Skip hire and rubbish removal
Licence status on every firmLocal skip hire and rubbish removal firms
Firms based in UK towns, with their own numbers and what a skip or a load should cost. No brokers.
Firms listed
1,304each page says if it is a licensed waste carrierSkip hire towns
454with a page of their ownRubbish removal towns
497with a page of their ownCouncil permit fees
208councils checked, 188 publish a fee
Skip hire
Hire a skip, fill it yourself
Skip hire costs £140 to £550 for a 7- to 14-day hire depending on size, from a 2 yard mini to a 12 yard large skip, on rent-a-skip's 2026 UK ranges, while MyJobQuote's September 2026 guide puts the same sizes at £60 to £440.
Rubbish removal
A crew loads it and takes it away
Rubbish removal by man and van costs £60 to £150 for a small load and £250 to £400 or more for a full van load outside London, including VAT (Fantastic Services cost guide, October 2026).
Skip size calculator
Pick a job or count the bags: which skip size, a weight warning, and when a skip bag or man and van makes more sense.
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Skip permits by council
What a skip on the road costs in every UK council, how long the permit lasts and who applies, from each council's own page.
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Can it go in a skip?
Sofas, plasterboard, mattresses, fridges, tyres and soil: what a skip takes, what it refuses and where the rest goes.
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What do you need?
Skip sizes, grab lorries, skip bags, clearances and single items.
Mini skips
A 2 yard mini skip costs £140 to £220 for a 7- to 14-day hire on rent-a-skip's 2026 UK figures, while MyJobQuote puts a 2 to 3 yard skip at £60 to £130 (September 2026).
Midi skips
A 4 yard midi skip costs £180 to £280 for a 7- to 14-day hire on rent-a-skip's 2026 UK figures, while MyJobQuote puts a 4 to 5 yard skip at £100 to £250 (September 2026).
Builders skips
An 8 yard builders skip costs £280 to £420 for a 7- to 14-day hire on rent-a-skip's 2026 UK figures, and £160 to £370 on MyJobQuote's September 2026 guide.
Large skips
A 12 yard large (maxi) skip costs £370 to £550 for a 7- to 14-day hire on rent-a-skip's 2026 UK figures, and £220 to £440 on MyJobQuote's September 2026 guide.
Roll on roll off skips
A 20 yard roll on roll off skip costs £300 to £600 and a 40 yard £400 to £800 on MyJobQuote's September 2026 guide, but rent-a-skip quotes £350 to £1,150 and £600 to £1,450 (April 2026).
Grab hire
A grab lorry load costs £250 to £400 for a 6-wheeler and £320 to £500 for an 8-wheeler on rent-a-skip's July 2026 figures.
Skip bags
A skip bag with collection costs £212.99 to £336.99 inc VAT from Hippo, depending on size (October 2026), while rent-a-skip's July 2026 guide puts a bag at £5 to £35 and a collection at £70 to £120.
Wait and load
Mick George advertised wait and load from £99 in October 2026, with 15 minutes' loading included and £60 an hour after that.
House clearance
A full 3-bedroom house clearance costs £600 to £1,200 outside London including VAT (Fantastic Services, October 2026), or £600 to £1,000 (RubbishBids, July 2026).
Garden waste removal
Garden waste removal costs £60 to £100 for a small load and £160 to £200 or more for a full van load outside London, including VAT (Fantastic Services cost guide, October 2026).
Garage clearance
A garage clearance costs £150 to £250 for a half van load and £250 to £400 or more for a full load outside London, including VAT (Fantastic Services cost guide, October 2026).
Office clearance
Office clearance costs £65 to £100 per desk, covering each person's desk, chair, pedestal, storage and a share of sundries (Clear Workspace cost guide, March 2026).
Builders waste
Builders waste removal costs £100 to £200 for a small van load of 3 to 4 cubic metres and £250 to £400 for a large load outside London (Fantastic Services cost guide, October 2026).
Furniture disposal
Furniture disposal costs £30 to £130 per item for a professional collection in 2026, with a sofa usually £60 to £120 (Fantastic Services cost guide, October 2026).
Sofa removal
Sofa removal costs £60 to £120 for a 2- or 3-seater in 2026 (Fantastic Services cost guide, October 2026), and Clearabee's published price for a 3-seater sofa is £73 including VAT.
Mattress disposal
Mattress disposal costs £40 to £70 for a single or double mattress as a one-off collection (Fantastic Services cost guide, October 2026).
Fridge disposal
Fridge disposal costs £35 to £75 for a fridge and £65 to £110 for a tall fridge freezer as a one-off collection (RubbishBids prices, October 2026).
Property clearance
An end-of-tenancy clearance costs £150 to £350 for a room or studio and £250 to £450 for a 1-bedroom flat outside London (Fantastic Services cost guide, October 2026).
How it works
Three steps, no sign-up, no middleman.
Pick the job
A skip if you will fill it yourself over a few days; a man and van if you want it loaded and gone today. The calculator shows which costs less for your job.
Find who is local
Firms listed in the town they work from, so you deal directly with the firm that does the job. Each page says whether the firm is a licensed waste carrier.
Ring them
Call the number on the page, ask what the price includes, and ask for a waste transfer note. Nobody takes a commission or sells your enquiry on.
Run a skip or clearance firm?
Every listing is free and stays free, with no lead fee and no commission. Premium adds your own price list by skip size and load, availability and photos, and Premium listings appear towards the top of their town's lists.
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