How the cost of skip hire has had to change

The recycling industry is continually developing, evolving and changing especially with the introduction of any new government and environmental legislation and new trends in recycling methods.

In the 1990’s the government brought in the Landfill Tax which has increased over the years and has now effectively led to all the landfill sites closing down because they are no longer economically viable.

While there is nothing wrong with this in principal (as landfill isn’t really a good thing for the environment and is also a terrible waste of resources) there were supposed to be alternatives to landfill developed, such as waste to energy plants and other recycling initiatives. However, the private sector has not invested in these enough and the UK are now left with an insufficient infrastructure to deal with the waste we produce on a daily basis.

Consequently this has had a direct effect on the costs incurred by a lot of the skip hire companies as they have had to find alternative skip disposal routes and suppliers due to the closure of existing avenues.

The best firms in the skip hire service market will be sure to aim to recycle as much of the waste that we collect from our domestic and commercial customers. However, recently we have been forced to review our skip hire prices due to the increased costs levied on us as a result of the changes being experienced in the recycling industry.