Waste Collections in Manchester
If a skip doesn’t suit the job, our licensed crew will turn up, do the loading and remove your waste – for households, businesses and sites throughout Manchester.
A skip is not the answer to every job. Think of a top-floor flat on a terraced street with nowhere to park a container, a shop needing a single clear-out ahead of a refit, or a site where mixed waste has piled up and there is no room to drop a skip – a loaded waste collection exists for exactly these situations.
Skips Manchester arranges collections in Manchester and across the Greater Manchester towns. The crew turns up in a vehicle sized for the job, carries and loads everything, then delivers the waste to a licensed facility, where as much of it as possible is sorted for recycling. Since nothing is left standing on the road, no council skip permit has to be arranged, and you are charged only for the waste actually taken away.
Let us know what has to go and where it is sitting, and we will arrange the right service for you. Get in touch or fill in the quote form on this page.
Our Manchester waste collection services
Skip or collection – which is right for your job?
Skips come into their own when you have space for one and plan to fill it yourself across several days. A collection tends to be the smarter option when:
- you want a single load gone without a container parked outside
- there is no driveway and a permit for the road would be a hassle, as on the terraced streets of Chorlton or Levenshulme
- some of the waste cannot go in a skip and needs its own handling
- the waste is upstairs, in a loft or down a back alley and you would prefer someone else did the carrying
Where there is plenty of room and waste is being produced steadily, skip hire could still be the better value – we are happy to advise on both.
Collections for households, businesses and sites
Household requests are mostly bulky furniture, garden clear-ups and whole-property clearances following a move or a bereavement. Businesses usually want a one-off clear-out of office furniture, stock or shopfittings, and trades and site managers book collections to get builders’ waste away between phases rather than give up space to a skip.
Scheduled, regular business collections are a different service – if it is weekly bin emptying you are after, look at trade waste collection. In every case, we move your waste as a carrier registered with the Environment Agency and deliver it to an authorised site.
Paperwork and your duty of care
The waste duty of care in England requires anyone who produces business waste to describe it properly and hand it only to an authorised carrier. On commercial and construction collections we issue a waste transfer note, and you should hold on to it for at least two years.
There is a benefit for householders as well: fly-tipped household rubbish can be traced back to whoever handed it over, so using a registered carrier protects you if your waste is dumped later. Hazardous waste, such as chemicals or asbestos, is dealt with on its own under the correct consignment paperwork.
What can be collected
- Furniture and household junk
- Green cuttings and garden waste
- Shopfittings and shop stock
- Office fittings and furniture
- Timber and builders’ rubble
- Bagged mixed waste
Needs its own arrangements
- Asbestos
- Paint, solvents and chemicals
- Gas bottles
- Fuels and oils
- Clinical waste
- Upholstered seating containing POPs (collected on its own)
Not sure? See what can go in a skip or ask us when you book.
Well suited to
- Upstairs flats
- Property clearances
- Single loads
- Garden clear-ups
- Shop refits
- Sites with no room for a skip
Waste Collections – your questions answered
Can’t see your question? Call 0333 121 1056 or send us a message.
Is a council permit needed for a waste collection in Manchester?
No – permits apply only where a skip is left on the public highway. For a collection the vehicle pulls up, the crew loads and it drives off, leaving nothing on the street. If you are in a controlled parking area, telling us about loading restrictions beforehand is helpful.
Can the crew bring waste down from a flat upstairs?
Yes – loading and carrying are included in the service. Tell us roughly how much there is, which floor it is on and whether the building has a lift, so that we can allow enough time for the stairs and send a big enough crew.
How is a collection priced?
The price normally depends on the type and volume of waste, together with access – whether there are stairs and how far things must be carried. A short description or some photos let us quote accurately. Call 0333 121 1056 or send the details through the quote form.
Which areas around Manchester are covered?
Collections can be booked with our licensed team in the city and in surrounding towns such as Salford, Stockport, Sale, Bury, Oldham and Bolton. What is available can differ from one postcode to another. Our areas we cover page has more.
What happens to the waste afterwards?
It is taken to a licensed recycling or transfer facility and sorted there, so materials such as metal, wood, rubble and card can be recovered. Disposal is only for whatever cannot be recycled.
Skip hire and waste management reviews
All reviews →“Sam was great! Very helpful answered all of my questions about size of skip I would need and managed to get the skip delivered quickly for me. I would highly recommend! Thank you!”
“Responsive company and easy to deal with. Cheerful people who did the collection. Would reccommend!”
“I required disposal of some small hazardous items. I call around and enlisted the services of a two advertised waste removal business. It was a waste of time as neither could provide the required service. I can tell you what was not a wate of time; going to Waste Cloud. They were attentive and professional. They assessed the situation and the request and acted quickly, scheduling a pick up at site. Waste Cloud adheres to all Waste Regulations and produced the appropriate Waste Transfer Note for our records. They are now on the company books as a preferred supplier. If you want the job done to a high standard when others have or will fail; call on Waste Cloud to simply get the job done!”
“Asked for support from this company with very short notice after other national organisations were unable to assist. Their experience with the management of waste was exceptional and they followed all policy and regulation around waste management which was of massive importance to a company like ours. Quick Reliable and would recommend them to any organisation looking for any sort of waste removal.”
“Good communication and efficient collection from 2 separate sites. The two men who collected the waste were professional and courteous—they arrived within the booked timeframe and assisted with the heavier items. Email communication during the booking process was speedy, efficient, and polite. I would recommend this company, easy to use and arrange collection.”
“Enquiry placed with Ross and Craig, Prompt response and competitive price, we needed reliability with regards to our Contracts in and around Nine Elms, London. Order placed and reliable service on time, and worked into our schedule superbly. Thank you guys.”
“Very quick and efficient online contact enquiry service which led to a friendly member of staff with a reassuring understanding of the process and a huge amount of patience with me as someone not used to dealing with this type of collection. Very friendly customer service and collections personnel. Would highly recommend.”
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Skips Manchester provides skip hire, grab hire, concrete delivery, waste collection, recycling and construction support across Manchester on a same-day, next-day or wait-and-load basis.