Skip hire

We offer a skip hire service in Sutherland, and Skye and Lochalsh for businesses or individuals.

Charges 2025/26

Delivery or uplift: £201.81

Daily hire: £18.75 per day

Disposal (including landfill tax): Depending on the nature of the waste, these charges vary. Contact business.waste@highland.gov.uk for more details.

In Sutherland, charges are based on standardised weights agreed with HMRC because there are no weighbridges.

In Skye and Lochalsh, the charge is based on the actual weight of the skip.

What is classed as household waste

Household waste is:

‘black bag’ waste produced by a householder
household contents such as furniture and domestic appliances

Household waste does not include construction and demolition waste, such as:

rubble
plasterboard
bathroom suites
kitchen units
doors, even if removed from a home

It also does not include fridges or freezers and tyres or upholstered furniture, including but not limited to settees, armchairs, upholstered footstools, beanbags and some office chairs.

Terms and conditions

you will be asked at the time of booking to confirm what type of waste you will be disposing of, so that you are charged the correct rate
you are responsible for the skip while it is hired to you, and for any waste deposited into it
if the skip is found to contain waste that does not comply with the description given, you may be responsible for extra charges, for example, a skip hired at household rates found to contain construction or demolition waste will be liable to additional charges
hazardous and liquid wastes such as asbestos, oil, car batteries, fluorescent bulbs, pesticides and chemicals are not accepted in hired skips

Hiring a community skip

We can provide skips to communities for organised beach clean-ups. Contact us for more information.

If you would like an unmanned skip for any other community use, some local private hire skip companies may offer this service.