I think it's Peel Street in Mandurah) and ask at the front desk for some tip passes. If you've moved into a rental or bought your own home they will issue you with a book of I think, 4 tip passes.

Also get them to give you the leaflet that tells you when the green waste and white goods pick ups are (although you can usually tell when one is due cos people leave the rubbish on their front lawns)

Once you've used up your allocated tip passes though then you will have to start paying....you will just have to hope you don't need to go to tip very often!!

love sophia xx

Jirrupin

Fortunately we haven't needed a trip to the tip yet, but I would have not been happy paying $10.

When we moved into our current house, there was a big yellow sticker on the top of the bin. Clearly the garbage collectors had refused to empty it at some point. there was a big list of why the bin would not be emptied; too heavy, wrong way round, too smelly, in the wrong place, wrong sustance in it.

When we saw this we thought that we would have some trouble actually getting the bin emptied.

But I have conformed and put my bin out just like all the other bins in the road I am glad to say I haven't had a problem yet. Hence no need to visit the tip.

melaniee

now that is worth knowing-thank you very much for that! I will take a trip there soon and get my free passes-wow something free-what is the catch!?

fishyben

I cant see a problem with this, Things will be getting worse in the UK, as cherry6 pointed out soon we will have to pay £1 per bin bag (over an allocated amount) and soon we to will be paying to go to the tip, and thats on top of the £104 per month i pay in council tax.

Jirrupin

There is a council tax here too which I think is about 7.5% of the value of your house, someone correct me if I am worng. This can itself be a tidy annual sum.

I think the isn't about a comparison to the UK. It's about not expecting to have to pay $10 to dump your rubbish.

wizzywozza

$10 is cheap - I think my local tip charges from about $25 a trailer load- depending on what sort of rubbish you have e.g. garden waste, concrete, building rubble etc.

The tip is not run by the council hence the charges. It's also a great place to pick up odds 'n' sods for recycling.

bondipom

I remember the tip in Woking Surrey to be free. I like the idea because it helps discourage illegal tippers.

Something I hate here is council clear up. Once a year you get notice that the council is going to collect the type of rubbush you take to the tip. The roadsides then get filled with all sorts of crap including dangerous chemicals that would not be accepted anyway. The roadside turns into a tip and the kiddies can play in all the dangerous junk left around.

A lot of people seem to think council clear up is year round so they just leave their cookers, fridges etc in the streets whenever they want.

ABCDiamond

Our local tip, in QLD, is FREE but only if you can prove local residency.

Sandra

When I stayed in Hornsby the council clean up was monthly - the place always had cookers, TV and other rubbish left out - I agree it looked a tip. Here in St Ives I call and find out which day is the next clear up and they collect it for free. Not Garden waste though we always have more than the bin full every two weeks - must get to know the neighbours and see if they have any space!

bondipom

Apparently St Ives is pronounced snives by the residents. Sounds like a place for Hyacinth Bucket.

I think that is reflection on the residents of St Ives. I am thinking of buying up the North Shore because the residents seem to be more protecting of their local environment.

Sandra

I would agree Snives is known as a little posh and it helps with the look of the place. There are quite a few Hyacinth Buckets here - when we rented we never had a single neighbout talk to us. 20 months in and having bought we are getting to know the neighbours! Trouble is you pay OTT for houses. Nice to be near the kids schools though.

WBB

it is free to tip here and i have been taking full advantage of the local dump over the last few months, it's amazing how much crap you build up over a few years.

bondipom

WBB you are meant to take stuff to the tip.