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It’s not just a case of how much waste you have! You also need to consider how much room you have on your site and will then need to think about the type of waste you will be disposing of. For example if the waste is heavy (e.g. soil/brick/rubble) then you will be restricted as to how large a skip you can have.
When only a single skip is expected, we strongly believe that it’s better to hire a skip that you may not quite fill, as opposed to ordering a skip which ends up being too small meaning a second skip is then required as a result. In other words it’s better to overestimate than underestimate!
When filling a skip it can only be loaded up to the level of the actual skip itself.
It is important that your site foreman and operatives are aware of this as it is actually against the law for drivers to carry over loaded skips on the highways. Likewise, using boards around the skip in an attempt to increase it’s capacity (known in the trade as ‘greedy boards’) is illegal.
If a driver arrives on site to find an overloaded skip they are likely to turn away and leave without the skip, thus potentially incurring additional transport charges.
Though we try to be as flexible with hire periods as possible, as a general rule the maximum hire period is 7 days.
Of course should your site be an ongoing one where numerous skips are required and exchanged on a regular basis then there is nothing to worry about. If however, you require a skip that is likely to be needed for more than 7 days without exchanges, we request you inform us at the time of ordering as a rental charge may be applicable.
Yes. Though any skip that needs to be sited on a public highway, pavement or council owned verge, first requires permission from the local authority responsible.
Though the charges involved and the length of time it takes an application to be processed varies from council to council, in the vast majority of cases we can arrange the required permit on your behalf. Depending on the local authority in question, application periods can be anything from ‘same day’ to 4 weeks, so when you know that a permit is likely to be required on an upcoming site it is vital that you give us as much notice as possible to avoid any unnecessary delays.
Please also note that as the hirer, the lighting and coning of the skip whilst it is placed on public land is your responsibility, though we are usually able to arrange for the hire of these items on your behalf too.
A standard skip or roll-on-off vehicle usually requires a minimum of 10ft (3.3m) width and approximately 13ft (4m) headroom to safely gain access to a site. If your site access falls a little below these requirements we are able to (in most areas) arrange for smaller skips (depending on waste type) to be delivered on smaller lorries.
If you are in any doubt about the access to your sites, we are here to help, so just ask!
There are certain types of waste that cannot be placed in general waste skips under any circumstances.
Examples of such waste types include (but are not limited to): asbestos, fridges, freezers, batteries, tyres, gas cannisters, paint tins, food waste, fluorescent tubes, liquids, TV sets, computer monitors, plasterboard, electrical items (WEEE), mattresses, tree stumps, tree roots, carpet, vinyl, astroturf, rubber matting & roof felt.
It is vital that you always inform us of exactly what your are intending to dispose of at the time of ordering!
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Skip hire in Greenwich
Greenwich is a town and borough in south-east London, sitting on the south bank of the Thames around five miles east of the City, with a borough population of around 290,000. It has been a royal manor since the fifteenth century, and the Palace of Placentia here was the birthplace of Henry VIII, Mary I and Elizabeth I. The palace was demolished in the seventeenth century, but what replaced it made Greenwich one of the most architecturally significant places in Britain.
Maritime Greenwich is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed for what the citation calls the finest ensemble of buildings in England. The Queen's House, designed by Inigo Jones in 1616, was the first truly classical building in the country and changed the course of English architecture. Beside it stands the Old Royal Naval College, Christopher Wren's masterpiece of baroque planning, whose Painted Hall — decorated by James Thornhill over nineteen years — is often called the Sistine Chapel of the UK. Greenwich Park, laid out in the seventeenth century, is the oldest enclosed royal park in London.
Greenwich gave the world its time and its map. The Royal Observatory, founded by Charles II in 1675 to solve the problem of determining longitude at sea, sits on the hill above the park, and in 1884 the International Meridian Conference in Washington fixed the Prime Meridian on the Airy Transit Circle here. Greenwich Mean Time became the world's reference, and the meridian line in the observatory courtyard is one of the most visited spots in London.
The waterfront holds the Cutty Sark, the last surviving tea clipper, built in 1869 and now preserved in dry dock, alongside the National Maritime Museum — the largest maritime museum in the world. Greenwich Market has traded since the fourteenth century, and the Greenwich Foot Tunnel of 1902 runs under the Thames to the Isle of Dogs. The borough also takes in the O2 Arena on the Greenwich Peninsula, the world's busiest music venue by ticket sales.
Greenwich is well connected, with the DLR, Southeastern rail services, the Jubilee line at North Greenwich, the Elizabeth line at Woolwich and the Thames Clipper river service. Housing spans a wide range, from Georgian terraces in West Greenwich and around Croom's Hill — some of the finest in London — to Victorian terraces in East Greenwich and Charlton, post-war estates in Woolwich and Thamesmead, and very substantial new high-density development on the Greenwich Peninsula and along the riverside at Woolwich Arsenal.