12 skip hire firms are based within about 15 miles of Harrogate. 5 are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, 2 say they arrange the council permit and 8 offer same- or next-day delivery.
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.
Wetherby Skip Services Ltd provides skip hire of various sizes, wait-and-load services, hazardous waste collection, and roll-on/roll-off compactors from its base in Wetherby. The company offers online booking and states all skips are available at one day's notice.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Wait & load
Roll-on roll-off
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Same-day delivery · Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
Aireborough Skip Hire provides domestic and commercial skip hire across Leeds, Bradford and Harrogate, operating from a waste sorting depot in Yeadon. They offer a range of skip sizes and additional services including wait-and-load and same-day delivery.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Wait & load
Commercial waste
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Pickersgill Groundworks & Landscapes Ltd is a groundworks, civil engineering and landscaping contractor based in Ripon, North Yorkshire, serving clients across North Yorkshire and the wider UK. The company supplies skips, aggregates, concrete and topsoil alongside plant hire, and undertakes services including drainage, road construction, excavation, muck-away and external finishing works.
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Aggregates & muck-away
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Up North Grab Hire is a Leeds-based grab hire and aggregate supply company serving residential and commercial customers across West Yorkshire. The business offers waste collection, site clearance, and bulk delivery of gravel, sand, and topsoil using an 8-wheel grab lorry fleet.
Grab hire
Rubbish removal
Commercial waste
Aggregates & muck-away
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
From £335 (2 yard) · Next-day delivery · Arranges the council permit · Booking agent (uses local suppliers)
Easy Skip Hire Harrogate is a subsidiary of Easy Skips Online offering mini, midi, and maxi skip hire to homes and businesses in Harrogate and surrounding North Yorkshire areas.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
From £240 (4 yard) · Same-day delivery · Runs its own lorries
R&R Projects Ltd is a roofing and construction company based in Harrogate that also provides skip hire, wait-and-load skip hire, and skip bag services to domestic and commercial customers in Harrogate and surrounding areas.
A1 Concrete and A1 Truck and Plant Hire is a family-run business based near Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, supplying volumetric and ready-mixed concrete, concrete blocks, and Cemfloor flowing screed, and offering truck and plant hire including grab wagons and tippers. A customer review references skip hire, and grab wagons are listed among the plant hire services offered.
Leeds Grab Hire provides grab wagon hire for waste removal and material delivery, alongside a range of aggregates and plant hire, serving Leeds and surrounding areas in the North of England. The business also offers digger and dumper hire and supplies bulk aggregates including recycled materials.
MLJ Grab Hire provides grab hire, muck away, waste disposal, and aggregate supply and delivery services across Yorkshire and surrounding areas. The company operates its own fleet of 8-wheel grab lorries and serves commercial and domestic clients including construction, groundwork, and civil engineering projects.
SkipCheck lists 12 skip and grab hire firms serving Harrogate and the surrounding area of North and East Yorkshire, covering a radius of roughly 15 miles. Between them they offer mini, midi, builders and maxi skips, along with grab hire and wait-and-load services. Eight firms state they can deliver the same day or next day, two say they arrange road permits on your behalf, and nine state they run their own lorries rather than subcontracting. One firm listed is a booking agent. Only two firms publish a starting price on their websites.
If a skip needs to go on a public road in Harrogate, a permit is required from North Yorkshire Council under the Highways Act 1980. Only registered skip hire companies can apply; the fee is £91.42 for two weeks, with an extra £35.56 if you need the skip placed within three days. A skip on your own driveway needs no licence. Householders also have a legal duty to check any firm they pay to remove waste is a registered waste carrier: failing to do so can result in a fixed penalty of between £150 and £600.
Common questions
Do I need a permit for a skip in Harrogate?
Yes, if the skip will sit on a public highway. Under section 139 of the Highways Act 1980, a skip must not be placed on a road without the highway authority's permission. In Harrogate, North Yorkshire Council issues the permit, and only registered skip hire companies can apply. The fee is £91.42 for two weeks, plus £35.56 if placement is needed within three days. Licences cannot be extended, full skips must be removed within two days, and cones and beacons are required. A skip on private land such as a driveway needs no permit.
How do I check a skip hire firm in Harrogate is a registered waste carrier?
Use the Environment Agency's public register, which lists registered waste carriers, brokers and dealers. A skip company that carries other people's waste needs upper-tier registration. As of 30 September 2026, five of the 12 firms listed on SkipCheck for the Harrogate area are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register. If you pay someone to remove household waste without checking they are registered, your council can issue a fixed penalty of between £150 and £600, with a default of £200.
Hazardous waste must not go in a general skip. This includes asbestos and equipment containing ozone-depleting substances such as fridges. Plasterboard and other gypsum waste must not go to landfill mixed with biodegradable waste, so skip firms usually ask for it to be kept separate. Whole or shredded tyres are banned from landfill entirely, so most firms will not accept them in a skip. Always check with your chosen firm before loading anything you are unsure about.
Only two of the 12 firms listed for the Harrogate area publish a starting price on their websites, and the specific figures are not confirmed in our current data, so we are unable to quote a price range here. Costs typically vary by skip size, waste type and how long the skip is needed. We recommend contacting several firms directly for quotes and checking whether any quoted price includes delivery, collection and disposal or whether these are charged separately.