How does Shorts Skip Hire work?

Waste Management
02 July, 2025


Hiring a skip is a simple and efficient way to manage large amounts of waste, but if you’ve never done it before, the process might seem a bit confusing.

We’ll guide you through exactly how Shorts skip hire works, whether you’re using it for domestic or commercial use.

1. Consider your project needs

  • Type of waste: General Waste, Green Waste, Hardcore and Rubble, or Soil and Stones.
  • Amount of waste: Estimate how much waste you’ll generate to choose the correct skip size. It’s always better to get the next size up if you’re unsure.

2. Choose a Skip Size to suit your requirements

Shorts skip sizes (yards):

  • 4 Yard: Small domestic jobs
  • 6 Yard: Kitchen/​bathroom renovations
  • 8 Yard: Light bulky items and house extensions
  • 12 Yard: Large building projects & bulky items
  • 20 Yard: Roll-on, roll-off skip
  • 40 Yard: Our largest roll-on, roll-off skip available

3. How many days can I hire the skip for?

Our skips are booked on a one week hire and will be collected on the 8th day.

4. Get Quotes and Book a Skip

For smaller skips (4−8 yard): Get an instant quote here on our website. We offer competitive prices.

For larger skips (12−40 yard): Price on request – call 0800 40 80 400.

When booking, follow the simple process of providing details, such as size and waste type.

  • Please select if you need a licence to locate the skip on a public road. Licence costs are specific to which county the skip will be located in. Licences take 4 days to process. This fee will be added on to the final cost, plus VAT.
  • Select delivery date and collection date (we offer fast and reliable delivery)
  • Select delivery address 
  • You’re all ready to checkout and pay

5. Premium waste items

If you have any premium waste items, such as a washing machine or mattress, then you must pay a premium, which varies in price, depending on the item. 

There will be an option to add any premium items after you have selected your delivery and collection date.

6. Delivery of the Skip

  • The skip will be delivered on the agreed date
  • Make sure the area is clear and accessible
  • Be aware of overhead hazards that may obstruct our skip lorries, such as phone wires and trees

Visit our page for more information of how to prepare for your skip

7. Fill the Skip

  • Only fill to the ​“fill line” – overfilled skips will not be collected for safety and legal reasons.

Any waste containing hazardous properties should NOT be placed into the skip i.e. anything that would cause harm to air, water, land, humans or animals.

Prohibited items

  • Asbestos
  • Chemicals
  • Tyres
  • Batteries and Electronics
  • Paint or solvents
  • Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam
  • Plants containing toxins, such as Rhododendron, Yew, Ragwort, Hemlock, Privet and Foxglove
  • Oil, Petrol & Diesel
  • Gas Cylinders & Canisters
  • Medical & Animal Waste

8. Collection and Disposal

  • Our experienced skip drivers will collect your skip on the collection date you requested
  • They’ll transport the skip to our waste facility at St Georges Lane, Ascot, where the waste is sorted, recycled, and disposed of according to regulations. We always aim and successfully recycle 93.8% of waste that we bring in.

Get an instant quote for a skip HERE

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Prohibited Skip Items