34 skip hire firms are based within about 15 miles of Calne. 9 are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, 9 say they arrange the council permit and 12 offer same- or next-day delivery.
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 6 Oct 2026.
4.4★★★★☆(53 Google reviews)·Based in SN10 (about 11 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Runs its own lorries
Grist Environmental is a family-run waste management company based in Devizes, Wiltshire, offering skip hire, wheelie bin hire, grab lorry hire, hazardous waste collections, scrap metal processing and related services. The company operates its own material recovery facility and fleet of vehicles, serving customers across Wiltshire and the South West.
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Grab hire
Roll-on roll-off
Rubbish removal
Commercial waste
Aggregates & muck-away
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses, Farms
4.8★★★★★(23 Google reviews)·Based in BA14 (about 19 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Stated on their website: Environmental permit (waste site)
Runs its own lorries
E. J. Shanley & Son (Trowbridge) Ltd is a family-run waste reclamation and skip hire company based in Trowbridge and Warminster, Wiltshire, trading since 1964. It offers skip hire in sizes from 4 to 50 yards, roll-on-roll-off skips, wait-and-load services, muck away, and scrap metal buying and recycling.
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Wait & load
Roll-on roll-off
Aggregates & muck-away
Commercial waste
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses, Farms
3.8★★★★☆(18 Google reviews)·Based in SN10 (about 11 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Runs its own lorries
Grist Environmental is a family-run waste management company based in Devizes, Wiltshire, offering skip hire, grab lorry hire, wheelie bin collections, hazardous waste, scrap metal, and recycling services. It operates its own material recovery facility and fleet of vehicles, serving customers across Wiltshire and the South West.
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Grab hire
Roll-on roll-off
Rubbish removal
Commercial waste
Aggregates & muck-away
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses, Farms
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in SN14 (about 14 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Next-day delivery · Runs its own lorries
M&M Muck Services is a family-run grab and tipper hire company based in Chippenham, offering grab hire, tipper hire, roll-on-roll-off skip hire, muck away, site clearance, waste removal, and aggregate supply. The company serves domestic and commercial clients across Chippenham, Bath, Bristol and surrounding areas.
4.9★★★★★(42 Google reviews)·Based in BA15 (about 21 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Runs its own lorries
Country Mini Skips Ltd is a family-run skip hire and waste management company based in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, with over 20 years of experience. It serves homeowners, builders, and businesses across West Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset, and surrounding areas, and also supplies reclaimed crushed hardcore.
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
3.3★★★☆☆(12 Google reviews)·Based in SN2 (about 21 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
From £224 (2 yard) · Same-day delivery · Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
LK Skips is a family-run skip hire company based in Swindon, offering mini to large skip hire with same-day delivery across Swindon and Wiltshire for domestic and commercial customers.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in SN1 (about 20 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
Hills Waste Solutions is a commercial waste collection and disposal company operating 11 waste management facilities across the West Country, serving businesses in construction, facilities management, retail, hospitality and other sectors.
Works for: Businesses, Builders & trades, Councils & public sector
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in SN15 (about 7 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Same-day delivery · Booking agent (uses local suppliers)
First Choice Skip Hire Chippenham, trading as Acen Utilities Ltd, provides skip hire and waste management services in the Chippenham area, offering a range of skip sizes from 4 to 40 yards as well as RORO bin hire, via a network of depots and partners across the UK.
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Roll-on roll-off
Commercial waste
Aggregates & muck-away
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses, Farms
5.0★★★★★(85 Google reviews)·Based in SN1 (about 20 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Next-day delivery
Reliable Skip Hire Swindon offers skip hire in sizes from 4 to 12 yards, booked online, for household and commercial/trade customers in Swindon and the surrounding areas. It also publishes guides on skip sizes and waste disposal.
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
5.0★★★★★(13 Google reviews)·Based in SN5 (about 18 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Ace Skips Ltd is a family-run skip hire business offering 2, 3 and 4 yard skips, a wait-and-load service and a 1 tonne waste bag across Swindon and surrounding towns including Cricklade, Marlborough and Malmesbury.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in SN14 (about 14 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Same-day delivery · Arranges the council permit · Booking agent (uses local suppliers)
Skip Hire Baldwin Chippenham is a skip hire and waste management business based in Chippenham, serving domestic and commercial customers with skip sizes ranging from 2 to 40 cubic yards. The company is operated by Acen Utilities Ltd and uses a network of depots and partners across the UK to provide skip services.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in SN12 (about 12 km away)
No third-party certification stated
From £150 (2 ton) · Next-day delivery · Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
1st Choice Skips Ltd provides skip hire services in Melksham, Calne, Trowbridge, Devizes, Chippenham, Marlborough and the wider Wiltshire area. The company offers a range of skip sizes from 2 yard mini skips up to 20 yard skips, available for next-day delivery with online booking.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in SN12 (about 12 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Skip Hire Davies Melksham is a family-run business based in Melksham, SN12 6LP, operating a skip hire service and a waste transfer station in Wales, with coverage across the UK via a network of depots and partners. The company offers a range of skip sizes for domestic and commercial customers and is committed to recycling materials including wood, plastic, metal, cardboard, paper, garden waste, and hardcore.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Commercial waste
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in SN2 (about 21 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Same-day delivery · Arranges the council permit
Skip Hire Swindon supplies a full range of skip sizes, roll-on roll-off containers and grab hire for trade and domestic customers in Swindon, and says it recycles at least 80% of collected waste.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Grab hire
Roll-on roll-off
Aggregates & muck-away
Rubbish removal
Commercial waste
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
4.1★★★★☆(28 Google reviews)·Based in SN14 (about 14 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
MJ Church is a waste management company based in Chippenham offering skip hire, roll-on-roll-off containers, grab lorry hire, aggregates and muck away, hazardous waste, metal recycling, and waste clearance services. The company also provides sweeper hire and operates waste transfer stations across its network.
