While most of us see Christmas as a time of relative relaxation compared to the rest of the year, this definitely comes at a price, with all of that gift-giving and over-indulging on food putting a lot of pressure on the environment that simply doesn’t occur to the same level at any other time of year.
As a leading Lancashire skip hire company, Able Skips are very much focussed on safety. Whilst commercial companies need to follow strict health and safety guidelines, domestic customers aren’t governed by such regulations.
Hiring a skip isn’t just something that you should do to get your rubbish ‘out of the way’; indeed, poor waste management in general can have terrible consequences. Below are some of those that you should be aware of, whether you are a householder or business owner.
Whether you are looking to hire a skip for a domestic DIY or household clearance project or you’re a commercial building company looking to dispose of building rubble, it makes sense to hire a skip for convenient disposal of your waste.
It seems that hardware upgrade cycles are becoming shorter and shorter these days, which leaves behind a lot of outdated computers and laptops that need to be disposed of responsibly.
While skip hire is a very convenient way of removing all manner of waste from your home or workplace, there are certain items that you aren’t permitted to place into a skip, due to the highly specialised requirements that apply in terms of how to handle and dispose of them safely.
Before hiring a skip from a company like Able Skip Hire Ltd, it is vital to familiarise yourself with the relevant regulations that govern where a skip can be placed and how it can be used.
Blink and you will have missed it! On 22nd April, the world celebrated the latest Earth Day, which from humble Vietnam-era origins, has come to be observed by over one billion people each year.
You might have imagined that the job of renting out and collecting skips would be a very much mundane one, with few shocks or surprises.
It can be easy to forget just how vital it is to manage and dispose of construction waste effectively. Indeed, with a whopping 400 million tonnes of building materials being delivered to site each year – according to the UK Green Building Council – it really is a matter of great importance.