Everything You Can Book on WasteLinks: Skip Hire, Hazardous Waste & More

Every Waste Service You Can Book on WasteLinks

WasteLinks is not just a skip hire platform. It is a comprehensive marketplace for the full range of regulated waste management services available across the UK — from domestic skip hire to specialist asbestos removal, clinical waste collection to WEEE recycling. Every service on the platform is provided by verified, Environment Agency-registered contractors who have passed our compliance check before going live.

Here is a complete guide to what you can book through WasteLinks, what each service covers, and how to find the right contractor for your specific needs.

Skip Hire

Skip hire is the most frequently booked service on WasteLinks, and for good reason — it is the most flexible and cost-effective solution for a wide range of waste removal jobs, from home renovations and garden clearances to commercial site clean-ups.

WasteLinks offers skips across a full range of sizes through our network of verified skip hire operators:

• Mini skip (2–3 yard) — suited to small household clearances, equivalent to roughly 20 to 30 black bin bags
• Midi skip (4 yard) — ideal for bathroom or kitchen renovation waste
• Builder's skip (6–8 yard) — the most popular size, used for general home renovation, garden projects, and small site clearances
• Large skip (10–12 yard) — suitable for full house clearances and larger building projects
• Maxi skip (16–20 yard) — for commercial site clearances, large demolition projects, and significant landscaping work
• Roll-on roll-off (20–40 yard) — for major industrial and commercial applications where continuous waste removal is needed

When booking a skip, you can add a road permit directly through the platform if you need to place the skip on a public highway. Road permits are issued by your local authority and are a legal requirement for any skip placed on a public road. Permit fees vary by council and are included transparently in your booking total.

Hazardous Waste Disposal

Hazardous waste cannot go in a standard skip or general commercial waste collection. It must be handled under the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 by contractors who hold the correct environmental permits. WasteLinks connects you with licensed hazardous waste operators for the collection and legal disposal of:

• Paints, varnishes, and solvents
• Engine oils, lubricants, and fuel contaminated materials
• Batteries — lead acid, lithium, and nickel-cadmium
• Pesticides and herbicides
• Fluorescent tubes and lighting containing mercury
• Industrial chemicals and laboratory waste
• Electronic waste containing hazardous components

All hazardous waste collections through WasteLinks are carried out with the correct consignment note procedures. You receive full documentation confirming lawful disposal, which forms part of your duty-of-care record.

Asbestos Removal and Disposal

Any property built in the UK before 2000 may contain asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). Disturbing these materials without following the correct procedures is dangerous and, in some cases, illegal. WasteLinks lists verified HSE-licensed asbestos contractors for:

• Non-licensed asbestos work — certain lower-risk materials such as asbestos cement sheets and textured coatings can be removed by competent workers following strict Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 procedures
• Licensed asbestos removal (LAW) — higher-risk materials including pipe lagging, sprayed coatings, and asbestos insulating board must be removed by HSE-licensed contractors with prior notification to the HSE

If you are unsure whether your project involves licensed or non-licensed asbestos removal, a surveyor can assess the materials before any work begins. WasteLinks contractors can advise on the correct approach for your specific situation.

Clinical and Medical Waste

Healthcare providers, dental practices, care homes, pharmacies, and veterinary surgeries generate clinical waste streams that require specialist, permitted collection services. WasteLinks connects regulated healthcare organisations with compliant clinical waste operators for:

• Sharps disposal — needles, scalpels, lancets, and other sharps containers
• Infectious and anatomical waste
• Pharmaceutical waste and out-of-date medicines
• Cytotoxic and cytostatic waste from cancer treatment
• Confidential patient records and data destruction

Clinical waste collections can be arranged as one-off collections or regular recurring rounds, with full duty-of-care documentation provided automatically through the platform.

Bulk and Commercial Waste Collection

Businesses, offices, retail premises, factories, and construction sites generate significant volumes of mixed and segregated commercial waste requiring regular, professional collection. WasteLinks offers:

• General mixed commercial waste
• Cardboard and paper recycling
• Plastic and packaging waste streams
• Food and organic waste for commercial kitchens and food businesses
• Construction and demolition debris including hardcore, timber, and plasterboard
• Confidential waste and document destruction

Recurring commercial collections can be configured for weekly, fortnightly, or monthly rounds, with pricing agreed upfront and invoicing handled automatically through the platform.

Aggregate, Soil, and Construction Waste

Construction and groundwork projects generate large volumes of excavated material, rubble, and mixed construction waste that must be removed and disposed of through licensed waste transfer stations. WasteLinks connects site managers and groundworkers with licensed operators for:

• Excavated soil and clay
• Concrete rubble and hardcore
• Mixed construction and demolition waste
• Plasterboard, which must be segregated for separate disposal
• Timber, wood waste, and mixed site clearance

Electronic Waste (WEEE Recycling)

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive places a legal obligation on businesses to ensure that electronic waste is collected and recycled through an approved scheme. WasteLinks connects businesses and individuals with WEEE-compliant collectors for:

• Computers, laptops, servers, and monitors
• Mobile phones, tablets, and networking equipment
• Large household appliances such as washing machines and refrigerators
• Small electrical appliances
• Industrial electrical and electronic equipment

WEEE collections through WasteLinks include a certificate of recycling for your records.

Green and Garden Waste

Garden clearances, grounds maintenance contractors, and tree surgeons regularly generate significant volumes of organic waste. WasteLinks offers green waste collection for grass cuttings, hedge trimmings, tree surgery debris and logs, mixed garden waste from clearance projects, and soil and turf.

Not Sure Which Service You Need?

Search by your postcode and select the waste type closest to your job. WasteLinks will show you verified operators in your area who can help, along with their pricing, availability, and compliance credentials. For jobs that span multiple waste categories, most vendors offer combined collections — request a formal quote and the vendor will advise on the most cost-effective approach.