mike wrote:
On Feb 27, 9:42 am, Huge wrote:

I read somewhere once that something like 1/4 of all the building
materials delivered to a site leave in a skip.

I got some 10ft 8x4 floor joists, brand new breeze blocks, 2m lengths
of guttering and downpipe and yards and yards of tiling batons (which
was handy as I'd just run out of tiling baton) all from the same
skip. Couldn't believe they just wanted rid.

Is it really more economical for them to pay to have it dumped than to
take it to the next job?

Do the skip companies sell it on rather than landfilling it?

And is it true the skip hire is cheaper if you fill the skip with just
hardcore or topsoil rather than general waste?

Yup. The skip companies don't promote the idea obviously, but if you ask
they will do them cheaper. They can sell top soil & hardcore rather than
having to pay to tip it.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
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