Building work makes more waste than anyone expects, and it is always the heaviest kind. We clear rubble, broken tiles, hardcore, soil, brick, concrete, timber, plasterboard, old kitchens and bathrooms, and general site waste – from domestic extensions right through to shop fit-outs.
If you are a builder, we will work round your programme. If you are a homeowner whose builder has left a mountain on the drive, we will get it gone.
Why heavy waste is priced differently
This is the bit people find odd until it is explained, so here it is plainly.
A tipper van has a legal weight limit. Fill it with bin bags and it will be physically full long before it is heavy. Fill it with rubble and it will be at its legal weight limit when it is barely a third full – and it is an offence to drive it over that.
So charging you a “full load” price for rubble that only fills a third of the van would be wrong, and charging you a “third of a load” price for something that has used up all our carrying weight does not work either. Heavy waste gets priced by weight. Tell us roughly how much there is, or send a photo, and we will give you a firm figure.
What we take
- Rubble, brick, block and concrete
- Roof tiles and slates
- Soil, clay, hardcore and muck away from digs
- Timber, floorboards, joists and offcuts
- Old kitchens, bathrooms and fitted units
- Plasterboard – kept separate, see below
- Packaging, banding and general site waste
Plasterboard has to be kept apart from general waste. It is gypsum-based, and waste sites will not accept it mixed in with everything else. Keep it in its own pile or its own bags and we will load it separately – it saves everyone the argument at the gate and it keeps your costs down.
Waste transfer notes, every time
If you are a business transferring waste, both you and whoever takes it must complete a waste transfer note – that is the law, not a formality. It has to describe the waste in words and with the correct code, say how it is contained and how much there is, and carry both parties’ details and permit or registration numbers. Records have to be kept for two years.
We issue one for every commercial collection without being asked. If your current waste carrier does not, that is your problem, not theirs – the duty of care sits with the producer of the waste.
Cheaper and quicker than a skip, usually
A 6-yard skip in Cardiff is £132 to £220, and if it is going on the road you need a highway permit – Cardiff Council charges £88 for 28 days. Then it sits on the street for a week while you fill it yourself, and if you fill it above the line they will not lift it.
We turn up, load it ourselves, and it is gone the same day. No permit, nothing left outside the house, and no waiting for a collection slot. For a very heavy load of nothing but rubble over several days a skip can still be the better buy – if that is your situation we will tell you so. Read the full comparison.
Trade accounts
If you are pulling us in regularly, we can set up an account, work to your site programme and invoice monthly rather than taking payment on the day. Ring and ask – it is a two-minute conversation.