An overgrown garden can swallow a weekend and produce a mountain of waste, from hedge cuttings and bramble to lifted turf and the contents of a neglected border. The question we get asked most about these jobs is what size skip to go for, and the answer comes down to the kind of waste rather than the size of the garden. Our Ormskirk skip hire team can point you at the right size once you know what is coming out.
Green waste is bulky, not heavy
Cuttings, branches, leaves and old plants take up a lot of room while weighing very little, which is the opposite of a rubble job. That means a garden clear-out is usually limited by space rather than weight, so you can fill a skip right up without worrying about the weight allowance. For most domestic gardens our 4 tonne midi skip hire holds a good day’s work, and the bigger options are on our skip sizes page if you are tackling something larger.
Where soil changes the maths
The moment a garden job involves digging, the picture shifts. Soil and turf are heavy, especially after rain, so a skip that would happily take a full load of cuttings can reach its weight limit on soil alone. If your clear-out includes lifting a lawn or emptying raised beds, tell us, because we will likely steer you toward a sturdier skip filled to a sensible level rather than a tall one packed solid.
What happens to the green waste
Garden waste is some of the easiest material to put to good use, and ours is sorted at our own yard with a large share recovered through our environmental and recycling operation rather than going to landfill. If your project ends with bare ground to make good, we can also supply screened topsoil to finish the job.
Get the size right first time
Tell our Ormskirk team what your garden is throwing up and whether there is any digging involved, on 01704 779345 or through the contact page, and we will match the skip to the job so you are not caught short or paying for space you will not fill.
