5 skip hire firms are based within about 15 miles of Taunton. 1 are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register.
Businesses
Skip sizes, prices and services are as each firm describes them on its own website. Waste carrier status is matched against the Environment Agency register on the date shown; claims marked "stated" have not yet been checked; how we check. Listings last refreshed 30 Sept 2026.
S Roberts Group, based in Bridgwater, provides skip hire, boombag hire, grab hire, aggregates, bulk earth moving, demolition, land remediation, and asbestos services to domestic and commercial customers. The company operates its own recycling facilities and states it recycles or recovers up to 98% of the waste it collects.
S Roberts & Son (Roberts Group) is a Bridgwater-based waste management company offering skip hire, Boombag hire, grab hire, aggregates, and recycling services, alongside asbestos removal, demolition, and bulk earthmoving. It serves both domestic and commercial customers in the Bridgwater area.
Five skip and grab hire firms are listed on SkipCheck for Taunton and the surrounding area, covering a radius of roughly 15 miles into Somerset and Wiltshire. Two firms state they offer grab hire. Three state they run their own lorries. None of the firms listed publish a starting price, and none state they offer same-day or next-day delivery. No firm states it arranges highway permits on the customer's behalf.
If a skip needs to sit on a public road, Somerset Council requires a highway skip licence, which costs £109 for 28 days and is non-refundable; extending costs a further £109. The council states that licences are issued only to accredited contractors, so your skip firm must apply, and the council asks for at least 10 working days' notice. Separately, if you pay someone to remove your household waste, you have a legal duty to check they are a registered waste carrier. Failure to do so can result in a fixed penalty of between £150 and £600, with a default of £200.
Common questions
Do I need a permit for a skip in Taunton?
You need a highway skip licence if the skip will stand on a public road. Under section 139 of the Highways Act 1980, a skip must not be placed on a highway without the highway authority's permission. Somerset Council charges £109 for 28 days and states that only accredited contractors can apply, so your skip firm submits the application. The council asks for at least 10 working days' notice. No permit is needed for a skip kept entirely on private land.
How do I check a skip hire firm in Taunton is a registered waste carrier?
You can search the Environment Agency's public register of waste carriers, brokers and dealers. A skip company that carries other people's waste needs upper-tier registration. One of the five firms listed on SkipCheck for this area is on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, verified on 30 September 2026. The government announced in August 2025 that the current registration system will be replaced by environmental permits or registered exemptions over a three-year transition.
Hazardous waste such as asbestos cannot go in a standard skip, and fridges and equipment containing ozone-depleting substances count as hazardous. Plasterboard and other gypsum waste must not go to landfill mixed with biodegradable waste, and whole or shredded tyres are banned from landfill, so skip firms usually ask that these are kept separate or left out of the skip entirely. Always check what your chosen firm will and will not accept before loading.
None of the five firms listed on SkipCheck for the Taunton area publish a starting price on their websites, so no price figures are available here. To get an accurate quote, contact firms directly and tell them the size of skip you need, where it will be sited, and how long you need it for. If the skip will go on a public road, bear in mind the Somerset Council highway licence fee of £109 for 28 days.