Disposal of woodchips

[Topcat]

Stobart Biomass, collect 27.2 tons @ £8 per ton net £217.60. Thats the exact figures

off our last invoice. Costs me £40 for local farmer to load it.They do self billing and pay into bank within 3 weeks..Job sorted.

 

Contact Tel No 01768 593120

[greenman shredding]

Hi speak to the environment agency all u need is a reduced license.

To store and move on

[likeitorlumpit]

Excemption licence doesn't cost so do it to save grief.

Can store I thought was 100 tonnes.

I think once it's set up it's not particularly monitored.

[bazt]

Hello all, please have a look at this thread if your in the bolton area, I see hugelkultur has come up before in this thread, if you need to get rid of some smallish branches or chip.

 

FAO turbull if your looking, I got your message about the woodchip, but can't reply because your inbox is full, would be glad to take some off you just let me know dates when you have them, cheers!

Edited September 3, 2012 by bazt
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[dig-dug-dan]

jumping on this thread late, but to touch on some points raised.

I get rid of mine by placing an ad on freecycle. When i have a load of chips, a willing customer will always have it.

Someone mentioned about having a field to store woodchips and burn. Both is illegal, and the environment agency will shut you down. Logs and woodship is waste in their eyes, however you deal with it. (i have rowed with them on many occasions!)

there is also an urban myth that conifer chips are poisonous for the garden. from experience, it ios the best stuff to mulch with by far!

[skyhuck]

jumping on this thread late, but to touch on some points raised.

I get rid of mine by placing an ad on freecycle. When i have a load of chips, a willing customer will always have it.

Someone mentioned about having a field to store woodchips and burn. Both is illegal, and the environment agency will shut you down. Logs and woodship is waste in their eyes, however you deal with it. (i have rowed with them on many occasions!)

there is also an urban myth that conifer chips are poisonous for the garden. from experience, it ios the best stuff to mulch with by far!

 

I'm sorry but much of this is simply incorrect, "virgin" wood chip is not waste, chipped pallets etc are waste.

 

Logs are certainly not waste.

 

Conifer chip is not poisonous, but they will increase the acidity of the soil, so plants that like an alkali soil will struggle.

[dig-dug-dan]

I'm sorry but much of this is simply incorrect, "virgin" wood chip is not waste, chipped pallets etc are waste.

 

Logs are certainly not waste.

 

Conifer chip is not poisonous, but they will increase the acidity of the soil, so plants that like an alkali soil will struggle.

 

I agree, but the environment agency bods who stopped me had other ideas!

I argued that if i brought the woodchip from somebody, then it was a product not waste, again, not true apparantly. you cannot win with these people:thumbdown:

[Paul Smith]

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/topics/permitting/34813.aspx

[openspaceman]

Environment Agency - Paragraph 21 exemption

 

This refers to processing woody matter as a waste, the EA position statement is thar virgin wood is not a waste if it is to be used appropriately.

[Paul Smith]

This refers to processing woody matter as a waste, the EA position statement is thar virgin wood is not a waste if it is to be used appropriately.

 

Your right! Im searching my bookmarks for the link on the EA policy. Think I might have deleted it bug I have a copy that I will check for the link.