Skip bin hire – Can You Put Anything in a Skip Bin?

Hiring a skip bin is an ideal way to dispose of most types of household rubbish and garden waste, especially if you have a lot of it or are planning a big clean-out.
It is important to understand the rules around the types of waste allowed in our hired skip bins. Disposing of certain materials and types of waste, or mixing them incorrectly, in a skip bin can attract additional fees or require that your skip rubbish is returned to you.
To help you avoid any additional charges, Nkageng skips has prepared this simple guide.

What Can’t You Put in a Skip Bin?

The following items and types of waste should never be placed into any skip bin hired.
• Putrescible waste (including food waste, nappies and pet waste)
• Liquid waste (including paints, oils, chemicals and thinners)
• LPG gas cylinders
• Asbestos
• Hazardous waste
• Tyres
• Batteries
• E-Waste (electronic waste)
As well as this guide on skip bin hire waste types, our skip hire form has been designed to help you plan to ensure you avoid any extra charges by asking you to specify the waste items you intend to dispose of.

What Are the Types of Waste?

There are a wide range of skip waste types which can be placed in our skip bins without additional fees. It is important to know exactly what these types of waste, and what can and can’t be disposed of before you hire a skip.

General Waste

Skip bin hire Prohibited Waste Items

To avoid additional charges, do not include any of the following items with general waste:
• Bricks, concrete, soil, concrete and ceramic tiles, food waste, asbestos, liquid waste (including paints, oils, thinners and chemicals), tyres, LPG cylinders, batteries, TVs and computers (including monitors and keyboards).
• Bricks and concrete can be disposed of in a skip rental, but they must be disposed of separately from any other type of waste. This rule also applies to sand, soil and dirt. Please see the sections below for more information.
• Many electronics, such as computers and televisions, cannot be disposed of in a skip and are classified as e-waste. The Electronics section below has more details.

Bricks & Concrete

Can bricks and concrete go into a rubble removal skip bin?
Bricks and concrete cannot be disposed of in a general waste skip; they must be disposed of separately.
When hiring a skip containing bricks and concrete, it can only include:
• Bricks
• Pavers
• Concrete
• Ceramic floor and concrete tiles
• Roof tiles

Sand, Dirt & Soil

Sand, dirt and soil cannot be disposed of in a general waste skip: they must be disposed of separately when hiring a skip. You can get different skip sizes to cater for the other waste.

Green waste

The following can not be put in a green waste skip bin hire:

• Sand
• Soil
• Dirt
• Putrescible waste (including food waste, nappies and pet waste)
• Bricks
• Concrete
• Concrete and ceramic tiles
• Liquid waste (paints, oils, thinners, chemicals)
• E-waste
• LPG cylinders
• Asbestos
Additional rules also apply to how a skip can be filled with green waste when hiring a skip. Please see our cost of hiring a skip guide.

Although most electronics must be disposed of when hiring a skip or recycled at a designated centre, some electronics can be placed in a skip bin hire. For the most up-to-date information regarding approved electronic waste, have a chat to the team at Nkageng skips.
The following items should never be placed in an e waste disposal skip hire:
• Printers
• Scanners
• Keyboards
• Computers (monitors and hard drives, including laptops and tablets)
• Mice (computer)
• Photocopiers
• Television sets

For more information on hiring a skip reach out using one of the methods below.

• You can click the REQUEST A QUOTE tab and send us all the required information for hiring a skip
• Send a whatsapp to the cell number on this website or click the whatsapp chat icon
• Send an email to the email on the website
• Use the contact form
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