Heyo Peoples!
We got one trailer load of stuff packed off to the tip at Mum and Dad's. Not huge, but glad to see it gone. As someone who hates waste, I was seriously impressed with their local tip. They have suggestions online for reducing how much "landfill" you bring in by recycling or rehoming as much as possible. Once you get there, recyclables are free, green waste attracts a smaller charge than landfill, awkward things like tyres have a $ per tyre charge.
When you get to the landfill skip, one of their staff is there to help you unload, but also to redirect anything which isn't "landfill". Our trailerload was mostly fibreglass sheeting, and all of that was redirected to hard plastic recycling bin, along with some old flowerpots. Another item went into the tip shop pile, so most of what got "tossed" was old chipboard and garden hoses that were genuinely beyond any conceivable use.
Pulling out the rubbish gave me a better look at what's around the yard. There will be more landfill trips, but unfortunately, with their sheds and house all being clad in asbestos cement sheet, there's a small stash of extra sheets that Dad kept around for repairs. We can't take that to the tip. Whoever eventually buys the place will have to bring in asbestos disposal contractors anyway, so we'll be putting any loose pieces in a neat stack next to the shed for them to deal with.
Despite the place being so overful, I'm very appreciative of the fact that Dad was orderly in how he stored things. We needed some gasket paper for some minor car repairs while we were there. We found some within a couple of minutes in Dad's shed, mostly by thinking through what would be a logical place to store it. 🙂
