When disposing of anything in the community skip it is essential that you ensure it does not contain Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). POPs are found in the flame-retardant chemicals of upholstered materials so the following are not allowed to be put in the skip:
- sofas
- sofa beds
- armchairs
- kitchen and dining room chairs
- stools
- footstools
- home office chairs
- futons
- bean bags
- floor cushions, and sofa cushions.
This includes any component made of or containing leather, synthetic leather, other fabric, or foam.
If any such items are found in the skip, then the Community Council will have to pay an extra £320/ton (i.e about £1000 ) for the entire skip to be disposed of as contaminated waste. If this happens there will be no further skips so if in doubt leave it out!
The notice from Bowman with details about the above can be seen here: