If your skip isn’t filled and its contents aren’t stable, cover with dampened or netting to prevent inside waste materials from blowing out.

Midi Skips: Small, convenient and suitable for small low volume waste projects.

Builders Skips: Suitable for domestic or business. The most popular type of skip.

Make sure that waste materials don’t stick out from the sides of the skip. This can pose a potential hazard for road users or pedestrians.

For safety reasons it’s always safer to place skips on the road instead of the pavement.

Normally a skip permit is valid for a month after which can be renewed.

If you need to hire a skip, contact your local council, they may have a list of approved skip hire companies.

Your local council will be able to provide you with information on the placing of skips and permits.

If you’re skip needs to be placed on the pavement or road, then it’s the up to the skip hire company to make sure they have a valid licence or permit for the skip.

When hiring a skip there are usually four sizes of skip available; Mini, midi, builders and large.