Skips for household waste disposal

tony glenn · 30-08-2014 10:30am #1

I'm not sure where to post this, so I thought I'd start here and be moved if need be.
There was a local filling station in town which was offering a great household waste dispoal service. Basically, a large blue container was parked up by their forecourt, you paid a fiver for a token which would open the hatch, and you could put in about one large and one small bin liner full of waste.
It was a really economical way to get rid of household waste for those of us who don't need a weekly bin collection.
But sadly, the service is no more. For some reason the skip has been removed.
I know for sure that I've seen the same idea operating somewhere else, but I can't think where it was.
Does anyone know of a similar scheme operating anywhere in between West Cork and the city?
Let me know if you do! Many thanks.

raddo · 08-09-2014 12:48pm

There's a similar waste disposal container in the car park of the Co-Op Superstore in Carrigaline.
Actually looking at the website there is a few around Cork, www.bigbin.ie
Haven't used it myself but it sounds like what yo described

tony glenn · 08-09-2014 7:41pm

Many thanks, I've mailed 'em suggesting they head down to West Cork...... asap!

ofcork · 09-09-2014 6:07pm

There is one in the garage just before skibb.

tony glenn · 10-09-2014 9:47am

Not any more...that's why I started this thread LOL !

ofcork · 10-09-2014 5:54pm

Havent been down there in a few weeks,wonder are they not paying for themselves?

tony glenn · 10-09-2014 6:29pm

The skip was always busy and very well-used. Apparently, the council suddenly demanded planning permission, and there were delays etc that made it no longer feasible.
Nice one, council Now we have to drive to Schull and spend more than twice as much plus petrol. Is it any wonder some people are dumping their waste on the roadside? Even the re-cycling centre in Skibb is closed on Saturdays, when most people are off work. Duh!
Still, at least there's a rusting monstrosity in the middle of the town....the new 'Art' Centre. Maybe we should dump the rubbish there....
it couldn't look any worse.

ofcork · 10-09-2014 6:31pm

Is that the finished look of that place:(

tony glenn · 10-09-2014 7:48pm

Yep, that's it. The majority of the townsfolk can't believe it ended up so big and so ugly, and we hate it. The 'art-loving' minority thinks it super, and that's what counts. There's not enough money to finish it, but the rusty plates are for real.
So, we can't have a Tesco, a swimming pool or a cinema. Or even a Big Bin. But we can sit and gaze at the 'Foxy Box' as it's now known!

Skips for household waste disposal

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