Skip hire in Middlesbrough, made simple
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We’ve delivered skips across Middlesbrough for over 30 years — for homeowners clearing out, tradespeople on site, and businesses managing regular waste. Fast delivery throughout the TS postcode area, with a local team you can actually get on the phone.
Skip sizes available in Middlesbrough
Do I need a permit?
A skip on your driveway or private land needs no permit. For a public road in Middlesbrough, a permit is required from Middlesbrough Council — we arrange it for you as part of the booking.
Areas we cover near Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough household waste recycling centres
Prefer to drop off smaller amounts yourself? These are the council tips serving Middlesbrough:
- Household Waste Recycling Centre (Haverton Hill) — Haverton Hill Road, Billingham, TS23 1PY. Summer (1 April–31 October) 8am–7pm; winter (1 November–31 March) 8am–6pm. Open every day except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Advance booking required — only vehicles with an appointment are admitted.
This is the designated site for Middlesbrough residents and is residents-only; you may be asked for proof of address. Book your slot in advance via middlesbrough.gov.uk before travelling — check middlesbrough.gov.uk for current hours. No trade or commercial waste is accepted.
Why choose Select A Skip in Middlesbrough?
- 30+ years’ skip & waste experience
- 1,100+ licensed, vetted suppliers
- Domestic, trade & commercial welcome
- Next-day delivery in most TS postcodes
- Council permits handled for you
- Transparent pricing, no hidden charges
Skip hire FAQs.
We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Middlesbrough and within a 30 mile radius.
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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With more than 25years of trading history we have continuously developed the services we are now able to provide on a nationwide basis.
Choose your skip size in Middlesbrough
Not sure which size you need? Compare dimensions, capacity and typical uses — every size below is available in Middlesbrough.
Local area guide
Skip hire in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a town in North Yorkshire, sitting on the south bank of the Tees around 40 miles south of Newcastle, with a population of around 150,000. It is one of the most dramatic examples of industrial creation in Britain: in 1801 Middlesbrough was a farm with 25 inhabitants, and by 1901 it was a town of over 90,000. The catalyst was coal — the Stockton and Darlington Railway extended here in 1830 to build a deep-water coal port — and then, decisively, iron.
The discovery of ironstone in the Cleveland Hills in 1850 transformed everything. Middlesbrough became the greatest iron-producing centre in the world, and Gladstone visited in 1862 to call it an infant Hercules. When Bessemer steel superseded iron, the town moved with it, and Teesside steel went into structures across the globe — the Sydney Harbour Bridge is the most celebrated, fabricated by Dorman Long of Middlesbrough, along with bridges, railways and buildings on every continent. Steelmaking at Redcar finally ended in 2015.
The town's emblem is the Tees Transporter Bridge, opened in 1911 — a vast blue gantry carrying a suspended gondola across the river, the longest working transporter bridge in the world and one of only a handful anywhere. The Newport Bridge alongside was the first large vertical lift bridge in Britain. Middlesbrough's other landmarks include the Dorman Museum, the modernist MIMA gallery, and the Riverside Stadium, home of Middlesbrough FC.
The town produced Captain James Cook, born at Marton in 1728 on what is now the town's southern edge, where the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum stands in Stewart Park. Teesside University, in the centre, has become a significant force in the town's economy and in digital and animation education.
Middlesbrough sits on the A19 and A66, with Middlesbrough station giving services to Newcastle, Darlington, York and a direct link to London. The North York Moors National Park begins a few miles south, with the Cleveland Hills and the coast at Saltburn and Redcar close by. Housing is dominated by the industrial boom, with dense Victorian terraces across the town, substantial villas at Linthorpe and Acklam, interwar and post-war estates at Berwick Hills and Hemlington, and modern development around the university and on former industrial land. Property is among the most affordable in England, and the Tees Valley is the focus of substantial regeneration and freeport investment.