Hiring a mini skip is a fantastic way to make garden and home renovation rubbish removal quick and efficient. Without somewhere to deposit rubbish or someone to remove it, debris can soon build up creating more work for you later on. If you find that you're making frequent trips to the recycling centre or rubbish tip, you'll also have the added task of cleaning your car afterwards and potentially paying unnecessary fuel costs for every journey. Using a reliable skip hire company will not only drastically reduce your own workload, it'll ensure that your waste materials are disposed of effectively and in line with guidelines set down by the Australian Government's Department for the Environment and Energy.
Skip Organisation
Before you hire a skip, it's important to consider the size of the task at hand. The amount and type of waste you will need to dispose of will directly impact the skip you'll need. Skip companies are often more than helpful when it comes to offering advice and guidance, and there are plenty of guides online that can help you to estimate the width and depth of the skip needed. You should also make any company you're considering hiring aware of potentially hazardous materials that might be present, as there are special requirements for the disposal of these.
Size Up
Usually skip sizes are measured in yards or by the amount of black bin bags that they can hold. It's always better to opt for a slightly larger skip to reduce the chance of overspill, and to allow you to make use of a lid during wet weather. This is particularly important if you are disposing of waste, such as garden materials, that can rot and spoil leading to bad odours. Equally if you have material such as plasterboard or fibreglass, the lid and higher walls of a bigger skip can limit the amount of potentially toxic particles blowing around and being inhaled by people in the vicinity.
Skip Day
Before arranging the skip you'll want to do a quick check over of your property. Depending on the size of it a larger truck may be required for delivery. During your inspection it's always a good idea to ensure that the truck can manoeuvre into the right location without causing damage to your property or the property of others.
Collection Day
You should be able to arrange with your hire company the most appropriate day for the skip removal. However, having a frequent collection every week or so will help to reduce overspill and ensure that you don't have to halt work because of a lack of dumping space.
Share15 March 2017
We have the worst possums in the world in my street. They are always trying to get into our garbage bin, but once they are in they don't eat much at all: They just drag rubbish around the yard looking for fruit scraps. It attracts flies and looks (and smells) terrible. I have tried nearly everything you can think of to try and discourage them, but the only thing that works is having air tight garbage bins that they can't lift the lids on. This blog has some tips on the best types of garbage bins for keeping possums and other wildlife out of your rubbish.
