julianf
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So far as im aware, the holding pens at tips that do collect cylinders are just that - calor etc come by and reclaim them.
Someone i know did demolition - their yard had a load of cylinders that he was going to use for burners, but then realised the bother...
Called calor and they wanted him to deliver them to them. He explained that he was not going to do that... Theyre still rotting down beside his unit.
I calculated once, from the figures on Calor's own website, that the cylinders cost them about 1/2 what they charge for the 'deposit' on them.
You would still assume that it would be cheaper to recover the old units, but maybe not.
If theyre inert gas, easy enough, surely, to just vent the pressure, and get a plasma on them?
Someone i know did demolition - their yard had a load of cylinders that he was going to use for burners, but then realised the bother...
Called calor and they wanted him to deliver them to them. He explained that he was not going to do that... Theyre still rotting down beside his unit.
I calculated once, from the figures on Calor's own website, that the cylinders cost them about 1/2 what they charge for the 'deposit' on them.
You would still assume that it would be cheaper to recover the old units, but maybe not.
If theyre inert gas, easy enough, surely, to just vent the pressure, and get a plasma on them?
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If you come and see me at somepoint i'll take them off your hands. I Cut them into rings to practice pipe butts with, or cut the ends off and use them as pipes where I have to put a roadway over a farm ditch.
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Chris Stevens
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Guess if they work for those such as SITA selling anything means immediate dismissal, so can understand why they arent interested in a few quid.
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No Trowbridge and Warminster.
A few weeks ago I was dumping and a man with a 1970 singer sewing machine was asked to dump it in my car not the skip.
Mini Hitler had a melt down until I old him to:
Go Shove Your Head Up A Dead Bears Bum"
No Trowbridge and Warminster.
A few weeks ago I was dumping and a man with a 1970 singer sewing machine was asked to dump it in my car not the skip.
Mini Hitler had a melt down until I old him to:
Go Shove Your Head Up A Dead Bears Bum"
Martylee
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I work for a recycling company.. one of the biggest ones..I did 10years on various sites ( tips ) all the ones around here have CCTV and that is viewed by the council and the company I work for.. up until about 4 years ago you could turn a blind eye but unfortunately the guys on the ground can't afford to anymore.. these company's put in place work procedures that you sign .. you breach it and it's instantly down the road ..
In somerset there are charges for gas cylinders price depending on if it's domestic or commercial
In somerset there are charges for gas cylinders price depending on if it's domestic or commercial
MattH
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I just don't understand how a consumer is left with the problem of these cylinders and companies such as the ones you have worked for are expected to cover the costs when the cylinders are still the property of the Gas firms. How are they sistemicaly ignoring any responsibility towards, collection, disposal etc?
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Chris Stevens
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I would guess a letter to gas co, outlining storage charges for their bottles to be levied if not collected within 7 days of postmark of letter, would mean they are going to get picked up quite quickly?
colnerov
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Hi, I'm not sure that will work, if they don't want them they won't come and pick them up. If you try and bill them how are you going to enforce it? How far would you go and at what cost? And they know that.
Colin
Hi, I'm not sure that will work, if they don't want them they won't come and pick them up. If you try and bill them how are you going to enforce it? How far would you go and at what cost? And they know that.
Colin
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When my friend moved into a house in Warminster he found 2 Calor gas bottles and one Linde Argon bottle. He tried to dispose of them, Calor were not interested in collection. He wrote to them saying he will charge them for stowage.
Long story short, it ended up in court. Calor wanted to charge him rental frees etc. He refused to pay. In the court room my friend explained and provided prove that he was a new resident and had passed details of previous resident Calor, who admitted they had not chased or checked if there was rental agreement. Case was thrown out. But 1 year later Calor have not collected. They argue that they can only collect from the name on the rental agreement.
So we tried to take them to the recycling centres. That’s how we found out Somerset Council charge to take gas bottles. We ended up taking them to a Calor supplier, explained the situation. Reluctantly they took them. Only when they read the court papers that they were Calor bottles and they are responsible.
The Linde bottle went to a good home to a member on this site.
When my friend moved into a house in Warminster he found 2 Calor gas bottles and one Linde Argon bottle. He tried to dispose of them, Calor were not interested in collection. He wrote to them saying he will charge them for stowage.
Long story short, it ended up in court. Calor wanted to charge him rental frees etc. He refused to pay. In the court room my friend explained and provided prove that he was a new resident and had passed details of previous resident Calor, who admitted they had not chased or checked if there was rental agreement. Case was thrown out. But 1 year later Calor have not collected. They argue that they can only collect from the name on the rental agreement.
So we tried to take them to the recycling centres. That’s how we found out Somerset Council charge to take gas bottles. We ended up taking them to a Calor supplier, explained the situation. Reluctantly they took them. Only when they read the court papers that they were Calor bottles and they are responsible.
The Linde bottle went to a good home to a member on this site.
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Chris Stevens
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Sounds like a nightmare, but as there was no contract between your friend and gas co, this could have been established for sure by a notice to admit facts served on the gas co by the court, and when clear there was no contract, if gas co took the action it could have been struck out as an abuse of process, and your friend awarded costs and reasonable amount for storage of gas bottles. If contractual situation is unclear, then the action would have been pretty much a waste of time..................
