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If you're having building or renovation works carried out or simply have a large amount of waste to dispose of, getting a skip is usually the ideal way to dispose of your trash.

Skip hire could be relatively expensive and you will want to make sure you are getting your monies worth. Sadly, a skip outside your home is frequently an invitation for inconsiderate neighbours and passers-by to dump their garbage inside it too. Lots of people have returned home to discover their skip already 50 % full and that practice has even received its own name; âoeskip-jackingâ.

Here are some suggestions to prevent other individuals from utilizing your skip.

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Schedule Your Skip Delivery

If you're able to, it's better to plan the shipping of your skip so it will be at that point for the least timeframe possible. The longer your skip is situated outside your house, the more likely it can be that other people will use it. Try and fill up the skip as soon as possible and have it collected by your skip hire company.

Obtain a Lockable Skip

A lot of skip hire companies have lockable skips available on request. They are just like a normal skip, but have a covering with an access hatch which can be locked shut when you're not using it. This can be the most extraordinary solution but is guaranteed to stop other people from utilizing your skip. This can be worth looking at if you reside in an area where skip-jacking is typical.

Cover Your Skip When It Is Not In Use

When your skip hire company doesn't have locking skips readily available, or you don't want the extra expense, simply covering your skip may prevent would be skip-jackers from dumping their garbage. Do you have a well used carpet, rug or large plastic sheet you could place on the skip when not in use? Any type of covering will decrease the chance that your skip will be loaded with other people trash.

Remove Any UnauthorisedTrash

When you rent a skip, you are privately leasing the space and it is yours and yours only to fill. Other individuals don't have any legal right to fill your skip which is effectively fly-tipping, just like it would be should they had dumped their trash on any other part of your home.

If you're unfortunate enough to discover somebody else's trash in your skip, try and find out who put it there. There might be some identifying documents or one of your neighbours may have noticed who did it. It is improbable you are going to be able to find the culprit, but you are completely eligible to remove the waste and contact your local authority to pick it up.

If you do find out which neighbour it was and you do not need the full volume of your skip, it could be worth considering asking the neighbour to make a donation for the skip expenses. It won't help the truth they used your skip without consent to start with, but this option is often far better for neighbour relations and you'll get a percentage on the skip hire fees back.

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