30 skip hire firms are based within about 15 miles of Stroud. 5 are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, 6 say they arrange the council permit and 10 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.
4.8★★★★★(45 Google reviews)·Based in GL2 (about 11 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Same-day delivery · Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
J Royles Skip Hire Ltd is a family-run skip hire company established in 1986, offering mini, midi, maxi and builders skips plus a wait-and-load service to domestic and commercial customers in Gloucester, with its own waste transfer station.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL3 (about 14 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Runs its own lorries
Cotswold Grab Hire Ltd provides grab lorry hire with an operator, plus muck-away and dig-out waste removal, based in Churchdown near Gloucester, as an alternative to traditional skip hire.
4.8★★★★★(16 Google reviews)·Based in GL7 (about 23 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Same-day delivery · Runs its own lorries
SG Grab Hire is a family-run grab hire, waste removal, and aggregate supply company based near Cirencester, serving Swindon, Cirencester, and Gloucestershire. It operates its own fleet of grab lorries for muck away, site clearance, hardcore removal, and bulk aggregate delivery to domestic, commercial, and construction customers.
Grab hire
Rubbish removal
Aggregates & muck-away
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL5 (under 2 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
Sutton Skips, trading as Stroud Skips, is a family-run business offering skip hire from 2 to 12 yards, grab hire and tipper hire, plus commercial and domestic bin collection, across Stroud and Gloucestershire.
4.6★★★★★(38 Google reviews)·Based in GL52 (about 23 km away)
Stated on their website: Environmental permit (waste site)
Runs its own lorries
Elliotts (Cheltenham) Ltd is a long-established business based in Bishops Cleeve supplying skip hire from 2 to 15 yards, aggregates and plant hire to domestic and commercial customers across Cheltenham and Gloucestershire.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL5 (under 2 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Same-day delivery · Booking agent (uses local suppliers)
First Choice Skip Hire Stroud is a skip hire and waste management company offering skip sizes from 4 to 16 yards plus roll-on roll-off bin hire, with same or next-day delivery, serving Stroud and, through a network of depots and partners, locations across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
4.9★★★★★(147 Google reviews)·Based in GL1 (about 13 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Same-day delivery
Reliable Skip Hire Gloucester is an online skip booking service covering Gloucester, Cheltenham, Ledbury, Stroud and Tewkesbury, offering skips from 4 to 12 yards for household, business and trade customers, with same-day or next-day delivery when available.
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL5 (under 2 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Stroud UK Rent a Skip offers skip hire and waste management for businesses and individuals in Stroud, though its site does not state specific skip sizes or prices.
4.7★★★★★(105 Google reviews)·Based in GL12 (about 18 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Earthworks UK is a waste management company based in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, offering skip hire, grab hire, tipper hire, aggregates, and hazardous waste removal services across Bristol and the South West. They handle a range of waste types including inert, contaminated, and hazardous materials from construction, demolition, and domestic projects.
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
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses, Councils & public sector
4.6★★★★★(86 Google reviews)·Based in GL1 (about 13 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Allstone is a family-run aggregates, building materials and waste management business based in Gloucester, also offering grab hire and skip hire including roll-on-roll-off sizes, and recycling over 90% of material it handles.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL1 (about 13 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Next-day delivery · Booking agent (uses local suppliers)
Gloucester Snap Skips Rental is a waste management service, operated via a network of depots and partners, offering skips from 4 to 40 yards to domestic and commercial customers in Gloucester.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL2 (about 11 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Same-day delivery · Runs its own lorries
H C B Skips Ltd is a family-run skip hire and scrap metal merchant based near Gloucester, offering mini skip hire, garden waste removal, site clearance and scrap metal recycling to domestic, commercial and industrial customers across Gloucester, Dursley, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and Stonehouse.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Rubbish removal
Commercial waste
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL1 (about 13 km away)
No third-party certification stated
From £120 (4 Yard) · Same-day delivery
Circle Skip Hire, trading as Skip Hire Gloucester, offers 4, 6 and 8 yard skips to homeowners, builders and businesses in Gloucester and nearby areas including Quedgeley, Hucclecote and Brockworth. It advertises same-day skip hire subject to availability, with 4 yard skips from £120.
