Stop the Skip-Jackers

When you are having building or remodelling works carried out or merely have got a lot of waste to dump, hiring a skip is normally an effective way to dump your trash.

Skip hire may be relatively costly and you'll want to make sure you're getting your monies worth. Sadly, a skip outside your house is often an invitation for inconsiderate others and passers-by to dispose of their rubbish inside it as well. A lot of people have returned home to discover their skip already half full and that practice has even gotten its very own label; “skip-jacking”.

Here are a handful of suggestions to keep other individuals from utilizing your skip.

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Plan Your Skip Delivery

If you can, it's best to plan the shipping of your skip so it's there for the least amount of time possible. The longer your skip can be found away from your property, the more likely it is that others will make use of it. Try and fill up the skip as quickly as possible and have it collected by the skip hire firm.

Request a Lockable Skip

Numerous skip hire businesses have lockable skips on request. They look like a normal skip, but have a covering with the access hatch that can be locked shut when you are not working with it. This is actually the most extreme solution but is going to stop others from utilizing your skip. This may be worth considering if you live in an area where skip-jacking frequently occurs.

Cover Your Skip When It Is Not In Use

If your skip hire company doesn't have lockable skips readily available, or you do not want the extra cost, simply covering up your skip could prevent would be skip-jackers from throwing their rubbish. Have you got an old carpet, rug or large plastic sheet you could put over the skip when not in use? Any kind of cover will decrease the chance that the skip is going to be packed with other people trash.

Get rid of Any UnauthorisedTrash

When you rent a skip, you are privately renting the space which is yours and yours only to fill. Others don't have any legal right to fill your skip which is effectively fly-tipping, the same as it would be should they had left their waste on every other part of your property.

If you are unfortunate enough to discover somebody else's waste inside your skip, try and discover who placed it there. There might be some identifying documents or one of the neighbours may have seen who did it. It is unlikely you'll manage to find the culprit, but you're completely entitled to get rid of the waste and contact your local authority to pick it up.

If you do discover which neighbour it was and you don't require the full volume of your skip, it could be worth considering inquiring the neighbour to make a donation for the skip expenses. It will not help the fact they utilized your skip without consent to begin with, but this solution is often much better for neighbour relations and you will have a part on the skip hire costs back.