6 tips for hiring a waste skip

Now that the sun is starting to shine again, the urge to do some DIY won't be far behind. Are you renovating your home, putting in a new garden or planning another project? Bear in mind that you'll end up with more waste than you think!

If you're planning to hire a skip, there are a few things to keep in mind. Here are 6 tips for hiring a waste skip.

Not all waste can go in the same skip. Got a small job? Then it's often cheapest to hire a construction and demolition waste skip. These skips can take mixed waste. For a bigger job, it's often cheaper to separate your waste into different skips. In that case, choose a wood waste, garden waste, roofing waste, clean rubble or soil skip.

During the ordering process, you'll need to say how big the skip should be. If you're unsure about the size and capacity of the skip, you can get in touch with one of our advisers. 1 cubic metre (1m3) holds roughly 10 wheelbarrows of 100 litres. We know from experience that people often underestimate the number of cubic metres of waste. To avoid extra costs, we recommend allowing plenty of room when estimating.

Place your order before 16:00 and we can often deliver the skip the very next day. Collecting a skip takes 1 to 3 working days. Would you like the skip collected the next day? Let us know as early as possible and we'll try to fit it in. Waste skips are not delivered or collected on Saturdays.

If you place a skip on your own property, you don't need a permit. If you want to place the skip on public land, many councils do require a permit. Do the permit check to find out which rules apply in your area.

Skips have a way of attracting people who, by sheer coincidence, also have some rubbish lying around. To stop your skip being a lot fuller in the morning than when you left it the night before, you can choose to hire a closed skip. The 10m3 closed waste skip can be locked with padlocks. That way, you not only avoid paying for other people's waste, but also a possible fine for waste that doesn't belong in the skip.

Our drivers take the waste skips out on the motorway. To keep the roads safe, the skip is covered with a net so no waste blows or falls out. As long as the waste is packed in firmly, you may fill the waste skip to a maximum of 20 cm above the rim.