Skip Hire Diving Saves Company Thousands
Staff at yummy cosmetics firm Burts Bees have decided to go skip diving with all their waste that was destined for landfill. Skip hire forms a massive part of the company’s refuse, so scrutinising what actually went to landfill made the company rethink their waste management programme. They managed to recycle 50% of what was going to landfill, saving the company $25,000 annually!
March 15, 2010 at 9:15 am | Skip Hire Health & Safety | No comment
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Council Hire a Skip To Fill With Bras!
Hire a skip for Breast Cancer.
When Hertsmere council delivered a load of pinks skips to their community, they demanded the public fill it with one thing and one thing only: Bras.
In the end they collected a massive 17,193 bras that weighed over a tonne. Why the bra fetish? Well, the plan is to ship them over to under developed countries and give them out to the women who need them.They are also raising money for breast cancer.
Councillor Jean Heywood said, ”By recycling your bras not only will less waste be sent to landfill but women in poorer countries will benefit and you will be helping to fund research into breast cancer.”
Good on you guys. We may look a bit weird throwing a bagful of bras in to a skip, but if it’s for such a great cause, then we’ll have a rummage around our underwear drawers tonight!
March 11, 2010 at 11:26 am | Skip Hire Funnies, Skip Hire UK | No comment
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How Skip Hire Can Furnish a House
Ever think that skip hire was just muck and old tat? Take a look at the guy above, he’s managed to furnish his entire house with furniture and fixtures he’s found in skips. Pretty impressive, eh? The practice, known as Skip Diving is being employed more and more by eco and money conscious individuals. Furniture your life on a shoestring, with a list of dos and don’ts for Skip Diving:
Dress for the mess – A pair of thick gloves is a must. Avoid evening wear and tennis whites
Move fast – Don’t leave a skip until next day – if it’s not gone, anything useful inside it will be
Stay off private property – If you have to jump a fence to get at it, you’re on dangerous territory. CCTV is everywhere these days
If you can’t use it, pass it on – check out places like Freecycle
Scout the best spots – Building-site skips contain rubble, mostly, but some will have usable timber. House clearances are usually the best source of skipped treasure
Read up – The Art and Science of Dumpster Diving , by John Hoffman, an American who’s made a career out of skip-diving
Good luck!
March 8, 2010 at 2:23 pm | Skip Hire UK | No comment
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Skip Hire Kent
Looking for skip hire Kent? Our three skip hire depots in Maidstone, Canterbury and Dartford make sure that wherever you are in Kent, we’ll be able to deliver the right skip for you.
Speak to our skip hire experts on 08445 60 77 10 today!
February 26, 2010 at 9:07 am | Skip Hire UK | No comment
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Skip Hire London: Wait and Loads
Councils: you either love ‘em or hate ‘em. Skip hire London is getting trickier, now borough councils have decided to put another spanner in the works by now needing permission before a wait and load service is carried out.
A wait and load service is when there is no where to place the skip, and not enough time to apply for a permit. We pull up with the skip and help the customer fill the skip with the waste that they have acquired. The service is normally half and hour and we drive off. However, now skip hire London councils are now saying that they demand that permission should be sought before any such service takes place.
Why?
Is there ever a good reason why with councils?
However, this doesn’t stop us from doing them, so if you do need a wait and load service, or need us to obtain a skip permit for you, make sure you ring the TopSkips team on 0845 201 3040.
February 25, 2010 at 4:37 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
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Health and Safety in the Topskips Office
We don’t do things by halves at Topskips.com, skip hire, roro hire, site waste management plans…health and safety is also a big priority. That’s why Matt in the office takes it upon himself to make sure he’s well covered if a stray lever arch file falls on his head, or a leaky biro bursts on his clothes…
Anyway, here’s Matt saying hello during his mid afternoon tea break. It’s a look that could catch on…maybe.
February 24, 2010 at 7:33 am | Skip Hire UK | No comment
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