Blog The latest news & info from Proskips Keep up to date with both Proskips and industry news effecting the waste sector. Search Input Box Category FAQ (12) Industry News (124) March Newsletter (2) Recycling (50) Tips & Advice (63) Uncategorised (90) Sort Results By Sort Results By Author Date Relevance Skip Sharing With Neighbours: Cut Costs and Traffic in Your Street Clearing out your home, tracking garden projects or renovating a room can quickly generate more waste than you expected. Yet hiring a full-fledged skip might seem a bit excessive for just one room. Here’s an idea that people are starting to try… sharing a skip with your… March 11, 2026 – 4 min read Proskips Team Tips & Advice Skip Hire Weight Limits Explained: Avoid Overload Charges Managing waste on a project can feel like a lot – especially when contending with skip hire weight limits. Between keeping the site organised, meeting deadlines, figuring out segregation and enforcing it, the last thing you want is a failed skip collection. That’s where… March 11, 2026 – 4 min read Proskips Team Tips & Advice Trade Waste Segregation on Site – Simple Wins That Cut Skip Cost… Trying to manage waste on a construction site is nothing short of juggling a dozen pins with one hand. Bricks here, timber there and metal scraps, well, everywhere. It’s fairly easy for a skip to look like a chaotic mess in no time. But here is the good news – the way … February 17, 2026 – 3 min read Proskips Team RecyclingTips & Advice Inert Waste Meaning: What Counts as Hardcore, Rubble & Soil? If you’re working or have worked on a construction, landscaping or a simple home renovation, you’ll likely have come across the term “Inert Waste”. Simply put, it’s the stuff that just sits there, forever and ever and won’t cause environmental problems if handled proper… February 17, 2026 – 4 min read Proskips Team Tips & Advice Understanding Waste Transfer Notes: A Practical Guide for UK Businesse… Managing your waste is one of the most crucial parts of a business, but is oftentimes neglected. It doesn’t really matter if you’re in construction, retail, landscaping or offer any other services, figuring out what to do with your waste is important regardless. Unfortu… February 16, 2026 – 4 min read Proskips Team FAQTips & Advice Loft Conversion Skip Size: How to Plan Waste from Strip-out to Finish If you’re thinking about a quick loft conversation, you would probably already have stairs and a plan for the bed. But one thing you might have missed is the waste. We aren’t talking about a bit of dust that you might be expecting, we’re talking about the heaps of insul… January 22, 2026 – 4 min read Proskips Team Tips & Advice Skip Hire for Bathroom Renovations: Tiles, Suites & Plasterboard Bathroom renovations usually sound simple at first. It’s just a bathroom after all. A bath, a toilet, some tiles, maybe a new shower. But once work starts, the waste builds up quickly and it’s not the easy kind of waste either. You end up with broken tiles, heavy cerami… January 22, 2026 – 4 min read Proskips Team Tips & Advice Skip Hire for Kitchen Renovations: Avoid Extra Charges and Delays Kitchen renovations tend to generate a lot of waste, often way more than most people expect. Cabinets, worktops, appliances, tiles, flooring and packaging all add up quickly, and each one needs to be disposed of properly. Things get even more complicated once you realis… January 22, 2026 – 4 min read Proskips Team Tips & Advice Parking Suspension for Skip Hire: London Guide for Homeowners Let’s be honest, when you’re planning a big clear-out or home renovations in London, the hardest part usually isn’t picking the right skip size. Instead, most of the time, it’s dealing with parking and getting the parking suspension for skip hire. Skips are big and bulk… December 16, 2025 – 4 min read Proskips Team FAQTips & Advice Skip Hire Access Requirements: Will Our Lorry Fit Your Street Most people think booking a skip is as simple as picking a size and choosing a date. But in London, the first real question is something nobody asks until the driver is already outside your road. Can the lorry even get to you in the first place? It sounds basic, but yo… December 15, 2025 – 5 min read Proskips Team FAQTips & Advice Skip Lights & Cones Regulations: Making Your Skip Safe at Night By now, you’ll know how the rules seem to get complicated when you decide to hire a skip in London. And once it gets dark, skip light regulations suddenly become one of those things you cannot ignore. A skip in the dark without proper lighting becomes a life-threatening… December 15, 2025 – 4 min read Proskips Team Tips & Advice How Skip Permits in Sutton Work – London Borough of Sutton If you want to place a skip on a public road in the London Borough of Sutton, you must obtain a skip permit from the council. If the skip is on private land (driveway, garden, site), no permit is needed. Below is the full process and key rules. If you need further info… November 25, 2025 – 3 min read Mia Uncategorised Skip Hire for Roofers: Felt, Tiles and Battens Without Delays Roofing runs on momentum. Felt tiles start coming down quickly once you start, so you need to move the waste promptly, clear the scaffold and get the skip swiftly moved away. Reliable skip hire for roofers is often the barrier that stops the whole job from stalling, esp… November 19, 2025 – 4 min read Proskips Team FAQRecycling Office Furniture Reuse Before You Skip: Save Money First The cheapest waste is the waste you don’t produce. When budgets get tight and sustainability pressure grows, strategies for office furniture reuse London can help you significantly cut clearance costs way before a skip arrives. For most of London’s SMEs, the most cost… November 19, 2025 – 3 min read Proskips Team RecyclingTips & Advice Skip Hire for Office Clearance London: A Sample End of Lease Plan Lease ended? Moving to a new building? Or just looking to refurbish? Here’s a simple plan for office clearance skip hire so you can get rid of all your office waste. Here’s a plan to help you save time, reduce costs, ensure compliance and save yourself from unwanted fin… November 18, 2025 – 4 min read Proskips Team Tips & Advice 1 2 … 22 23 Next Hire your skip and get started today Call us & book today 0208 879 9892 Book online today GET A QUOTE