What can you put in skips?

Find out what items you can and can't load into your skip and make the most of cheap, bulk waste disposal.

[UKPRwire, Wed Oct 14 2009] Hiring a skip to remove your rubbish is a great way to get rid of loads of junk all at once without the hassle of transporting the rubbish yourself. Skip companies will take away almost everything so you don’t have to worry about what junk you’re loading up.


Many people use skips when moving or renovating as you will be finding lots of junk that you won’t want to keep and need to get rid of the items all at once. Skips come in many different sizes so you choose the appropriate size for your task, larger skips are suitable for people that are moving or working on large renovations rather than just a tidy up. Given the huge sizes of some skips you can fit enough to empty a house.


The major items that skips cannot take include large appliances like fridges/ freezers/ TV’s, tyres, liquids and anything containing asbestos or hazardous material. Other items that aren’t accepted by our skips are batteries, oil, large tree trunks and large amounts of plasterboard. You will find these items are standard across most skip companies to be not allowed in the skip but we can advise you on how to get rid of these products in the correct way.


If you’re tidying your house then general waste such as old furniture or decorations like mirrors or picture frames would be perfect for placing in a skip. Anything lying around your house or garden is more than likely to be fine to put in a skip as long as you remember that they cannot take away any hazardous materials. Larger skips are designed for larger bulky items and should not be filled with heavy materials as the skip truck may not be able to pick up the skip if it’s too heavy.


Skip Hire UK are the UK’s leading skip company providing services right across the country to both domestic and trade users. We can advise you on the right skip size for you and let you know which items we can take away and which we can’t. We also guarantee our prices to be the lowest online prices in your area so you’re sure to find the best deal at Skip Hire UK. If you are looking for a full definitive list of items that can or cannot be placed in a skip please contact our skip experts for more information.