{"id":1661,"date":"2021-02-03T10:04:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T10:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.staffordshireskiphire.com\/services\/?p=1661"},"modified":"2021-03-18T09:28:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T09:28:23","slug":"a-handy-guide-to-what-you-can-and-cant-dispose-of-in-a-skip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.staffordshireskiphire.com\/services\/a-handy-guide-to-what-you-can-and-cant-dispose-of-in-a-skip\/","title":{"rendered":"A Handy Guide to What you Can and Can\u2019t Dispose of in a Skip\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Skip hire<\/a> is an excellent waste disposal solution, but no waste management system is a \u2018catch all\u2019, and there are certain items that should not be disposed of in a skip.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a general rule of thumb, waste can be split into two categories; hazardous and non-hazardous, and it\u2019s actually illegal to mix the two forms of waste, so it\u2019s important that you know what form of waste you need to dispose of, and act accordingly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re unsure whether skip hire is the correct solution for your waste disposal, read on for our quick guide to what you can and can\u2019t put in a skip\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

What can you put in a skip\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Skips are suitable for a wide range of non-hazardous, household waste, including; wood, soil, rubble, garden waste, furniture, bricks, metal, plasterboard, carpet<\/em>, and general household rubbish<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What can\u2019t you put in a skip\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Hazardous waste that cannot be disposed of in a skip includes; asbestos<\/em>, which should be disposed of by a specialist contractor. Televisions, fridges<\/em> and other household electrical items<\/em>, which should be taken to your local recycling centre. Tyres<\/em> and fluorescent tubes and lightbulbs<\/em> should also be taken to your local recycling centre for disposal, and not placed in a skip.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Batteries<\/em> should not be placed in a skip, and instead should be disposed of in a battery bag requested from your local authority, or placed in battery banks that can often be found in supermarkets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you need to dispose of gas cylinders<\/em>, you should either return them to the company that they came from to be reused, or take them to your local recycling centre. Medical waste<\/em> and chemicals and pesticides<\/em> should never be disposed of in a skip, instead you should contact your local authority to arrange appropriate disposal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you have any questions about what you can and can’t put in a skip, or wish to enquire about an item not listed in this blog, please don’t hesitate to <\/span>get in touch<\/span><\/a> with Staffordshire Skip Hire, our team are on hand to advise you!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Skip hire is an excellent waste disposal solution, but no waste management system is a \u2018catch all\u2019, and there are certain items that should not be disposed of in a skip.\u00a0 As a general rule of thumb, waste can be split into two categories; hazardous and non-hazardous, and it\u2019s actually illegal to mix the two […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1662,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.staffordshireskiphire.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.staffordshireskiphire.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.staffordshireskiphire.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.staffordshireskiphire.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.staffordshireskiphire.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1661"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.staffordshireskiphire.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1670,"href":"https:\/\/www.staffordshireskiphire.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1661\/revisions\/1670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.staffordshireskiphire.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.staffordshireskiphire.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.staffordshireskiphire.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.staffordshireskiphire.com\/services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}