2 Yard mixed household

Service Description

What You Can Put in a Skip The following common waste types generally go into skips across the UK. However, always confirm with your skip hire provider, as restrictions may vary slightly. 1. General Household Waste Examples: Old furniture, clothes, packaging materials, and non-electrical household items. Why It’s Accepted: These items are non-hazardous and easy to sort for recycling or landfill. 2. Garden Waste Examples: Grass clippings, branches, soil (in small quantities), and leaves. Why It’s Accepted: Composting or processing into mulch is possible because most garden waste is biodegradable. 3. Construction and DIY Waste Examples: Bricks, rubble, tiles, concrete, wood, and plasterboard (though some restrictions may apply to plasterboard). Why It’s Accepted: These materials are recyclable and commonly processed in construction waste facilities. 4. Metals Examples: Metal pipes, old tools, and scrap metal. Why It’s Accepted: Metals are valuable recyclables that can be melted and reused. In addition, recycling metals helps conserve natural resources. 5. Plastics Examples: Plastic packaging, old containers, and broken furniture. Why It’s Accepted: Many plastics can be recycled into new products. Furthermore, recycling plastics reduces waste and lowers environmental impact. 6. Paper and Cardboard Examples: Newspapers, magazines, cardboard boxes, and packaging materials. Why It’s Accepted: Paper and cardboard are easy to recycle and widely accepted by recycling plants. Additionally, recycling paper and cardboard helps reduce deforestation. 7. Non-Hazardous Office Waste Examples: Old desks, chairs, paper, and stationery. Why It’s Accepted: These materials are similar to general household waste and pose no environmental threats. As a result, they are easily recyclable and contribute to reducing landfill waste. Items You Cannot Put in a Skip While skips are versatile for waste disposal, regulations prohibit certain items due to their hazardous nature or specialised disposal requirements. 1. Hazardous Waste Examples: Asbestos, chemicals, solvents, and industrial waste. Why It’s Prohibited: These items pose serious risks to health and the environment and require specialised handling. Therefore, they cannot be disposed of in regular skips. 2. Electrical Items (WEEE Waste) Examples: TVs, fridges, Why It’s Prohibited: Electrical items must be recycled under the Waste Electrical and Elec