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Grab hire
Roll-on roll-off
Rubbish removal
Commercial waste
Aggregates & muck-away
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in SN2 (about 21 km away)
No third-party certification stated
From £200 (2 yard) · Runs its own lorries
Saunders Skip Hire (trading as Brunel Waste) is a Swindon-based skip hire and waste management company, established in 1979, offering skip sizes from 2 to 16 yards, roll-on/roll-off skips and a wait-and-load service across Swindon, Wiltshire and beyond.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Wait & load
Roll-on roll-off
Aggregates & muck-away
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in SN1 (about 20 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Swindon Muck Away Limited provides grab hire and aggregate delivery for domestic and commercial muck-away jobs in Swindon. The company operates its own grab lorries and is a trading name of Swindon Metal Recycling Ltd.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in BA13 (about 23 km away)
No third-party certification stated
From £100 (3 yard) · Next-day delivery · Runs its own lorries
Pennys Group (trading via this site as Western Skip Hire Ltd) provides skip hire ranging from 3 to 40 yards, along with aggregate delivery, serving Bath, Somerset and Wiltshire. The company caters to both domestic and commercial customers including homeowners, builders and industrial sites.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Roll-on roll-off
Aggregates & muck-away
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
3.7★★★★☆(27 Google reviews)·Based in BA13 (about 23 km away)
No third-party certification stated
From £100 (3 yard) · Next-day delivery · Runs its own lorries
Pennys Group Ltd (trading as 1st Call Skips) provides skip hire and aggregate delivery across Bath, Somerset and Wiltshire. Skip sizes range from 3 to 40 yards, catering for domestic and commercial customers.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Roll-on roll-off
Aggregates & muck-away
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
2.3★★☆☆☆(32 Google reviews)·Based in SN14 (about 14 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
MJ Church Recycling offers skip hire, roll-on-roll-off containers, grab lorry hire, business waste collection, waste clearance, aggregates and muck-away, and related services. The business operates across England and is part of the wider MJ Church Group, which also has contracting and aggregates divisions.
SkipCheck lists 34 skip and grab hire firms covering Calne and the surrounding area. Between them they offer 11 mini-skips, 17 midi-skips, 18 builders-skips, 15 maxi-skips, 8 grab hire services and 6 wait-and-load services. Of the 34 firms, 6 publish a starting price, with figures from £100 to £224, and 12 say they offer same or next-day delivery. Nine say they arrange the council permit for customers, 18 state they run their own lorries, and 4 work as booking agents rather than running their own vehicles.
Wiltshire Council charges £143.80 for a skip permit with more than three working days' notice, or £164.70 with less, valid for 28 days, with a £292.50 late fee if a skip is found on the road without one. The skip company applies and pays online through the MiPermit portal, with £5 million public liability insurance. If you pay someone to take your waste, you must check they are allowed to carry it, or your council can fine you between £150 and £600.
Common questions
Do I need a permit for a skip in Calne?
Yes, if the skip goes on the public highway. Wiltshire Council charges £143.80 for a permit with more than three working days' notice, or £164.70 with less, valid for 28 days, with a £292.50 late fee if a skip is found on the road without one. The skip company applies and pays online through the MiPermit portal, with £5 million public liability insurance, and a skip in a marked parking bay also needs a separate parking bay suspension.
How do I check a skip hire firm in Calne is a registered waste carrier?
Of the 34 firms SkipCheck lists for Calne, 9 are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, checked on 6 October 2026. You can search the Environment Agency's public register yourself, which lists registered waste carriers, brokers and dealers; a skip firm carrying other people's waste needs upper-tier registration. If you pay someone to take your waste without checking, your council can issue a fixed penalty between £150 and £600, so it is worth checking before you book.
Hazardous waste such as asbestos needs special disposal and cannot simply go in a skip; equipment containing ozone-depleting substances, like fridges, also counts 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 altogether, so skip firms usually ask for these to be kept separate or left out of the skip entirely. Always check with your chosen firm before loading these items.
Of the 34 firms SkipCheck lists for Calne, 6 publish a starting price online, with figures ranging from £100 to £224 depending on skip size and firm, and these are what the firms themselves publish. On top of the hire cost, placing a skip on the road also needs a council permit, which Wiltshire Council charges at £143.80 with good notice, or £164.70 with less than three working days' notice.