bamboozled Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Hi folks, besides the obvious side of the road, where might I properly dispose of some refuse that I need to get rid of? Mostly old rotten particle board (from cheap furniture) and bamboo pieces that are too big for the normal bin. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Olmate Posted November 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2022 No vacant land in your soi? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proton Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Our bin men take anything, even a front door sawn in half once, why not ask them to take it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsari Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 What i do is cut up the furniture to a size that will fit into a 36x28 plastic bag . I do not make each bag weigh too much as the rubbish collectors will not take the bag . I avoid putting many bags at the same time and wait until the next collection days . I sometimes use stronger bags that are more costly . The collectors like that as they will recover the bags and sell them . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
it is what it is Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, itsari said: What i do is cut up the furniture to a size that will fit into a 36x28 plastic bag . I do not make each bag weigh too much as the rubbish collectors will not take the bag . I avoid putting many bags at the same time and wait until the next collection days . I sometimes use stronger bags that are more costly . The collectors like that as they will recover the bags and sell them . think; the great escape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamboozled Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 Thanks folks. Yes, I might do the cut up multiple bag thing. My soi is only 200 m long so lot a lot of vacant lots. I'd like to avoid doing something like that. Looks like I'm in for an upper body workout: 1000 reps of sawing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marin Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 When we trim our trees of have more than the normal we often offer say 200 baht for them to take away the extra. Been here over 20 years and done it a few times so they are aware. Never a no. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heng Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 26 minutes ago, itsari said: What i do is cut up the furniture to a size that will fit into a 36x28 plastic bag . I do not make each bag weigh too much as the rubbish collectors will not take the bag . I avoid putting many bags at the same time and wait until the next collection days . I sometimes use stronger bags that are more costly . The collectors like that as they will recover the bags and sell them . This is the way. It's amazing how some people just put a whole sofa or table set right next to the trash cans assuming they'll somehow be able to get compact it on site. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Tom Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 40 minutes ago, proton said: Our bin men take anything, even a front door sawn in half once, why not ask them to take it? I leave whatever is broken outside of my gate and it always goes, sometimes within minutes . Thai's are expert in mending, recycling, utilizing, selling on anything you have to give them, broken or not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmonkey Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Round where we live we have disposed of many items in the past by keeping an eye out for people that are preparing land for building. The first thing they do is fill the land with people's junk (before piling mud on top), they put a sign up and invite anyone to bring their rubbish and dump it. Every few months we see this happening and if we have any junk to get rid of we take the opportunity. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Monday Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 I don't know about construction waste, I just tell one of the condo maids. TV with screen issues (not worth repair cost IMHO), broken appliances, unwanted furniture. As long as it is free it is gone. When I needed to gut out the used condo I had bought I told "my fren me" next day men from her village came with a truck and took everything no charge. Other than a bed, an unfashionable style breakfront with glass doors I doubted anything was usable. A bunch of ghastly old built in furniture torn off the walls? Thailand can be amazing in my country you have to pay to get rid of stuff like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamboozled Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 I did the "break it all up and put in bags" method. It's still sitting there at the end of my street but eventually it will go. It wasn't as bad as I had predicted. Thanks all for the input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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