Every SkipNow booking goes to a licensed Irish waste operator running a proper sorting and recycling chain — not the cheapest tip in the next field.
Book a SkipBased on EPA Ireland reporting for construction & demolition (C&D) and bulky household waste streams handled by licensed operators.
Inert C&D waste (rubble, concrete, soil) reused as fill or recycled aggregate.
Average diversion from landfill for properly sorted mixed-content skips.
Every SkipNow operator holds a valid waste collection permit issued by the NWCPO.
Sustainability isn't a marketing tag — it's how a skip booking is supposed to work when the operator behind it is properly licensed and audited.
Skip contents are taken to a licensed waste transfer station and sorted into recyclable streams — timber, metal, plastic, cardboard, inert rubble, plasterboard — before anything goes to landfill. Recovery rates for sorted C&D waste in Ireland routinely exceed 80%.
Local hauliers mean shorter routes, less diesel burned per skip, and waste handled at the nearest licensed facility — not driven across the country. Every SkipNow booking supports an independent Irish business.
SkipNow only partners with operators holding a current waste collection permit (NWCPO). That means every skip's waste is tracked, weighed, and disposed of at a permitted facility — no illegal dumping, no fly-tipping.
An oversized skip means wasted space, wasted fuel on the lorry, and more cost to you. Our pricing tool helps you pick the smallest skip that fits the job — better for the environment and for your wallet.
A typical mixed skip from a renovation contains six to ten recoverable material streams. Here's what happens to each at a licensed transfer station.
Crushed into recycled aggregate for road sub-base, drainage and fill. Diversion rate: 90%+.
Chipped for biomass fuel, animal bedding or particle board. Treated wood diverted to authorised processors.
Sorted ferrous and non-ferrous, baled, and sold to Irish metal recyclers. Almost 100% recoverable.
Separated due to landfill ban — sent to specialist plasterboard recyclers for gypsum recovery.
Films, hard plastics and cardboard separated and sent to MRF (Materials Recovery Facility).
Sent to specialist mattress recyclers in Ireland — springs, foam and fabric all separated.
Reused on construction sites or as engineered fill — no landfill involved when uncontaminated.
What can't be recycled goes to waste-to-energy at a licensed Irish facility — not landfill where possible.
Driving a skip lorry 50km to and from a tip burns roughly twice as much fuel as a 25km round trip. By using local Irish hauliers near each booking — instead of a single national fleet — SkipNow keeps routes shorter, emissions lower, and money in the local economy.
Our operators run modern compliant trucks, often with telematics for route optimisation. We're working with them on consolidated runs (multiple skips on one route) wherever the schedule allows.
Our standards are anchored to the EPA's National Waste Management Plan and the Waste Framework Directive priority order: prevention, reuse, recycling, recovery, then disposal — in that order, every time.
Small changes at the kerbside add up to big recovery improvements at the transfer station.
Bring metal, glass and clean cardboard to your local recycling centre before the skip arrives — keeps the skip cleaner for sorting.
Plasterboard can't go to landfill in Ireland. Keep it bagged separately and tell the driver — most operators can split-collect it.
Paint tins, batteries, asbestos and chemicals never go in a standard skip. Use your local civic amenity site or specialist collection.
A 6-yard skip half-full is more wasteful than a 4-yard full. Use our pricing tool to match the skip to the job.
If you've got 1-3 bulky items (mattress, sofa, fridge), our junk removal option is greener and cheaper than booking a full skip.
Book your skip for a single concentrated clearout day rather than leaving it on the kerb for a week — less risk of unwanted contamination.
SkipNow exists to make responsible skip hire the easy default in Ireland — not the harder, more expensive option. Every booking through us supports a licensed local operator running a proper recycling chain.
Licensed operators. Proper recycling. One Eircode, one fixed price.
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