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Get Ready for Christmas with a Big Clear Out

The end of summer is here, and many people will now be focussing on the run to the end of the year. Christmas is always a time when people seem to accumulate more ‘stuff’ and with that...

Top Tips to Reduce Your Commercial Waste

If you’re a business owner, then you have a duty to ensure that you recycle and dispose of your commercial waste responsibly. There are ways that you can reduce your commercial waste, and, in...

The Different Types of Waste Explained

We often don’t give too much consideration as to what we throw away. When hiring a skip, the main goal is to get rid of as much wast...

Reduce & Recycle Paper Waste Where You Can!

Despite being in a digital age the need for paper is still high. From newspapers to magazines, wrapping paper to birthday and Christmas cards there is still a big dependency on it. However, do we r...

Five Important Safety Tips When Hiring a Skip

At United Junk safety is our main priority and it is our job to ensure that when it comes to domestic skip hire our customers know exactly what they...

What Happens to the Items in My Skip?

If you’ve ever hired a skip to dispose of your waste, you probably haven’t given much thought to what happens to it when the skip hire company comes to take it away. In this article we...

Why Can Chemicals and Other Items be Dangerous in a Skip?

Hiring a skip is an efficient and convenient way of disposing of your waste and while you may think that any sort of rubbish can go in it there are a few hazardous items that can’t. In this b...

What to Consider When Hiring a Skip in Bad Weather

The weather isn’t always perfect when hiring a skip and if you are planning on hiring one during the winter then you might encounter bad weather. In this article we look at some of the key co...

What Should You Say If Your Neighbours Ask to Use Your Skip?

Having a skip on your drive can be seen as an opportunity to dispose of waste - in some cases this waste might not be able to be collected by the skip hire company. Here at

Can I Put Garden Waste in My Skip?

The summer is one of the best times to work on the garden and while local councils offer roadside green waste collection it usually won’t be enough if you have large quantities of garden wast...

The Most Common Items Found in a Skip Vs What is Not Allowed

Hiring a skip has a lot of benefits when it comes to getting rid of your waste or unwanted rubbish. However, there are a few rules that you need to follow in terms of what you can put in a skip and...

How Do I Hire a Skip?

Hiring a skip might sound easy but there are plenty of things to consider in order to make sure you hire the right one for the right job. Below are a few tips on how to hire a skip.Size

How to Efficiently Load Your Skip at Home

Loading a skip isn’t just about throwing it in any old way, there is an art to maximising the space which will benefit you and make it easier when the

Should I Worry About a Weight Limit with My Skip?

Skips come in a wide range of different sizes depending on what you need to get rid of and as such weight restrictions will apply.These restrictions are generally not a worry for the average...

What to Consider When Hiring a Skip in Winter?

Not many people will want to undertake renovation projects during winter but sometimes needs must. If you’re one of those people who need to

Putting a Skip on The Road

When hiring a skip there are a few considerations to make, one of which will be where you are going to place the skip.Often it will be on your driveway, but if you don’t have suitable...

How Do Skip Fires Happen?

While it is less common for a skip fire to occur during the damp and colder weather there is still a risk. During the hot dry spells of summer, this risk becomes grea...

Will a Skip Ruin My Driveway?

Skips come in all different shapes and sizes and the thought of putting something of that size on your well-kept driveway might make you a bit nervous - rest assured nothing is safer. In this artic...

How to Prevent Your Skip from Overflowing

When you hire a skip there is a tendency to throw anything and everything that you want to get rid of, the danger of this is that it will overflow.When the skip hire company comes to take it...

Where Should I Place My Skip?

If you are hiring a skip for your next renovation project, new house build or yearly garden clear up to make sure you check first where you can put it. The last thing you want is a fine because it...

Seven Things to Consider When Having a Skip Delivered

There are a few questions to ask yourself when you hire a skip. What am I going to use it for? How big do I need it to be? Where is it going to be located? But another consideration is whether the...

How Do We Keep Our Skips Maintained?

The waste industry is one of the most productive in the UK and skips are used daily, both domestically and commercially. This means that they are subjected to everything from the weather to everyda...

Nine Things You Shouldn’t Put in a Skip

You might think that a skip gives you free rein to throw anything away, wrong. While materials like soil, bricks, wood, and glass are more than acceptable, there are some items such as flammable, h...

Five Ways to Prevent Unauthorised Skip Usage

Using a skip is one of the easiest and most convenient ways to dispose of waste and rubbish. However, as they are left out in the open it is the perfect opportunity for other people to take advanta...