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Stress-free, Low Cost Skip Hire in Alton

When seeking a skip hire service in Alton, it's really important to receive the cheapest price. Everyone is happy when they can save some cash, so if you're looking for the best value skip hire prices in addition to a very simple booking process you can do online, Skip Hire Network is the right choice for you!

Come to us and we can give you a reliable service, cheap prices, and easy-to-complete booking. These are good reasons why Skip Hire Network may well be the ideal choice of skip hire provider in your area.


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Recycling Lives Centre
Essex Street
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 1QE

Skip Sizes

Find out more about our different skip sizes available
40
Large Bin Bags
4 yard skip
4 Yard Skip
55
Large Bin Bags
6 yard skip
6 Yard Skip
70
Large Bin Bags
8 yard skip
8 Yard Skip

Why Choose Skip Hire Network?

  • Great service
  • Responsible recycling
  • Cost effective
  • Hassle free
  • Peace of mind
  • 100% recycle rate

Finding Alton Skip Hire At Cheap Prices

Knowing you are getting an Alton skip hire provider that is unproblematic to work with and priced reasonably can be demanding, yet, with many years of experience in recycling and a considerable UK partner network, Skip Hire Network will offer you Alton's lowest prices.

When you're searching for some of the best prices in your area, take the time to have a look at our homepage for a fast quote. At Skip Hire Network also provide a drop-off and collection service for your skip, making things even easier. It is better to find out what consumers have to say about a service before making a choice, however, so check out our customers' reviews of Skip Hire Network here!


How it works

Items allowed in your skip:

Skip hire for soft furnishings Soft Furnishings
Skip hire for wood Wood
Skip hire for hard furnishings Hard Furniture
Skip hire for general waste General Waste
Skip hire for building waste Building Waste
Skip hire for garden waste Garden Waste

Items Not allowed:

  • WEEE (Electrical)
  • Fridges, etc.
  • Plasterboard
  • Asbestos
  • Televisions
  • Explosives
  • Motor oils
  • Gas canisters
  • Aerosols
  • Solvents
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Helping Communities And Charity

Skip Hire Network is part of the Recycling Lives Group, along with Recycling Lives UK, a nationwide social welfare charity that does some great things for people up and down the country.

As part of the Recycling Lives Group, Skip Hire Network supports the Recycling Lives UK charity by training and employing ex-offenders and formerly homeless people, as well as supporting and sustaining charity through donations of time and resources.

On top of providing help to charity work, we also make sure to be environmentally aware by reusing or recycling whenever this is possible. These efforts make Skip Hire Network a good service if you want to help the local area.


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Commercial Waste Management In Alton

Skip Hire Network can offer you a skip hire service for household use, but we also offer commercial waste management. If you need the best waste management services for your business, see our homepage for a skip hire quote now.

Skip Hire Network is the waste management firm used by a lot of companies in the UK, including Vodafone, Forest Holidays, and United Utilities, meaning that we have a considerable amount of experience with respect to business waste management services.


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Don't Hesitate, Visit Us For Skip Hire In Alton Today!

If you'd like to benefit from our skip hire services, the first thing to do is to look at our homepage where you can get a quick and easy quote online. All there is to do is insert your postcode to see an instant quotation.

Skip Hire Network has a helpful and friendly customer support team, the cheapest skip hire available on the market, combined with a swift and comfortable booking process, which means it's easy to see why a lot of customers come to Skip Hire Network for Alton skip hire. Look at our homepage to get pricing now!

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I put in a skip? / What can't I put in a skip?

You can get rid of a pretty wide range of stuff using a skip, but certain items are restricted because of the risks they pose to human or environmental health. You can find a comprehensive list of what can and can't go in a skip just below.

