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

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

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

Try to think realistically about what needs to thrown away. Two small skips will cost more to hire than a large one.

Mini Skips: Capacity, 1-2 cu yards or 0.75-1.5 cu meters. Height, 2'6” or 0.76 meters. Length, 5' or 1.52 meters. Width 4' or 1.22 meters.

Midi Skips: Capacity, 3-4 cu yards or 2.5 - 3.5 cu meters. Height, 3'2” or 0.97 meters. Length, 6' or 1.83 meters. Width 4'3” or 1.29 meters.

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

It’s probable that you won’t need a permit if your skip is placed completely on private land.

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

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