Guides
Skip hire and waste guides
Straight answers to the questions we're asked most, from choosing a skip size to what your business needs to do by law.
What size skip do I need?
Compare 3, 6, 8 and 12 yard skips by bin bags and by job, and find out why heavy waste needs a smaller skip.
Read the guideWhat can and can't go in a skip
Most household and building waste is fine. Here's what isn't allowed, and where to take it instead.
Read the guideSkip permits: when you need one and how it works
You only need a permit if the skip goes on the road, pavement or a verge. We apply for it for you.
Read the guideYour duty of care for business waste
What every business must do by law with its waste: registered carriers, transfer notes and separating recycling.
Read the guideDigital waste tracking: the new Defra rules, and how we meet them
Since 1 October 2026, permitted waste sites must report every load they receive to Defra's digital service. Here is what changed and what it means for you.
Read the guideWhat happens to the waste in your skip?
A skip is only the start. Follow a load through our recycling facility, from the weighbridge to crushed brick, screened soil, woodchip and fuel.
Read the guideFrom skip to socket: how leftover waste becomes electricity
Not everything can be recycled. What's left after sorting is baled as fuel and used to generate electricity instead of going to landfill.
Read the guideRecycled wood: from old timber to heat, pellets and power
Old pallets, fencing and joinery are too useful to bury. Depending on its grade, waste wood becomes pellets, panel board or fuel for biomass boilers.
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