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What can I put in a skip?

A simple guide to what can and cannot go in your skip, and the items we can take for an extra charge.

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Most household, garden and building waste can go in a skip. A few materials need special handling by law, so they either cannot go in or must be declared when you book.

You can put in

  • General household waste
  • Furniture
  • Wood, timber and doors
  • Plastics and cardboard
  • Garden and green waste
  • Soil, bricks, concrete and rubble
  • Kitchen and bathroom fittings
  • Metal and scrap

You cannot put in

  • Asbestos
  • Chemicals and solvents
  • Paint and paint tins with liquid
  • Gas cylinders
  • Clinical or medical waste
  • Batteries
  • Other hazardous materials

Accepted for an extra charge

These items need specialist handling and recycling. They can go in your skip as long as you add them as extras when you book.

Mattresses

Recycled separately. Add each mattress as an extra.

TVs & monitors

Screens are recycled as electrical waste.

Tyres

Tyres cannot go to landfill, so are processed separately.

Fridges & freezers

Gases and oils are removed safely before recycling.

Soil, rubble and hardcore

Soil, bricks, concrete and rubble can go in a skip, but they are very heavy. For large amounts choose an 8 tonne skip. They cannot go in a 16 yard skip, which is for lighter, bulky waste only.

For larger quantities of soil and hardcore, perhaps try booking a grab with us?

Plasterboard

Plasterboard must be kept separate from general waste under recycling regulations. Let us know when you book if your waste includes plasterboard and we will advise on the right way to dispose of it.

Can't go in a skip? Where to take it

For items we can’t take, or small loads that don’t need a skip, your council’s recycling centre is usually the answer. Check opening times and permit rules before you set off.

Blackpool residents

Blackpool Council runs the household waste recycling centre on Bristol Avenue, Bispham (FY2 0JG). It’s for Blackpool households only, and vans and trailers need a permit.

Blackpool tip opening times

Fylde, Wyre, Preston & Lancaster

Lancashire County Council runs recycling centres including Fleetwood, Lytham, Garstang, Preston (Tom Benson Way), Longridge, Lancaster and Carnforth.

Find your nearest centre

Hazardous items

Many recycling centres take small household amounts of paint, batteries, oil and gas bottles, so check with yours first. Asbestos needs special handling: check your council’s rules or use a licensed contractor.

Trade waste or a van load? Businesses can tip at our Kingscourt Recycling Centre in Poulton. See waste management and tipping.

Questions about what goes in a skip

Some materials need specialist treatment or disposal to comply with environmental law. Restricting them protects the environment and makes sure waste is handled safely.

Yes, but mattresses are recycled separately, so add them as a chargeable extra when you book.

Many can, including TVs, monitors, fridges and freezers. They need specialist recycling, so declare them when you book; there may be an extra charge.

Call us on 01253 892020 before you load it and we will let you know.

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