Thinking of renovating your garage or garden? It’s a good idea to get rid of old furniture, appliances, and all of the rubbish that you’ve generated from the garden but what do you do with all that stuff?
Skip hire allows you to dispose of all those unwanted items quickly and easily from your house. While skip hire seems like it might be complicated since it’s a new service for you, it’s really not that hard to understand. All you have to do is find the right sized container for your waste, stick to the skip hire rules, and you’ll have a beautiful garden in no time.
Getting the Appropriate Skip Size for Garden Waste
It’s difficult to say how much waste you’ll have to get rid of, especially if you don’t know how much organic waste you’re going to generate. A four-yard skip will hold 33 black bags of waste. This could be enough for some projects, such as clearing out your garden and removing dead plants, turf, and other garden waste.
A six-yard or eight-yard skip might be necessary, though, if you have larger materials to dispose of. You may need to move larger branches and trees that are too dense to compress into the smaller bagged items.
If you’re going to have an all-in-one home renovation event, it might be cheaper to hire one large skip that is big enough to take care of your rubbish and garden waste at the same time, rather than having two separate skips.
The Types of Garden Waste That You Can You Put in a Skip
The contents of any garden waste skip are of course open to interpretation. Grass, leaves, plants and branches are all perfectly suitable to be disposed of, but anything beyond that should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Patio refurbishments include tile and brick, but wood is a different story; if it’s been painted, it isn’t appropriate for the skip.
One item that gardeners often overlook is soil. Mixed with other waste that decomposes slowly and creates harmful landfill gases, the soil is usually better off being left in the garden for the environment to process.
If you’re cleaning out your shed, you’ll need to tell your waste management company about the rubbish that needs to be disposed of carefully, such as oil-based paints, bulk fluorescent tubes, tires, batteries, and plasterboard. We can collect specialised items for you for an extra charge.
Hazardous waste items, including household cleaners, old paint cans and chemicals cannot be loaded into the skip. Waste management companies that provide skip hire services often do not have licenses to transport this type of waste.
Can Green Garden Waste Be Recycled?
Yes, it can. When you put compostable items in the green bin, your organic waste is collected and taken to a composting site where it is shredded and heated. The resulting material is sold to farmers, who add it to the soil of their fields. Another option is to use your organic waste in a compost heap. You mix green waste with other food waste like vegetable peelings and throw it away on a regular basis.
The heap decomposes to create compost that you can use for growing plants. You can also sell branches or firewood made from the woody parts of your green waste.
Can Organic Wastes Be Mixed in a Skip?
Hiring a skip for organic garden waste is great, but don’t expect your skip hire provider to separate out the organic waste for you. Talk to your local recycling centre or council if you want your compostable waste to be taken away separately.
You don’t have to sort the waste when you hire a skip – your skip hire provider will take care of that once they collect it and deliver it to their recycling facility. Your skip company will decide what can be reused or recycled instead of being thrown in the landfill. If you have a very large amount of waste, they may let you reuse it yourself. However, once you’ve decided on a size skip, don’t expect your garden skip to separate out the organic waste for you – that’s up to you!
The Length of Time It Takes to Clear Out the Garden
To burn or not to burn? That is the question when you need to clear your garden of waste. Most garden waste is not suitable for burning, even if you are disposing of it in a back garden fire pit or firewood stove. Consider using a skip hire firm instead if you have a lot of waste to get rid of.
If you really want to burn the waste, check local government regulations first to avoid falling foul of government rules on burning garden refuse
Compacting Your Bulky Garden Waste
Cut down branches and small tree trunks into pieces so they’ll fit in the skip. Don’t leave bricks and tiles lying around; stack them in order to fill the space more effectively.
If the skip is already full when you come to put the garden waste out, don’t pile any more waste up high. Instead, wait until the skip is empty before you put out any more garden waste. We’ll arrange for a new skip if you have too much waste to fit in the first one. Even if you have to make several trips, we’ll wait until you can bring all the waste out at once.
Making Your Garden Look Nice for the Summer
A garden clear-out can be challenging, but the results are always worth it. The garden will be ready for the summer months, and you’ll have plenty of space to sit outside and enjoy a good read. You’ll also have a good excuse to have a barbecue in your garden, which is certainly something you’ll want to do before the summer ends.
If you have any problems during the skip hire period, call your service provider as soon as you can. Once you get into the swing of things, you’ll get more confident and bolder with your waste disposal. The garden waste management company you hire to clear out your garden will be more than glad to provide any advice required whilst you are working.
Conclusion
It’s time to get rid of that dirty, messy garden and start anew with a fresh look and a new outlook. Try to keep your plants, trees and shrubs from going to waste by reusing them or turning them into compost. Your garden is going to look great after the summer and keep you from having to deal with it in the wrong season.
If you are looking to hire a skip in Cheshire, UK, look no further than our services here at Enviro Skip Hire. We are a family run skip hire and aggregate company servicing Staffordshire. Check out our page for more of our wide range of skip sizes and aggregates.
