The driver must be able to safely attach the lifting hooks, cover the skip from the ground without climbing and be able to lift the skip without the risk of items or equipment failing and causing injury to themselves or others or to your property. We therefore have a strict policy that overfilled skips will not be lifted and you will be asked to rearrange the collection after the skip is made safe to lift or be asked by the driver to remove items at collection time. All skips are marked clearly at the level to which you can safely load. It is a condition of all NWCPO authorised waste collectors that skips must not be overloaded and be fully covered when transporting so you will be asked to make the skip level in order that our drivers are allowed to lift it.
Please also note that due to the weight of soil, stone, concrete and similar materials only the 2.5, 4 or 6 cubic yard skips should be used for these type of materials as a 14 CY will not physically be able to be lifted by the skip truck. We also have a range of larger RORO skips suitable for these materials.
Maximum weight limits
- 2.5 cubic yard; max weight = 800kg
- 4 cubic yard; max weight = 1500kg
- 6 cubic yard; max weight = 2500kg
- 14 cubic yard; max weight = 3500kg
- 20 cubic yard RORO; max weight = 5000kg
- 35 cubic yard RORO; max weight = 5500kg
An additional weight charge may be applied to your account if your skip is in excess of the weight allowance.