Skippy Skip Hire & Recycling, home

What can go in a skip

Most household, garden and building waste can go straight in a skip. A few items need to be kept separate and some hazardous items can't go in a skip at all.

Accepted

  • General household wasteClear-out rubbish, toys, packaging, bagged waste
  • Garden wasteBranches, hedge cuttings, turf, soil, leaves
  • Rubble and hardcoreBricks, concrete, stone, tiles, slabs
  • Wood and timberDoors, fencing, decking, flooring, offcuts
  • MetalPipes, radiators, guttering, bikes, scrap
  • Kitchen and bathroom fittingsUnits, worktops, baths, sinks, toilets
  • Cardboard, paper and plasticsFlattened boxes and packaging
  • Hard furnitureTables, wardrobes, chests of drawers, shelving, with no fabric or padding
  • Carpets and underlayRolled up, so they don't take up the whole skip
  • PlasterboardNever loose. Up to 10% of the skip by volume, bagged, with the bags on top of the load

Not accepted

  • Fridges & freezers
  • Televisions & computer monitors
  • Mattresses
  • Paints, oils & chemicals
  • Asbestos
  • Tyres & rubber tracks
  • Lead-acid (e.g. car) batteries
  • Gas bottles
  • Fluorescent lighting tubes
  • Liquid concrete
  • Medical / clinical waste, including needles & syringes
  • Biological waste, including human & animal excrement and soiled nappies
  • Upholstered furniturei.e. any items covered in fabric or leather (including synthetic leather) or containing any foam, filling or padding. This includes sofas & sofa beds, armchairs, chairs (dining, kitchen, office, etc.), stools & foot stools, futons, bean bags, floor & seating cushions and garden furniture.
  • Any other hazardous, dangerous, inflammable, corrosive, poisonous, explosive, polluting or illegal items
Anything you're unsure about? Contact Us

Why it matters

Hazardous waste needs separate handling

Everything we collect goes back to our licensed waste transfer station at Throckmorton, where it's sorted for recycling. Hazardous items can't be mixed in with general waste, so they have to be kept out of the skip.

If we find prohibited items in your skip, you'll need to collect them from our site in Pershore, or we'll return them to you for an additional charge. See our terms and conditions.

Your local council's household recycling centre takes most of the items we can't, including fridges, TVs, batteries, paint and tyres.

Loading your skip

Fill it safely

  • Keep the load level with the top of the skip. We can't take a skip that's overfilled.
  • Put heavy, flat items in first and break up bulky items so they take less space.
  • Don't light fires in or near the skip.
  • Bag any plasterboard and put the bags on top of the load.
Not sure? Ask us before you load it. It's much easier to sort out before it goes in the skip.
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