UK households generate more than 26 million tonnes of waste every year, the equivalent weight to 2,600 Eiffel Towers!
According to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 14m tonnes of this waste is sent to landfill – meaning less than half of UK household waste is currently recycled.
It is without doubt this figure can be improved upon, with the government planning to increase the UK’s household recycling rate to 65 per cent by 2035 as part of a wider commitment to boosting the number of materials kept in circulation.
By contrast, of the 112,000 tonnes of waste collected by M&M Waste Solutions’ skips in the last 12 months, 97 per cent of materials were recycled.
In this blog, we explore five reasons why hiring a skip is a must when any home is undergoing a renovation.
Environmental benefits
Renovations, home projects and demolition works unearth a broad range of materials, most of which can be recycled.
As referenced earlier, 97 per cent of materials collected by M&M Waste Solutions in the last 12 months have been successfully recycled. Home renovations can be stressful, and minimising the environmental impact of your project is unlikely to be at the top of your priority tasks.
That’s where our team comes in. Once collected, all waste is transported to our Materials Recycling Facility where it is weighed, inspected, pre-sorted, separated and stored before being sent onto specialist recyclers.
Our skips handle a variety of waste including:
- General construction waste –bricks, soil, glass, concrete.
- Large quantities of single waste streams – metal, wood.
- WEEE Waste – computer and telecoms equipment, washing machines, tumble dryers, small domestic appliances.
Items deemed not suitable include:
- Liquids, such as chemicals, oils, solvents, petrol and batteries.
- Plasterboard – single stream collection of this material is an option.
- Asbestos.
- Railway sleepers and telegraph poles.
Time-saver
By safely placing your waste into a skip managed by M&M Waste Solutions, you can guarantee it will be sent to our state of the art materials recovery facility where it will follow the process outlined above.
It avoids the requirement for homeowners to make countless trips to their local recycling centre where you may incur additional charges by disposing of waste beyond your free allowance.
Let our team do the work for you!
Flexibility
Skips are manufactured in all shapes and sizes, which is reflected in the hire cost.
At M&M Waste Solutions, we provide a full range of skips from smaller three and four yard skips to the common 6 and 8 yard (builders skips), to far bigger skips capable of holding 40 cubic yards of materials.
They’re suitable for small house and garden projects, holding builders waste, household waste, light waste and bulk materials.
Professional support
If you’ve not hired a skip previously, or are hiring a skip in a location where you haven’t before, there are a number of things to consider which M&M Waste Solutions can help with.
If your space is restricted and you require your skip to be placed on land owned by the council, you will need a permit – this is something our team can take care of for you, plus any necessary safety lighting and signage.
It’s also important to consider the length of your skip hire. Our standard hire period is 21 days, although this can be adjusted by speaking to a member of our team.
Safety
The waste sector is subject to strict regulations and procedures, and rightly so.
It is essential that homeowners considering hiring a skip only do so from organisations that are fully compliant and meet all legal requirements in the work carried out.
At M&M Waste Solutions, we hold the latest industry standards and certifications to ensure all our work is delivered to the highest standards with customer and employee safety our utmost priority.
So there you have it, five reasons why all homeowners should consider hiring a skip when completing a home renovation. For further information about M&M Waste Solutions’ skip hire service, just contact our friendly team today via 01865 880559 or email sales@mmskiphire.com.
