Construction Waste Collection Across Manchester

Instead of putting up with a skip for weeks on end, repeat collections mean waste can go as each phase finishes – strip-out, then first fix, then second fix. This really helps when the job is in an occupied house and the client wants the front kept tidy, when a skip on the pavement or road is not practical, or when the street is in a controlled parking area and a skip would need a permit.

Where you can, stack light and heavy waste in separate piles – recycling rates improve and loading goes faster.

Separated materials are cheaper to process than mixed construction waste, and a little basic segregation goes a long way:

• metals put to one side for recycling
• plasterboard on its own – it must not go in with general waste
• concrete, brick and rubble in one pile
• clean timber kept away from treated or painted wood

In England, chemicals, paint, contaminated soil and asbestos are hazardous waste and have to be arranged separately – see hazardous waste disposal. Should suspect materials turn up during strip-out, stop work and have them checked before going any further.

Clients and main contractors are asking more and more often for proof that site waste was dealt with correctly. A waste transfer note accompanies each collection, and we can set out what was taken and where it ended up. For the bigger picture on planning waste across a project, read waste management for construction.

Where collections are repeated, a fixed collection day and one named contact on site make it easier for us to plan rounds – so waste never piles up into a trip hazard between visits.