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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Never overload your skip, make sure it’s emptied once it’s filled up.

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

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