Where is the Tip in Sheffield? [Archive]

foo_fighter

06-05-2005, 08:48

Found the link on SCC website,

Household Waste Recycling Sites

(Also know as Dump-it sites)
Some of the Household Waste Recycling Sites have steps in operation for recycling of waste. Please ask a site attendant if you require any assistance. The sites with steps are indicated below.
Download a PDF location Map:

· Beighton Road, Woodhouse, S13 (Steps in operation)
· http://www.onyxsheffield.co.uk/maps/Beighton%20Mappaths.pdf

· Blackstock Road, Gleadless, S14
· http://www.onyxsheffield.co.uk/maps/Blackstock%20MapPATHS.pdf

· Longley Avenue West, Shirecliffe, S5 (Steps in operation)
· http://www.onyxsheffield.co.uk/maps/Shirecliffe%20Mappaths.pdf

· Greaves Lane, High Green, S35 (Steps in operation)
· http://www.onyxsheffield.co.uk/maps/High%20Green%20MapPATHS.pdf

· Manchester Road, Deepcar, S36 (Steps in operation)
· http://www.onyxsheffield.co.uk/maps/Stocksbridge%20MapPATHS.pdf

Sites are open every day of the week (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day), Subject to the following times:

October to March 8.00am - 5.30pm
April to September 8.00am - 7.30pm
Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve 8.30am - 3.30pm
(Opening times are linked to the beginning and end of British Summer Time

Link:
http://www.onyxsheffield.co.uk/wfacts_sites.asp

designbunny

06-05-2005, 08:53

Thanks! we went to the one on Blackstock road, very near.

We did that 'dial a van' hire - recommended on here, to take our old sofa to the tip. They didn't like us coming in a van! Just in case anyone else trys it - you have to really argue the "well, it wouldn't fit in a car routine" They said because we'd hired the van + driver, we couldn't tip there because it was considered commercial! What?! Very strange rules if you ask me lol :)

Abdul

06-05-2005, 11:49

Originally posted by designbunny
We did that 'dial a van' hire - recommended on here, to take our old sofa to the tip.

Couln't you just burn the sofa in your back yard ;)

Would have saved you the hassle and money

H.P

06-05-2005, 11:52

We are due a trip to the one off herries road next week when we move house, I rang them today to ask about bringing in a van. The guy was actually very helpfull and said that if it was a hire van all we needed to do was show drivers licence a household utillity bill and the van hire document and they would be fine with us taking our old stuff in..

alankearn

06-05-2005, 13:13

Bramhall lane?
To late you Unitedites Ive ducked my head below the parapet

D_A_V

06-05-2005, 15:51

Originally posted by designbunny
Thanks! we went to the one on Blackstock road, very near.

We did that 'dial a van' hire - recommended on here, to take our old sofa to the tip. They didn't like us coming in a van! Just in case anyone else trys it - you have to really argue the "well, it wouldn't fit in a car routine" They said because we'd hired the van + driver, we couldn't tip there because it was considered commercial! What?! Very strange rules if you ask me lol :)

I phoned up Onyx later in the day and was told that the lads are only following the rules. I explained that this is not a traditional removals service but more a taxi-van service of providing the van on demand, be it for almost anything as long as it is legal. I was told that it would have been better for the customer to phone the site and explain the situation to them, that you would hire the van and driver to bring stuff down only if they would let you in. They are usually happier I am told, if they feel it was their decision rather than someone trying to pull a fast one on them.
I guess I'll have to ask customers to phone up and check with the particular dump pit site first if similar situation arises again.
I am glad that they agreed in the end though, so there is still hope.:)
dial-a-van.co.uk (http://www.dia-a-van.co.uk)

maniclee

06-05-2005, 21:21

Originally posted by alankearn
Bramhall lane?
To late you Unitedites Ive ducked my head below the parapet

Bramhall lane?

Sorry, never heard of that place.
Do you visit illsborough regularly?

jymjim

08-05-2005, 10:12

The one near the ski village is not open for public use so far as i know (though i could be wrong).

The ones you want are in the list above :-)

coopster1974

08-05-2005, 11:41

Originally posted by jymjim
The one near the ski village is not open for public use so far as i know (though i could be wrong).

The ones you want are in the list above :-)

The dumpit site near the ski village IS for public use. I think you are thinking of the landfill site (also near the ski village) which is where the dumpit stuff usually ends up.

