How do you get rid of things that are too big to put in the bin?

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I mean, I've gotten rid of things like sofas and beds before by phoning up the council, but what do you do with the smaller items that are still too big for the bin? Specifically, I want to be rid of: a clothes horse, an ironing board, a hoover, a small ugly cabinet, a plastic sledge, a pointless lamp. Many other things & I think even if you are allowed to phone up the council and say, "Would you send a large lorry round to pick up my small plastic sledge?" there is a limit of three items at a time or something. If I had a car, I suppose, I'd take all this crap to a tip, but otherwise, where the fuck does all the junk go?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Charities will usually take furniture. I would suggest the tip but without a car it could be difficult. maybe you could break these items down somehow.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Is there a municipal lake within walking distance?

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, sometimes I chop things up into very small pieces and put them in the bin, but I do not have the brains to chop up an ironing board.

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― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

There will be a council tip somewhere - you take it there.

― Dave B (daveb), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Is there a building site or something (preferably not domestic - that's just rude) with a skip near you at the moment? Dump it in under cover of darkness.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

on his back?
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― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

put it on the street - someone will take it.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Tie helium baloons to it until it drifts away. If you are really lucky a gust of wind will take them to a hithertoo undiscovered civilization in the Alps which will worship your clothes horse as some kind of god.

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

If charities is not an option you can contact a recuperation center. If this is not an option either then call your municipality, here they also collect big pieces so they'll tell you when and where do drop it.

― SÃ©bastien Chikara (Sébastien Chikara), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Put it in the foyer and tape a sign to it that says "Free".

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

See if someone nearby has a skip and ask them if you can dump your ironing board in it. Offer them a fiver for the privilege. Or, if you are only allowed three items at a time, tape some of the items together. Claim it's a failed sculpture.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

theres a tip at drayton park nr arsenal. its my fave. you drive in, have a few precious moments to unload the stuff, then run away before enormous diggers advance forward to crush all the shit

― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 14:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I gotta admit, living in Toronto is you just get it out to the curb on the right day of the week and they will pick it up. Sofas, beds, TVs, chairs and large TV boxes no questions asked. As long as it ain't sharp and pointy they really don't seem to care.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

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Wendy O Williams to thread etc

― People love Gravity and Ebullition! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 14:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm on a freecycle mailing list, local people post what they have and other people post that they want it and come get it, it's pretty neat. Google 'freecycle' and maybe it's in your area.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

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