'Recycling' centres...wtf?

[StellaAtoiz]

 

No pleasing some people

[oldschoolfool]

blimey!!

anyway.......

Same round my way - the one recycling centre won't let me near the bikes cos the office that runs the gaff overlooks the place and it's all CCTVd up.  Also, a bike station has got an exclusive deal to take away all their bikes in a van a couple of times a week.  No real issue with that except that they chuck a lot of them away unless they are 90% complete and easily turned round for resale meaning that good frames, forks and other bits just get dumped again.  As someone else said I have spoke to the guys at the recycling place and they told me I can apply in writing for permission but I haven't bothered cos it's obviously just red tape central.  Shame cos you know you are bound to be missing out on the odd gem

bigsman,couldnt you go to that bike station shop direct and sort something out with them?

[jT Racing]

i just put them in the car and claim i changed my mind. got a prostar like that, sold it on mega cheap to somebody on here.

[WINI]

Holy fook this has moved on a bit!

Anyway, as I was saying.  Recycling centres, rubbish aren't they.......

[neil]

i wouldnt take a dump there

[JOO]

I crush  loads of descent bikes  that don`t sell at auction.

[StellaAtoiz]

JOO

How could you

....there is a Raleigh amongst that pile

[JOO]

see allsorts....

[JOO]

 

[JOO]

The odd gem....

[PK.RIPPER]

i bet that one didnt get crushed  what a complete waste of perfectly good bikes  .

[BMX1973]

I think a lot of it does have something to do with Health & Safety like others have said. 
My bro picked up a 1984 Mongoose Californian last year in our local tip  . It's in my "me and my bikes". He offered them some money and they said they could'nt take any, even for their tea fund  . It cleaned up real nice, he uses it as a rider now.  Good recycling I say  .

[spyderpit13]

that areo pro is reet lush.. respect..

[Hootski70]

The local tip by me has a blind spot where i put 5 pound coins on a skip and the lads leave whatever item i have pointed at . Works for me 

For the record i have bought loads of gear from Stella and have got to say he is contributing to bmx by just saving these bikes in the first place , and it does my noodle in when people go on about ' splitting bikes ' and ' in it for the money ' ,if no one split bikes up then we would all be stuffed and as for profit , surely prices are determined by demand .

Keep up the good work Jase .

[rick1970]

The local tip by me has a blind spot where i put 5 pound coins on a skip and the lads leave whatever item i have pointed at . Works for me 

    sorry 

[hunterdubber]

Looking at the pic you've posted Joo

I feel sorry for the invalid you crushed when dropped all those bikes on him 

Hide that crutch , it's evidence