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Large Item Removal

admin — Thu, 19 May 2022 01:24:33 +0000

Can you remove my big outdoor furniture (Example: Swing set or jungle gym)

Our team can remove your massive item and old outdoor furniture with ease. Our truck will arrive, dismantle and remove the waste all in one go.

Do I need to dismantle it before you remove it?

Dismantling the item before we come will help speed up the removal process and mean that we can book you in for a sooner date.

If you don’t have time to dismantle it, we can dismantle it for you.

If the item is not able to be dismantled, we can place it straight into our big truck (example: spa pool removal).

Does access make a difference?

Yes, the easier the access the better.

Will it be reused? Or recycled?

If the item is in good condition with no broken pieces, we aim to take it to a charity store such as the salvation army or Red Cross charity stores.

If your item has a few broken pieces or is not in the best condition, our team will ensure the different materials are recycled in the proper way.

How do I speed up the quote process?

To speed up the quote process, send through a few photos of the item(s) you need removed to our email address info@0800dumpme.co.nz

We will send you back an estimate quote in 24 hours.

Our other removal services:

Swing chair/ egg hanging chair / hanging swing removal

Gazebos removal

Large hammocks/ metal frames removal

Outside tables and chair removal

Trampoline removal

Picnic table

Netball hoop removal

Tree house removal

Shed removal

Bird bath removal

Green house removal

Garden beds and large pots removal

and more!

info@0800dumpme.co.nz

Thailand’s Plastic Bag Ban

admin — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 02:44:25 +0000

Another country bans single-use plastic bags

On July 1^st 2019, New Zealand took a step towards a zero-waste city by banning stores from selling or giving away single-use plastic bags. Now, another country is doing a similar thing this new year. Thailand has banned many major stores from selling single-use plastic bags from the 1^st of January 2020. Around 75 major stores have stopped selling and giving out single-use plastic bags. Later, in 2021, all stores will have a ban on single-use plastic bags.

Ever since the ban, locals are taking on the challenge by using random creative containers to carry their shopping. Media outlets have blown up with photos of people using wheelbarrows, laundry bags, baskets, suitcases, buckets and shirts to hold there shopping in.

Above are a few examples:

Using wheelbarrow for shopping and basket shopping. Photos by rovmaira

Thailand’s rubbish hero

On top of the plastic bag ban, a 12-year-old Thai girl named Ralyn Satidtanasan has been making headlines of many news outlets for supporting the plastic bag ban by meeting with local authorities and major stores to work out how they can all reduce single-use plastics. While also going out and picking up rubbish in canals and talking to anyone who will support the movement.

What can we take from this?

Since the ban, the country has embraced the change for the good of the environment and has made it a fun, creative activity instead of fighting against the ban. Making chances to our daily life can be hard, but if we take the same attitude that the Thai’s did, we too, could save the environment step by step. We should all try to be as passionate as Ralyn when it comes to discarding our rubbish correctly and using less single-use plastics.

We also want rubbish to be put where rubbish belongs. So, if you have old rubbish lying around and need it removed call us or email us here.

Photo from ABC

How to safely throw away glass, nappies and needles.

admin — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 00:15:52 +0000

Everyday we throw away general items such as food and packaging and don’t really have to worry about how we throw it away. Although, there are some items that cause safety hazards if not thrown away in a specific way and correctly. Items like glass, nappies and needles are some of those items.

How to throw away glass and mirrors:

If you have shattered glass such as a glass cup or bowl and there aren’t massive shards of glass, using gloves to protect your hands, pick up the pieces of glass and wrap them in newspaper. Then put the glass wrapped with newspaper into a bag or small box to seal it. This protects your family and rubbish collectors from glass falling out and cutting them. Do not place this in the recycling bin, instead thrown it away in the normal trash bin. If you put broken glass into the recycling bin, it will endanger the works that sort the recycling material.

If you have bigger pieces of glass like a window or broken mirror, tape the large pieces with duct tape so that the glass doesn’t cut anyone as you move it and thrown it away. Also, duct tape the glass with a cross going through the middle of it so that it is more resistant in the trash.

If the glass is undamaged and intact you can put it in the recycling bin. However, not all glass is able to be recycled. Glass that cannot be recycled include: Drinking glasses, ceramics, oven-proof glass, china, light globes, windows and windscreens, mirrors, and laboratory glass. Other than these, most glass can be recycled.

How to throw away nappies properly:

Nappies can take 500 years to break down in landfill if they aren’t eco-friendly. However, nappies can never be placed in the recycling bin. Instead, put excess solid waste into the toilet and flash it. Then wrap the nappy up in a tight ball and throw it in a rubbish bin. NEVER flash a nappy down the toilet. It is a good idea to have a separate bin for all your nappies that has a bin liner/ garbage bag to catch the nappies in.

How to throw away needles correctly:

When getting rid of needles at home you need to be very careful. DO NOT put needles in a regular rubbish bin or in recycling bins. When disposing of needles, you need to go to your local pharmacist and get a small box that is called a Sharps container. This box is specifically used to throw away sharp needles, syringes, lancets and clippers. When your sharp container is three fourths the way full, you need to safely close the container and take it to your local pharmacy for disposable.

Remember, safely disposing of these objects in the correct way protects not only your family from harm but also the public.