Need a skip? Babyskip!

Cianos

I saw these in Dunnes Stores yesterday and thought it was a great idea. You buy the bag for around €15, and then fill it up and when it is ready to be collected you ring the number, pay €75 (I think) and they take it away for you. Would be handy if you didnt need a big ass skip and you dont have to be under time restrictions to fill it up and have it ready for collection.

Heres the site; click

subway

its 78 for collection + 3% cc surcharge
so all in, its nearly 95 euro.

do they charge extra if you go overweight?

alastair_doom

seems quite expensive to me?

how much is skip hire these days?


edit: this seems like much better value for 90% of cases

135euro for a 2.5 cubic yard skip, 3 day rental
http://www.onlinetradesmen.com/Test2/SkipHireGreenstar/tabid/195/Default.aspx

Kimbot

Alot of skip rentals are not time limited anymore but normally 3 days is good, plus there are some places where you can get a decent size skip for less than those baby skips!!

jimmycrackcorm

They do say that they recycle about 75% of the waste so it should be a more environmentally friendly option than the normal skip operators who will fill the earth with your junk.

shaneos

you can drive up to the county council "recycling" centres (i.e. a tidy dump) and get rid of your waste for cheaper.

For entry into the Ballyogan recycling centre (off the M50) it costs 12 for a car, 20 for a van and 50 for a trailer - http://www.dublinwaste.ie/brp_opens.html.

I recently did some building work and borrowed a trailer to do a few runs to the dump, sorry, recycling centre. Much cheaper than hiring a skip.

Dundalk Daily

That place off the M50 seems v expensive. The council recycling depot in Dundalk, one of the first in the country is only €1 (one) to enter and drop off waste. Most waste is free and you can dump black plastic bags for €6 I think.

mcaul

A1 Waste have a saturday special of €200 for the 6 cube builders skip in the Dublin area & north Kildare.

http://www.a1waste.ie/chooseskip.asp

chicken_food

best recycling center is ringsend. Weve used both ballyogan and ringsend and ringsend one allows more stuff for less. Just a word to the wise!

FranknFurter

I think the main advantage / selling point of those BabySkip dunnes stores things is that you can get them into areas where you cant get a "normal" metal skip.

B

subway

FranknFurter wrote:

I think the main advantage / selling point of those BabySkip dunnes stores things is that you can get them into areas where you cant get a "normal" metal skip.

B

but then you cant get them out
the guidelines mean it has to be within a few feet of a road

DannyD

This is only available in 4 out of 26 counties.

TempestSabre

I think getting rid of old junk and filling skip, usually with rubble etc are a bit different. While can fill the car with a load of junk and bring it to the recycling center its a bit different if its rubble or dirt etc. I've a bit of digging to do around the place, laying paving etc, and I'll probably need a skip, so this skip info will be handy. I might do the digging over a few weeks too.

PorridgeHead

subway wrote: »

but then you cant get them out
the guidelines mean it has to be within a few feet of a road

Baby Skips (Keywaste) are driving me demented.:mad:
The website says "Convenience! With our full range of trucks, we can access even the narrowest spaces".
I am waiting 2 weeks for them to collect 2 x Maxi Bags, and just keep getting the excuse that a small truck is scheduled for Thursday.... but every bleedin week has a Thursday!!!
If it was a Metal Skip that they wanted back, they would have been and gone, but as it is a Pre-Paid Bag, they don't give a toss about inconveniencing the customer. KeyWasters is a better name.

Basq

PorridgeHead,

Please don't bump threads that are almost 4 years old.

I'd say it might be best to start a new thread in Consumer Issues.

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