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What you CAN and CAN’T put into a skip

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What you CAN and CAN’T put into a skip

A skip is probably one of the easiest ways to get rid of waste.

However, there are rules and regulations about what can be thrown into a skip.

Suitable items you CAN put in your skip include household items such as:

  • wood
  • tiles
  • plaster
  • furniture – that is not upholstered
  • paper
  • cardboard
  • garden waste
  • clothes

Heavy materials such as:

  • bricks
  • concrete
  • metals
  • pottery
  • rubble and stones

When choosing your skip size, please note that the biggest size skip that can hold the above heavy materials is an 8 yard. This is due to legal weight limits when transporting the skip from your property to the recycling facility.

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Items which CAN’T be thrown into a skip are often known as “hazardous” because they may cause harm to the environment or damage the health of individuals.

These items include:

  • asbestos
  • gas cylinders
  • animal waste
  • explosives
  • batteries
  • oil of any kind
  • chemicals
  • paint and glue
  • televisions
  • upholstered furniture (POPs), including sofas, armchairs and computer chairs
  • laptops
  • phones
  • electrical equipment
  • lighting
  • tyres

 

Fast Skips is a fully licensed service, registered for both Waste Recycling and Scrap Metal Recycling with the Environmental Agency. Here at Fast Skips we understand the importance of the environment and the ways we can reduce our waste management impact on the planet.

Our goal is to minimise our environmental impact and keep the amount of waste eventually going in landfill to an absolute minimum.

We’re also committed to providing waste solutions that are eco-friendly and achieve the highest possible industry standards.

Currently, we recycle over 98% of skip waste and are Registered Waste Recycling, Registered Scrap Metal Recycling and QMS-ISO 14001, 9001 and 45001 accredited.

We’re a trusted skip hire company servicing the whole of the UK.

Working with quality local suppliers means that through our easy-to-use online booking system, you can arrange cheap and efficient skip hire no matter where you are in the UK.

We supply a wide range of skip sizes delivered and collected at your convenience.

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