Six Top Tips for Clearing an Estate
It’s hard enough to lose someone, but when it comes to clearing out their estate, it can be particularly challenging. You may have years of collected items to go through and often, quite a few memories, too. It may be helpful to enlist the help of others as you go through [...]
Three Ways That Hiring a Skip Can Help You Settle into a New Home
Moving into a new property is very exciting and as the new owner, you are probably eager to put your stamp on things. If you’re starting a renovation project or you’re clearing out old junk, hiring a skip could be the perfect way of creating a fresh start in the property [...]
Four Things to Consider When Renovating Your Garden
As we head into the warmer seasons of Spring and Summer, this is the perfect time to give your outdoor space a makeover. Whether you want to create a family-friendly garden or the perfect spot for relaxation, the possibilities are endless. But, before you put your plans into action, there are [...]
Four Ways Businesses Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint
A carbon footprint refers to the total amount of greenhouse gases generated by an individual or a business, but why is it so important? Harmful greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane have a damaging effect on our planet, causing everything from global warming to increased air pollution. Everyone has [...]
Four Material Benefits of Recycling at Home
We all know that recycling our waste is a necessary part of the week at home. However, the positive impact of recycling can sometimes feel disconnected from the actual act. To help you understand the positive impact on the world that your home recycling can have, we’ve listed just four of [...]
Is Hiring a Skip Expensive?
At Black Country Skip Hire, we understand that the cost of hiring a skip can be of concern to our customers, especially homeowners planning a garden clearout or house renovation. “Is hiring a skip expensive?” is one of the questions we hear a lot, so we wanted to discuss the answer [...]
What Are Your Options For Rubbish Removal?
When it comes to removing rubbish, there are a few options to choose from depending on the type of waste you have. It’s important that you think carefully about disposal to ensure that you’re acting responsibly and getting your waste moved in the most effective way. In this blog, we discuss [...]
Skip Hire: What Skip Size is Right for Your Project?
Whether you require skip hire services for a week-long home renovation project or a large-scale construction job, making sure you choose the correct size is vitally important. Hiring a skip that’s too small for your waste needs will lead to more frequent collections, which will not only cost you more but [...]
Domestic Skip Hire: What you Need to Know
Hiring a skip is a great way to dispose of a huge amount of rubbish all at once. Skips are often used for projects such as a home renovation or large scale or gardening and landscaping work. In simple terms, if you’re going to generate lots of waste or gardening rubbish [...]
How to Increase Your Recycling Efforts
The average UK household produces around one tonne of waste every year, and collectively this adds up to a whopping 31 million tonnes of domestic waste being produced annually. While many of us are making conscious efforts to recycle and reduce our waste, there’s always more to be done. There are [...]
What Happens After Your Skip is Collected?
Skip hire is a very useful service on several different occasions. At some point, everyone is likely to need a skip whether it’s to remove rubble and aggregates from your construction site or as a way of removing rubbish from your property. But, as the world moves forward in a more [...]
How to Plan an Environmentally-Friendly House Clear Out
Every now and then, your house will need a good clear out. Clutter can build up over time, and before you know it, you’ll be tripping over broken furniture, old documents and other bits and bobs that you just don’t need. Having a big clear out can be truly satisfying, but [...]
Three Reasons to Choose Skip Hire for Your Garden Waste
Many of us associate skip hire with building sites or construction projects, but skips have many useful domestic purposes too. If you’re planning a big clear out, moving house or redecorating, then hiring a skip can be a great way to manage your waste. They’re also ideal if you’re planning an [...]
How to Make Your Building Project Environmentally-Friendly
Everyone should be doing their part for the environment as even small changes will make a big difference to the condition of the planet. If you’re taking on a domestic building project or you’re a construction company, there are a few ways that you can make environmentally-friendly choices. Here we explain [...]
How to Stay Safe When Using a Skip
Whether you’re hiring a skip for a domestic spring clean or you’re disposing of your commercial or industrial waste, hiring a skip is the perfect way of getting rid of your waste properly. But with so many different types of materials being put in one place, there is a risk of [...]