What can go in a skip:

• Bricks
• Building rubble
• Domestic waste, food and food packaging
• Furniture
• Furnishings
• Fittings (non-electrical)
• Foliage
• Gas cookers
• Hard core
• Metal
• Plastic
• Packaging, including cardboard, plastics, polystyrene
• Soil (that's not been contaminated with asbestos or oil)
• Solidified paint
• Wood


What can't go in a skip:

• Air conditioning units
• Asbestos
• Batteries
• Clinical and medical waste, such as dressings and syringes
• Electrical equipment and appliances (WEEE)
• Fluorescent tubes
• Fridges / freezers
• Gas bottles & cylinders
• Hazardous and toxic materials
• Liquids
• Mattresses
• Paint/paint tins
• Plasterboard
• Oil / petrol / diesel
• Solvents
• Toxic waste
• TVs / computer screens
• Tyres


And we should say: whatever you're planning on putting in a skip, it's important to make sure that you don't overfill it. That means the waste can't be piled higher than the side walls of the skip - any more than that, and the skip can become too heavy to be safely handled. This often means that your provider will refuse to take it, which generally means you've then got the unpleasant job of getting in there and having to dig some of it out again.

Where can I put my skip?

You can place your skip anywhere on your own private property. Most people simply use their driveways. However, it's worth making sure that your own driveway is up to the job, as the weight of a heavy skip - especially when it's full - has been known to damage vulnerable or expensive paving stones.

Can you put a skip on the road?

A skip can be placed on a public road, but only as long as you've got a valid skip hire permit from your local council. The costs for permits vary from area to area, so you'll need to take that into account when you're working out your overall skip hire cost.

Even with a valid skip hire permit, your skip can't cause any obstruction or access issue for others. That means you still can't place your skip on a pavement, as you're liable to get fined quite heavily if you do.

You also can't block any entrances or exits to driveways and properties, unless explicit permission has been granted by the owners. Your skip can't cover any utility access points, such as manhole covers, and generally speaking you can't place it within 15 metres of a junction.

If you're planning on placing your skip on double-yellow lines, or in a pay-and-display bay or other type of restricted parking space, you'll need a parking suspension or parking permit.

Do I need a permit for a skip?

You'll need a skip hire permit if you plan on putting it on a public highway or road, or anywhere that's not your own private land. You can get a permit from your local council, and they're normally valid from anywhere between one week to a full month.

The costs will vary depending on where you live. For example, it will be significantly more expensive to get a skip hire permit in a major city like London or Bristol than it would be in a smaller town like Blackburn or Oldham.

If your skip will be placed in a car park or restricted parking area - such as a residents' parking area, commercial car park or double-yellow lines - you'll also need a parking suspension in addition to your skip hire permit, so you'll need to factor that into the overall cost of your skip.

How much does a skip cost?

This depends on where you are, what size of skip you're hiring, and how long you're planning on hiring it for. One of the most popular types of skip is an 8 yard builder's skip, which generally costs between £200 and £250, and holds between 80 and 90 rubbish bags.

We have a range of skip sizes right here at Skip Hire Network. The smallest of these is a 4 yard skip, with prices starting at £70 - the very definition of cheap skip hire!

Moving gradually up the scale, the price for hiring a 6 yard skip starts at about £90, whereas prices for 8 yard skips, as we've covered briefly above, start from about £200. This goes all the way up to a massive 40 yard skip, with prices starting at £440. However, it's worth noting that most of our customers won't need a skip this large, as it's mainly used to get rid of exceptionally large volumes of waste.

There are a couple of factors which affect the cost of skip hire in the UK, including:

• Where you live (some places are more expensive than others)
• How long you intend to hire the skip
• Who you choose to hire the skip from
• Whether or not you need a skip hire permit or parking suspension

What size skip do I need?

That largely depends on your individual circumstances, but we tend to find that an 8 yard builder's skip is more than adequate for most of our customers. It's a highly versatile skip that's spacious enough to accommodate substantial amounts of domestic and commercial waste, but also compact enough to fit on most driveways and other areas of private land. (That helps you save money on skip hire permits!)

What types of skips are there?

Various companies in the UK have varying definitions, but skips generally come in four main types; mini, midi, small builder's skip, large builders skip, and large maxi skip.

• Mini skips is the term used to refer to the very smallest size of skip, generally between 2 yards and 3 yards.
• Midi skips are the next size up from mini skips, measuring in at 4 yards to 6 yards.
• Small builder's skips are the most popular and versatile types of skip, and generally measure between 6 and 8 yards.
• Large builder's skips are popular for commercial businesses, and have decent capacity for bulky builders waste. They measure between 8 and 12 yards.
• Large maxi builder's skips are exactly what you need if you've got a massive pile of household or commercial waste, and you want it gone. They measure between 14 yards to a staggering 40 yards, so there's very little they can't handle!

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