discojake · Sep 16, 2014

As it's been a nice day I thought I would take the scenic route home from Bridgnorth and do a few easy lanes, just as I turned in to my favourite little lane I came across this....

As you can see some scumbag has decided to fly tip about 60 empty gas bottles right in the middle of the lane!!

I was going to give Shropshire council a call in the morning

alot of you will know the lane

52.501894,-2.351353

What's the best way to get them shifted?

blackstrat · Sep 16, 2014

Could ring BOC they probably still own them..

wattfield · Sep 16, 2014

Weigh them in for scrap value!

discojake · Sep 16, 2014

More than likely been dumped by a scrap man because they can't be weighed in

waldershelf · Sep 16, 2014

I'll have one of the big propane ones if it's any help, they make good air receivers.

jamesmartin · Sep 16, 2014

wattfield said:
Weigh them in for scrap value!

they wont like gas bottles ,h/s

Yoyodyne · Sep 16, 2014

Pikeys

DIFFLOCK66 · Sep 16, 2014

Looks like you can still drive round 'em

Hopefully council/B O C can sort it sharpish.

littleblue · Sep 16, 2014

phoned highways Monday 15 said it would be looked into

jacobscreek · Sep 16, 2014

Same lane last year had about 200 tyres dumped on it. Others in that area get fly tipped but not on that scale. Kuwati tankers

Animal88 · Sep 16, 2014

the local scrap metal place near me says he'll take bottles so long as they are cut up. must be a possible pressure thing. but it is annoying that people fly tip especially when my dad has to pay to use his trailer for work so he can get rid of his waste building materials legally.

DIFFLOCK66 · Sep 16, 2014

Animal88 said:
the local scrap metal place near me says he'll take bottles so long as they are cut up. must be a possible pressure thing.

I've heard a similar thing - if an intact bottle, or even a bottle with the top cut off is put into a crusher for instance, then the crusher may crush (sorry!) the open end down thus pressurising the rest of the bottle which could lead to BOOM! and shrapnel everywhere.

waldershelf · Sep 17, 2014

I remember years ago a full(?) a oxygen cylinder was charged to the 240 tonne electric arc furnace where I worked. It made a hell of a bang and quite a mess, fortunately no one was hurt. Procedures were changed to ensure it never happened again, no whole cylinders were allowed in the charge after this incident.

CarlosVanDango · Sep 17, 2014

to weigh them in they need to be cut in half - i do them on the band saw at work.

there's a few quid's worth of scrap there if it was closer i'd go and get em

- the empty welding bottles will sell on ebay for a fair bit too

stu2985 · Sep 18, 2014

Good job reporting them There's a fair bit of fly tipping around Bridgenorth sadly

discojake · Sep 18, 2014

stu2985 said:
Good job reporting them There's a fair bit of fly tipping around Bridgenorth sadly

I know mate... It's a shame, last year I went down the same lane and someone had dumped about 20 bin bags half way up the lane

stu2985 · Sep 18, 2014

Also worth using this as well

https://www.fixmystreet.com/

You can report issues and blockages etc ad the site will report to the council for you it keeps a record of complaints and you can get apple and android apps as well very handy

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