Monday, December 23, 2013

How to hire a skip - simple steps to follow

By Carol Roberts


We're all trying to improve our homes, right now. Ripping out the old bathroom or kitchen and replacing it, is a great way to add value to your home. The old one will go in the skip and you can forget about it. But before you put it in, do you know what you can put in the skip?

Most of your kitchen and bathroom waste can go in the skip. You should only worry about anything that could hurt someone. There are health and safety regulations about what you can put into the skip. Therefore certain items must be disposed of in a controlled fashion, following the regulations from the Environment Agency.

After you have put the rubbish you have removed from the house and garden waste in to the skip, you can include your renovation project with the kitchen sink and anything you have torn out of the bathroom. So, yes, you can put the kitchen sink in the skip.

The guidelines state that you should not use a skip to get rid of asbestos, fluorescent lighting tubes, refrigerators, freezers, TV and computer screens, any liquids including diesel, gas, petrol, solvents and medical waste. Gas cylinders, plasterboard, batteries, tyres and paint tins even if they are empty

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.

Some locations require you to have a licence to put the skip on the road. This can be easily obtained from the local council. The skip hire company might already have obtained this for you, but you should check to see if you need to obtain a permit before putting the skip down.

If you have hired a hippobag, skip bag or just a normal skip, you will need a licence. The skip cannot be out onto the pavement. However, if you put the skip on private land, you will not need to obtain a licence. If it's on the road, you may be required to put lights and markings around the skip to warn the public. This could be cones, night-lamps and contact details for the company.

The hire company will come and pick up a full skip to empty it for you. They will try and recycle your waste, before sending the rest to a landfill site. They could have their own recycling centre or access to a corporate one. The hire company will be able to tell you exactly where your waste will be disposed of.

When the skip is collected, the hire company will weigh it. This will determine the cost of hiring it. It does not matter if you have only put one item in the skip or four hundred, the weight could be the same and then the cost will be the same. Naturally, the cost of clearing your garden of soil will be much higher than the common waste you would generate from clearing out your home.




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