When you are doing the big spring clean and getting rid of all the clutter from your home, you will want to get rid of as much as possible. You’ll think of hiring a skip to quickly get rid of the junk, but you’re worried about what you are supposed to put in it. Can you get rid of the kitchen sink?
The vast majority of your garden waste can be put into the skip. At lot of common household rubbish that you would normally put in your bin can also be disposed of in it. The only issue is if it will risk anyone’s health and safety. If you think it will then you should seek an alternative way to get rid of it. There are clear regulations for the disposal of waste, from the Environment Agency.
The kitchen sink and your bathroom suite can all be thrown into the skip. It can be joined by general household and garden waste. You can get rid of grass cuttings, soil that you have dug up, the kitchen work surface and the general waste from the kitchen.
The rules governing skip usage prevent the inclusion of: TVs, computer screens, refrigerators, freezers, paints, any liquids, oil, diesel, gas, tyres, asbestos, fluorescent lighting tubes, batteries, gas cylinders, medical waste, plasterboard, paint tins and any solvent.
These hazardous materials can be safely disposed of in other places. To find out how to dispose of these, you should contact your local authority. You can find the phone number and email address for the local authority online.
If you hire a skip, you should consider where it be housed. You may need to obtain a skip licence to have it on a public road. You should check with your local council. Most of the time the skip hire company will be responsible for obtaining a licence or a permit, but you should check if you need to do it yourself.
When you have hired a skip, you must not put it on the pavement. If you have managed to store the skip completely on private land, you will not need a licence. The same rules apply for hippobags, skip bags and traditional skips. When you put the skip on the road, you might be asked to use safety night-lamps and markings to aid other road users. You should also display the name, phone number and address of the hire company.
As soon as your skip is full, it will be taken away by the hire company. They will send your waste to either a landfill or try and recycle what they can. They might send it via a large recycling centre or even recycle the waste themselves. You can ask your hire company where your waste is going and they will tell you.
The cost of your skip will be based on its weight and not how full you have loaded the skip. If you are getting rid of bricks and soil, it will cost you more than if you are trying to get rid of paper and cardboard. The fees are entirely based on the weight of your skip, you should consider this when loading your skip.
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