10 skip hire firms are based within about 15 miles of Falmouth. 3 are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, 2 say they arrange the council permit and 2 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.
4.5★★★★★(44 Google reviews)·Based in TR10 (about 3 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
From £149 (2 yard) · Same-day delivery · Runs its own lorries
Nick Ferris Skip Hire Ltd is a family-run skip hire, aggregates and waste disposal company based in Penryn, Cornwall, offering skips from 2 to 35 yards with same-day service where possible and prices published from £149 for a 2-yard skip.
4.6★★★★★(11 Google reviews)·Based in TR12 (about 14 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Runs its own lorries
Roy Broad Haulage is a family-run haulage firm based in Helston, Cornwall, supplying aggregates, muckaway removal, grab hire and general haulage to trade and domestic customers across Cornwall.
4.6★★★★★(46 Google reviews)·Based in TR3 (about 8 km away)
No third-party certification stated
From £200 · Runs its own lorries
Pellows Waste Disposal Services is a Cornwall-based company offering septic tank emptying, liquid waste tankering, haulage and skip hire from 8 to 40 yards across Truro, Redruth, Newquay, Falmouth and Helston, serving household and commercial customers.
3.9★★★★☆(23 Google reviews)·Based in TR15 (about 14 km away)
Stated on their website: Environmental permit (waste site)
Runs its own lorries
Hart's Haulage Ltd is a family-run haulage company based in Redruth, offering tipper haulage, grab hire, recycled aggregates and muck-away services. It operates a wash and recycling plant that it says cuts material sent to landfill by around 80%.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in TR15 (about 14 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
A1 Skip Hire (trading as Gwennap Skips / Cornwall Skips) provides skip hire, grab hire and tipper hire for domestic and commercial customers in Gwennap and across Cornwall.
4.8★★★★★(21 Google reviews)·Based in TR27 (about 23 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
C.I.B Lello Plant Hire Ltd is a Cornish family-run business supplying diggers, grab lorry hire, crusher hire, aggregates, muckaway and demolition services to trade and general public customers across Cornwall.
Of the 10 skip and grab hire firms listed for Falmouth and the surrounding area, 3 offer mini-skips, 3 midi-skips, 4 builders' skips, 4 maxi-skips and 4 grab-hire, with none offering wait-and-load, as the firms state on their own sites. 2 publish a starting price on their website. 2 say they can deliver same or next day, and 2 say they arrange the council permit for you. 6 say they run their own lorries, and none listed are booking agents.
Cornwall Council charges £115 a month for a standard skip permit, rising to £163 a month for an emergency licence, with £115 to extend before expiry or £163 for a late extension; the skip company applies online, holding the insurance needed to put a skip on the highway, and a street works inspector may visit to check the location. If you have space, the council says the skip must be placed within your property boundary instead. 3 of the listed firms are on the Environment Agency's waste carrier register as of 6 October 2026.
Common questions
Do I need a permit for a skip in Falmouth?
If you have space, Cornwall Council says the skip must be placed within the boundary of your property, which needs no permit. If it goes on the highway instead, section 139 of the Highways Act 1980 requires the highway authority's permission, and Cornwall Council charges £115 a month for a standard licence, or £163 a month for an emergency one. The skip company applies online and holds the insurance needed; allow at least 2 weeks for a standard application, as a street works inspector may visit first.
How do I check a skip hire firm in Falmouth is a registered waste carrier?
Search the Environment Agency's public register of waste carriers, brokers and dealers; a skip company, which carries other people's waste, needs upper-tier registration. 3 of the firms listed for Falmouth are confirmed on the register as of 6 October 2026. Checking matters because paying someone who isn't entitled to take your waste can lead to a council fixed penalty of £150 to £600, with a default of £200, so it's worth checking before you book a firm.
Hazardous waste such as asbestos needs special disposal, and equipment containing ozone-depleting substances, like old fridges, also counts as hazardous. Plasterboard and other gypsum waste must not go to landfill mixed with biodegradable waste, and tyres, whole or shredded, are banned from landfill altogether. Because of these rules, skip firms usually want such materials kept separate or left out of the skip, so check with your chosen firm what they will and won't accept before you start loading it.
Of the 10 firms listed for Falmouth, 2 publish a starting price on their own website, though the actual figures aren't given here, so you'll need to check each firm's site or ask for a quote directly. 2 of the firms say they arrange the Cornwall Council permit for you, which costs £115 a month standard or £163 a month for an emergency licence, as a cost on top of the skip hire itself.