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Know before you hire.
Plain-English answers to the things that cost people money — fly-tipping liability, checking a carrier, what can and can’t go in a skip.
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Fly-tipped on your land? The bill is yours
Fly-tipping on private land is cleared at the landowner’s expense, not the council’s. Here is why, what it costs, and what actually happens to…
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Garden clearance: the half of it that is underground
Most garden clearance quotes cover cutting and carting. What decides whether the garden is actually usable afterwards is what comes out of the ground…
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Who can actually issue a certificate of destruction?
Only an authorised treatment facility can issue a certificate of destruction. A scrap metal dealer licence is a different thing — here is how…
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What a waste transfer note is, and why you want one
The waste transfer note is the document that proves you handed your waste to someone licensed. Here is what it has to say, and…
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Who pays the fine if your rubbish gets fly-tipped?
Short version: it can be you, even though someone else did the dumping. Here is how the duty of care actually works.
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How to check a waste carrier is licensed (in about a minute)
A quick, free check that tells you whether the person taking your waste is registered — before you hand anything over.
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