Following the fine for a fatal accident to waste management firm Biffa and a punishment to Electrical Waste Recycling Group for exposing its workforce to toxic fumes during this year the HSE have announced a number of inspections on waste management and skip hire companies throughout 2010 – 2011.
Safe Guards Put In Place For Waste Management
What Can and Can’t be Disposed of in a Skip
If you decide to tidy up the garden and have a large amount of garden waste and rubbish that has been hanging round waiting for this very opportunity to throw it away, hiring a skip may well be the most practical option, rather than piling dirty bags overflowing with garden waste and soil covered bricks, rubble and concrete slabs in the back of the car for multiple trips to the local tip.
Similarly if you’re clearing out the garage, attic, kids bedrooms or maybe moving house and have come across all sorts of broken items, outdated and beyond repair pieces of furniture or things set aside to ‘do something with’ one day, you may decide to call on your local reliable skip hire company to come to the rescue and deliver a skip to take away your unwanted junk. Or you may be having building work done, fitting a new kitchen or bathroom or replacing fencing or paving in your garden and need the old items out of the way to make room for the new. Whatever you need to hire a skip for, there are a number of items you may not realise cannot be dumped in a skip along with normal domestic household waste.
The following items cannot be thrown away in a skip and have to be disposed of following the proper environmental agency guidelines:
- asbestos
- WEEE – waste electrical and electronic equipment
- paint
- florescent lamps and light bulbs
- plasterboard
- tyres
- solvents and liquids including waste oil and fuel
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More Ideas for Making Your Home More Energy Efficient
Carrying on from the last post where we covered the 2 biggest and most cost effective ways to save money and eco retrofit your house, there are lots of other ways to be green. Every little bit you do can contribute and below are some more ideas for reducing your home’s carbon footprint and increasing the energy efficiency of your home.
What Are Roll On Roll Off Skips?
A ‘roll on roll off’ skip is for the use of a large quantity of waste. The majority of people hire a roll on roll off skip when they have a large quantity of waste so they do not have to hire out a lot of smaller builders skips. Roll on roll off skips are often used by people having an office or shop refurbishment or are having a clear out of unwanted waste.