The Sorting Process

The garden waste is sorted by hand to ensure that any non-organic waste is removed. This might be a sliver of the bag it was packed into, or it might be something larger that was mistakenly disposed of with the garden waste.

The Composting Process

Larger pieces of garden waste (such as tree branches) are then shredded. The garden waste is subjected to a process known as in-vessel composting. This is essentially when the waste is placed into a large, enclosed container. Gas will be produced at this stage, but this gas is contained and results in an elevated temperature within the container. This elevated temperature can help to kill bacteria and weeds, making the garden waste cleaner.

What Happens to the Garden Waste

The garden waste has now been composted. This entire process is conducted by your local council, and it’s at local parks and green areas that this compost will be used. This is why it’s important to separate your garden waste so that your skip bin hire company can send it to the appropriate composting facility. Just in case there’s any confusion, what is considered to be garden waste?

• Grass clippings
• Hedge trimmings
• Tree and plant cuttings (including large branches and even entire plants)
• Food waste

Remember that human and animal waste is not considered to be garden or green waste. So don’t put any dog droppings in with your garden waste!

To make it possible for this garden waste to be recycled, remember to place it into a separate bag before putting it into your skip bin. A sturdy plastic rubbish bag will do the job. This means that it can easily be sent to recycling. And who knows, perhaps a beautiful local park has benefited from your composted garden waste.

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Large skips, also referred to as bulk bins, are typically used in residential, commercial or industrial projects that generate large volumes of waste. The best part is that most general waste and recyclable waste can go into these bins. But first, you need to ponder over these two critical things before hiring a bulk bin for your residential renovation project:

Bin location

Unlike mini skips and medium skips, which are relatively smaller, bin location is a big issue with bulk bins. Therefore, the first thing that you will have to think through before hiring a bulk bin is whether you have sufficient space on your property to place the bin. Aside from that, take into account the type of surface on which your bin will be placed because bins can damage garden beds, lawn turf, tiled driveways, and so on.

If you can’t find a good location for your bin in your front yard or backyard, you might need to place it on public property including in the streets and on pathways, and this will require the permission of your local council.

If your bin is to be placed in the streets or very close to the boundary of your property where other people can easily throw away unwanted items into the bin without letting you know, you will need to hire a bin that comes with a lockable lid.

Bin use requirements

Hiring a bulk bin is a great way to remove great amounts of waste from your property at once, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that everything is allowed in the bin: while you can put most types of rubbish in your bin, there are some unsafe materials, such as lead-containing paints and asbestos-containing cement, which you’re not supposed to put in there.

For that reason, make sure you know exactly what can and shouldn’t go in your bin to avoid incurring unwanted fines and penalties when you fail to adhere to the set usage guidelines.

If you can find an appropriate location for your large skip bin container and use it to store accepted waste only, you can be sure of having a nice experience renting the bin.

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1. Use medium-sized bags.

Typically, bin bags come in 18, 27 and 36 litre sizes. To ensure you can fit as much rubbish as possible, you want to select a large bag, but you also don’t want it to be too heavy to lift out of the house. For that reason, medium-sized bags (27 litres) are ideal — they are also easier to hoist over the side of the skip.  

Typically, large bags are best reserved for lightweight items such as leaves or grass clippings. If the bags become too heavy, it’s tempting to drag them along the ground, where they could rip and spill rubbish all over.

There is one exception to this guideline. If you are using a small bin to hold up your rubbish bags, just buy the size of rubbish bags that fit into that container.

2. Use gusset or star seals..

When you buy rubbish bags, you have a choice of a range of seals. There are flat seals — bags with this type of seal are shaped like pillow cases. The disadvantage of these bags is that they don’t open thoroughly, and they don’t fit easily into bins. As a result, the space in the bag doesn’t get maximised.

In contrast, bags with gusset seals have gussets along the sides. This makes these bags more 3-dimensional when they are opened, and as a result, it’s easier to fill every nook and cranny with rubbish, making them more effective. Alternatively, bin liners with star-shaped or gathered seals also fit well into most round or rectangular bins, making them a great choice as well.

3. Look for high density plastic.

If you are going to be cleaning out fridges, throwing away pieces of plaster or loading other relatively heavy items into your skip, you need a strong rubbish bag to hold those items. When shopping, look for bags that advertise high density polyethylene. 

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