A skip is a great way of managing your waste and recycling items in a convenient and cost-effective way. During any house renovation, building materials and rubble can really get in the way. It can also be a health concern if they are left around for people to trip over. A skip will give builders and home renovators the option of disposing of goods in one convenient place rather than having to pile items up to try to get them out of the way.
You can get skips in many different sizes to meet varying requirements. Cheadle Skip Hire based near Poynton, will recycle around 90% of the waste that they find in the skip. However, there are certain items that you are not allowed to put in a skip. Whilst rubble, garden materials and plastics are fine to placing a skip, here are the items that you should be wary of:
Asbestos
This is the top of the list when it comes to harmful materials and asbestos can be very harmful to anybody who comes in contact with it. If you find that you have any asbestos in your home or in your office clearance, you need to seek professional assistance about this rather than simply placing it in the skip.
White Goods
A fridge or freezer cannot be put into the skip and will need specialist treatment. Some of the parts of the freezer can be recycled, but there are many items that will contain damaging materials which should be dealt with professionally. Seek advice in this case.
Light Bulbs
Light bulbs should not be placed inside a skip because they contain hazardous materials including a constituent of mercury - which is poisonous.
Paint
Paint should not be put into the skip because again it can cause damage to the environment. If you simply put it in your general waste, it will be put into a landfill which can be very harmful to the environment.
Car Batteries
A car battery contains a lot of hazardous chemicals, such as lead and sulphuric acid. This means that you need to make sure that you recycle them properly and do not put car batteries into your skip.
TV Monitors
You need to dispose of your TV monitors and other electricals responsibly which means not putting it into a skip. The wiring and other metals aren't allowed in landfills.
The volume of our skips is measured in cubic yards as follows, Mini - 2, Midi - 4, Small Maxi - 6, Large Maxi - 8.
1 cubic yard holds approximately 765 litres or around 10 average bin bags.
Unlike some other skip hire companies, who supply maxi skips that are 6 or 7 cubic yards, our skips are true to size.
The size you need also depends on how much you break down your waste and pack it into the skip, such as bulky furniture etc… But remember all skips no matter the size must be filled level with the sides. We are unable to collect overfull skips due to the waste not being contained within the skip and deemed as a dangerous load when driven down the road.
Access can also determine the skip size you need. We operate 3 different sizes of skip trucks (3.5, 7.5 and 18 tonne gross vehicle weight). If you have a tight driveway and have heavy material to dispose of (such as bricks or soil), you will need to hire a smaller skip so our smaller trucks can lift the full skip. Please contact us for advice.
Skips at our standard hire rates are for general and inert waste such as soil, rubble, garden waste, packaging, wood, old furniture etc. Any waste on the list below has restrictions or cannot be placed in a standard rate skip. If you do produce any of the following waste please call 0161 476 3103 to arrange a quotation or to ask for advice.
We operate a large fleet of well maintained skips, this allows us to offer a hire period of up to 28 days. This may be reduced during peak periods and although our terms and conditions state a 7 day hire period, it very rarely gets as low as this. Please contact us to find our current hire periods at time of booking.
We are registered and maintain good relationships with all local authorities and can apply for permits on your behalf. We do not put a mark up on permits, meaning we don’t charge VAT.
Different local authorities have different charges and are from 7 to 28 days. Similarly some require 48 hours notice and others can provide permits same day. Please contact us to find the permit arrangements for your local area.
You can book and pay for your skip easily at any time, using our online booking system. We adjust our availability in real time, process your booking and send confirmation within 30 minutes during working hours, giving you the confidence we’ll deliver.
We use the waste type you select primarily to gauge the weight and determine what size truck to send for collection.
If you know confidently you will be finished with your skip on a specific date, select a collection date. If you are unsure or will need an exchange, don’t put a collection date and give us a call or email requesting collection or exchange. We will collect your skip within 72 hours, but usually next day or even same day from the request (subject to availability).
We can take orders from new and existing customers over the phone or by email and accept card payments over the phone or cash paid to the driver ON DELIVERY.
(as long as access is clear). If payment has been made prior to delivery, you can give us instructions on skip placement and our driver will drop the skip with nobody on site.
If the skip is level filled and doesn’t contain any incorrect waste, our driver will collect the skip with nobody on site (as long as access is clear).
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