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
4.2★★★★☆(31 Google reviews)·Based in GL8 (about 12 km away)
No third-party certification stated
McCarthy Marland is a waste management company offering skip hire, roll-on roll-off, grab/tipper hire, aggregates and commercial waste collection to residential and commercial clients across Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire, Somerset and parts of Wiltshire.
4.1★★★★☆(67 Google reviews)·Based in GL2 (about 11 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Smiths Gloucester is a construction and waste management company offering skip hire, commercial waste collection, aggregates, grab lorry hire and demolition services across Gloucestershire, Bristol and Wales, operating a fleet of 120 HGVs from seven depots.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL51 (about 19 km away)
No third-party certification stated
From £120 (4 yard) · Same-day delivery
Circle Skip Hire (Skip Hire Cheltenham) provides 4, 6 and 8 yard skip hire to homeowners, landlords, tradespeople and businesses across Cheltenham and nearby Gloucestershire towns, with same-day and next-day delivery and up to 95% of materials recycled.
4.1★★★★☆(15 Google reviews)·Based in GL2 (about 11 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Keyway Limited is a Gloucester-based plant, tipper and skip hire company operating across the South West, supplying chain lift skips, roll-on roll-off hook loader bins, muck away and aggregates to commercial and domestic customers.
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL52 (about 23 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Cleeve Skip Hire is a family-run skip hire company based in Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, offering mini, builders and maxi skips for commercial and domestic waste disposal across Gloucestershire.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
SkipCheck lists 30 skip and grab hire firms serving Stroud and the surrounding area. Most say they offer mini, midi, builders or maxi skips, and eight also say they provide grab hire. Three of the 30 publish a starting price, running from £120 to £240. Ten say they can deliver on the same day or the next, and six say they will arrange the permit for you. Fifteen say they run their own lorries, while three are booking agents.
A skip on the road in Stroud needs a licence from Gloucestershire County Council, the highway authority covering the district, and it says you apply and pay by card using its online form, as email or paper applications aren't accepted for amendments. The council says the fee is £90 for a minimum of 28 days, plus £26.50 for each extra 7 days, with a £62.50 non-refundable fee for an urgent application. It says to apply at least 12 calendar days before you need the skip. Separately, if you pay anyone to take your waste, you must check they are entitled to, or the council can fine you between £150 and £600.
Common questions
Do I need a permit for a skip in Stroud?
Yes, if it will stand on the road. Section 139 of the Highways Act 1980 says a builder's skip needs the highway authority's permission first. For Stroud that's Gloucestershire County Council, which says you apply and pay by card using its online licence form, as email and paper applications aren't accepted for amendments. The council says the fee is £90 for a minimum of 28 days, plus £26.50 for each extra 7 days, and says to apply at least 12 calendar days before the skip is needed.
How do I check a skip hire firm in Stroud is a registered waste carrier?
A skip firm carries other people's waste, so it needs upper-tier registration on the Environment Agency's public register of waste carriers, brokers and dealers, searchable online. Five of the 30 firms SkipCheck lists for Stroud are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, checked on 6 October 2026. If you hire an unregistered carrier to take your waste, your council can fine you between £150 and £600, so check the register before booking.
Hazardous waste such as asbestos needs special disposal, and anything containing ozone-depleting substances, like old fridges, counts as hazardous and shouldn't go in a general skip. Plasterboard and other gypsum waste must not go to landfill mixed with biodegradable waste, and whole or shredded tyres are banned from landfill too, so skip firms usually ask for these to be kept separate or left out altogether. Check with your chosen firm before loading the skip, as the rules affect what they can legally take away.
Of the 30 firms SkipCheck lists for Stroud, three publish a starting price on their own websites, and those published figures range from £120 to £240. Firms that don't publish a price should be asked directly for a quote. If the skip needs to stand on the road, Gloucestershire County Council's licence fee is a separate cost, which it says starts at £90 for a minimum of 28 days, plus £26.50 for each extra 7 days.