lundi 23 décembre 2013

Hiring a skip - how does it work

By Carol Roberts


When you are doing a 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 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.

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.

You cannot put anything hazardous into a skip, this is prohibited. If you are clearing out the house, you should not put the TV or a computer screen in the skip. These must be disposed of separately. You should not put asbestos, tyres, fluorescent lighting tubes, paint tins, batteries, gas cylinders, solvents, petrol, oil, diesel, refrigerators, freezers, plasterboard, medical waste or any liquids.

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.

When hiring 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.

It doesn't matter if you have hired a skip bag, hippobag or just a skip for the licence. If you put it completely on private land, you will not need a licence. Either way it cannot be placed on the pavement. If the skip is on the road, you could be told to use safety markings and lights. This could include cones, night-lamps and the name and address of the hire company.

When you've ripped out your kitchen and filled the skip, the hire company will take it away. With the cost of landfill, most companies will try and recycle your waste. They might have their own centre or they might use someone else's. Either way they should tell you what they do with your waste.

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 using your skip.




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