Saturday 21 December 2013

What can you put in a skip - tips and hints

Posted by Unknown at 14:27
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?

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.

All hazardous materials can be safely disposed in other fashions, if you need advice you can contact your local authority. You will find the details of your 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.

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 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 the 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 using your skip.




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