As topic says. Was working in my garden to remove the cement based floor of a shed to replace with grass, as i smashed through the stuff with a sledgehammer i came across small pieces of asbestos. Thinking i’ll be alright (and being naive) i took out the asbestos and placed in black tie refuse bags using heavy duty gloves. By the end i filled about 2 bags. Problem is i think i may have indirectly smashed the asbestos before removing it and in the process being exposed to inhaling it.
Essex County Council will remove small amounts of asbestos free of charge via their nominated asbestos removal company. They define small amounts as two items or two bags per year and it needs to be double wrapped and sealed. When we got them to collect the asbestos vent pipe removed from our redundant cesspit it took them about 3 months but they eventually got a round tuit
Not too helpful if you don’t live in Essex but I’m sure your local council will operate a similar scheme otherwise folk would be burying their unwanted asbestos willy nilly everywhere and anywhere including beneath their garden sheds, outrageous!
My ex-father-in-law has recently been diagnosed with mesothelioma, a nasty asbestos-specific lung cancer which he must have picked up during his years as a carpenter in the building trade. Take no chances, it’s evil.