They are 2 totally seperate things

WallBuilder

08-05-2005, 13:26

I'm often amazed at some of the quality stuff that you see being dumped. On more than one occasion I've gone to the tip with a car load of utter rubbish and ended up bringing stuff home with me that I spotted. My best find was a big painting of a white unicorn in a weird landscape. My friend who was with me aquired a seven foot wooden curtain pole and fittings, a dozen big glass containers for wine making or similar and a seven drawer tallboy. I like tips!!!

UnkleBob

08-05-2005, 19:25

deano

08-05-2005, 19:30

UnkleBob

13-05-2005, 15:48

...or looking for used/unfranked stamps? oh, i guess a bloke needs a hobby...

dawn188

13-05-2005, 16:12

Hello everyone

I am only 10 and my friends want to go out but i dont know how to use a bus . What am i supposed to say to the bus driver?

:help:

dawn188

13-05-2005, 16:14

help! i have never used a bus before...embarassing but true

Gunner

13-05-2005, 17:07

The tip near the ski village is situated on Penrith Road at Shirecliffe. It is open to the public.

Sara

13-05-2005, 17:29

Originally posted by UnkleBob
i bleedin' hate the people at the dump sites, proper wind me up, acting like they own it! i took a lawn mower in and virtually chopped it up to stop the pikeys car-booting it, i know it happens, owt that looks half decent goes in the corner for sunday morning.

What a bad attitude, surely its better for the environment that something with some useful life left is re-used and not just chopped up out of some kind of mean spirit. And whilst I agree the guys who run the dumpit sites are generally dirty, uneducated, rude and have an eye open for anything they can make money off of, they are not "pikeys". That's just a bit too much of an insult surely?

Gunner

13-05-2005, 18:19

You may find dumpit sites are private, Workers do put items to one side that may be recycled. If the mower was any good then why bother dumping it. There are many charities that could have made use of it hence saving you the trouble and time taking it to the dump. Maybe charges should be made for items that are taken to the dumps, This may encourage people to recycle.

deano

14-05-2005, 12:08

Originally posted by UnkleBob
...or looking for used/unfranked stamps? oh, i guess a bloke needs a hobby...
?????????????????:confused:
Think youv'e got me mistaken for someone else,someone with too much time on their hands:D

D_A_V

22-05-2005, 01:37

madowl

22-05-2005, 06:56

Originally posted by designbunny
I've been told there is a tip near the ski village - but can't find a map or anything. Can someone tell me where it is please?!
:heyhey: theres a tip at bramall lane , i know of three things that got dumped there last season.:heyhey:

D_A_V

03-06-2005, 07:54

The law makers of Shirecliffe tip decided to change their rules yet again. My customers phoned on the previous day and were told that it was OK to bring nine doors in the van to be dumped, only for them to have second thoughts when we actually got there. The main reason given was, its not what you are dumping but what you brought it in, as in this case a hired taxi-van.:confused:
One of them commented that he "saw this van here regular", but I couldn't quite figure out how that could be a justification for refusal to accept some doors for re-cycling. Can anyone suggest a way of getting through to them the concept of hiring a van and driver as being simmilar to hiring a self drive van, (only more convenient).

feargal

03-06-2005, 09:23

Yep that was me D_A_V! Shirecliffe tip's head honcho said that if you hire a van yourself, then that's OK. However if you hire a van and a driver, then they class you as bringing commercial waste, regardless of what it is!

At least the tip-guy was highly embarassed and totally stuck for an answer when I asked how that works if you can't drive, or have something bulky which won't fit in a car. They are such a bunch of jobsworths. Bloody skiprats. :rant:

tab1

04-06-2005, 02:32

Writing a strong worded letter to the head of cleansing department Feargal may bring some official explanation of how that rule works. It would be intresting to see them wrigle out of this one and still claim to provide a service for public good.

Henrietta

04-06-2005, 08:36

Originally posted by feargal if you hire a van and a driver, then they class you as bringing commercial waste, regardless of what it is
Any chance you could just say itwas your mate with a van doing you a favour? :rolleyes:

D_A_V

04-06-2005, 10:06

That might not work too well with DIAL-A-VAN splashed in two foot letters on both sides of the van lol!
The picture in the avtar is the type of van; however I may be in the market to invest in a camouflaged van just for this type of work.

fourchairs

04-06-2005, 20:17

Hello all, I'm new to the forum and I,ve just been reading your quotes on the sheffield tips! Wow, are they really this bad? I've just moved into a new house and theres a whole cart load of crap to move. I'll have to hire a van to do this but your comments on the tips have worried me. Will they allow me in with a hire van? Do they charge? anybody got any contact numbers that might help me? will I be attacked? and finally what really intrests me is the fact that you can pick up really usefull items at these tips, do they give them to you or do you have to pay??? Sorry for all the questions, got a bit carried away as a newby:help: Thank you for any replys

matsalleh

05-06-2005, 07:28

I used to work on Shirecliffe landfill site (tip) when it belonged to the council.This is now closed and the landfill is Parkwood Springs (private).This is purely for commercial vehicles,so if you go there and are allowed on you will be charged.What most people on this thread are talking about are the dumpit sites,Deepcar,High Green,Blackstock etc,including Shirecliffe.You bring your junk and throw it in a skip.These are for private household waste only.The guys who work there see lorries arrive every day and try to dump stuff which is obviously commercial waste and which you and I have been charged for the dumping in the cost of the job.
The problem is that builders etc also decorate and modernise their homes,so how do you tell the difference ?

tab1

05-06-2005, 09:52

Originally posted by matsalleh
I used to work on Shirecliffe landfill site (tip) when it belonged to the council.This is now closed and the landfill is Parkwood Springs (private).This is purely for commercial vehicles,so if you go there and are allowed on you will be charged.What most people on this thread are talking about are the dumpit sites,Deepcar,High Green,Blackstock etc,including Shirecliffe.You bring your junk and throw it in a skip.These are for private household waste only.The guys who work there see lorries arrive every day and try to dump stuff which is obviously commercial waste and which you and I have been charged for the dumping in the cost of the job.
The problem is that builders etc also decorate and modernise their homes,so how do you tell the difference ?

The difference as I understand it is that this particular chap running the van service has in two foot high lettering written on the side of the van,” DIAL-A-VAN", and also something like instance response taxi-van service etc. which I would have thought was clearly not a builders van. It is this very concept of hiring a van driven by a driver under a contract of hire is that is objected to by the illiterate council staff. What difference does it make to them who drives the van as long as the person dumping the stuff can prove that it is theirs. I had the same problem in trying to explain to them that I wasn't paying him to dump the stuff but to carry it in his van, and it was still my stuff, lucky though that they let me in then, but apparently have changed their mind now.

fourchairs

06-06-2005, 15:02

I hired a van and took my waste to the shirecliff recycling centre yesterday, and after reading one or two of your postings, I arrived there expecting the worst. Far from it, I had to queue for a while as the site was quite busy but no other problems. The workers there were quite helpfull and didn't seem uneducated at all. I can understand that the queing can cause impatience amongst us but I do think that some of your comments on the workers were too harsh, after all, if we all seperated our own waste instead of just putting everything mixed in a black bag, the workers wouldn't have to go through it and do it for us. I took time to read the various signs around the site and it seems to me the workers are just doing their job - and may I say a job I wouldn't do for all the tea in China!
Lastley may I just comment on buying items from these sites. you can't.
I offerd to buy a petrol lawn mower I saw, but was told that nothing could be sold from the site, everything that happens on these sites is overseen by cctv - everything is disposed of or recycled by controled and approved methods. Wow - what a lot you can learn from a couple of sunday trips to the dump site- come on ladies and gentlemen, give these guys a break, they are doing us a great service:) :thumbsup:

D_A_V

06-06-2005, 15:34

Originally posted by fourchairs
I hired a van and took my waste to the shirecliff recycling centre yesterday, and after reading one or two of your postings, I arrived there expecting the worst. Far from it, I had to queue for a while as the site was quite busy but no other problems. The workers there were quite helpfull and didn't seem uneducated at all. I can understand that the queing can cause impatience amongst us but I do think that some of your comments on the workers were too harsh, after all, if we all seperated our own waste instead of just putting everything mixed in a black bag, the workers wouldn't have to go through it and do it for us. I took time to read the various signs around the site and it seems to me the workers are just doing their job - and may I say a job I wouldn't do for all the tea in China!
Lastley may I just comment on buying items from these sites. you can't.
I offerd to buy a petrol lawn mower I saw, but was told that nothing could be sold from the site, everything that happens on these sites is overseen by cctv - everything is disposed of or recycled by controled and approved methods. Wow - what a lot you can learn from a couple of sunday trips to the dump site- come on ladies and gentlemen, give these guys a break, they are doing us a great service:) :thumbsup:

Your comments accepted as your personal experience, but instead of driving the van yourself, say you hired van and driver, how would your waste then suddenly change from being household waste to become commercial waste. According to the educated elite at that particular site that is exactly what happens. How? and more to the point why?:confused: