Guides

• How to check a skip firm is a registered waste carrier

  Why you must check before you hand over your waste, how to search the Environment Agency register in a minute, and what upper and lower tier mean.

• Skip permits: when you need one and what they cost

  When a skip on the road needs a council permit, who applies, and the fees and notice periods for councils in Somerset and Yorkshire.

• Skip sizes and prices: what to ask before you book

  The common skip sizes, what skip firms near you publish as starting prices, and the questions that decide the real cost.