North West Recycling delivers a range of skip hire, recycling and waste management services to householders, businesses and organisations in Gretna Green, surrounding areas and the borders of Scotland. Our team of experts help you to take control of your rubbish by offering you a greener, more reliable skip hire service that is tailored to your specific needs and doesn’t cost the earth.
We help our customers to recycle over 50% of their collected materials reducing the number of items going to landfill sites. Further we recover 40% of all materials into renewable fuel sources.
Our skip hire services cover much of southern Scotland, including Gretna Green, Annan, Dumfries, Canobie, Langholm and Newcastleton), meaning we can meet any skip hire requirement be it a small 3 yard skip or a 50 yard roll on roll off container.
Also, for every skip hire delivery and exchange we donate £1 to nominated local causes and green charities through our employee referral system.
So, for fast, reliable, and affordable local skip hire in Gretna and the borders of Scotland, click below.
For multiple collections and commercial waste enquiries please call our customer services team on 01228 672999.
Book OnlineBelow is a list of items that cannot be put in a skip:
If you have any of these items and need them collected, please contact us and we will be able to assist you in their collection and disposal in the correct manner.
Our guide above lists the various skip sizes you can hire, along with their dimensions and some guidance.
Skips can be dropped on a private property such as your garden or drive, or on the road outside your house.
North West Recycling offer a wait and load service, where the driver will wait while you load the skip.
Yes. A permit is required from the council. There is a small charge for the skip to be placed on the road. We would be happy to arrange a skip permit for you.
Skip vehicle sizes can vary a little but generally 2.75 metres or 9 feet will accommodate the width of the delivering vehicle. If your drive cannot accommodate this or there are other access issues then contact us and we will suggest an alternative. Please note that skips (especially when full) can be heavy and any damage potentially incurred is at your own risk.
Skips need to be level loaded – any oversized items may be removed to make safe the load. All of our skips are sheeted before removal. Overloaded skips cannot be safely or legally removed. Additional charges may be incurred for over-filled skips.
Customers are able to keep our skips for up to 14 days, or 2 months if a trade account is opened. If you do not call for a removal/exchange by the end of this period, an additional fee of £1 + VAT (skips) or £3 + VAT (ROROs) per extra day will apply.
Call us on 01228 672999 to arrange deliveries, collections and exchanges of skips. We can take credit/debit card payments over the telephone.
We prefer 24 hours’ notice. However, if you call us early we can offer same day service for Carlisle CA1, CA2 and CA3 areas. For people who have a tight schedule, we will do out utmost to work around your requirements.
Skips are taken back to our state of the art fully licensed Waste Materials Recycling Facility where we divert 100% of waste from landfill. Where possible, any residual waste processed and sent to waste from energy as an SRF (solid recovered fuel) product. Hazardous waste is disposed of at compliant hazardous waste disposal sites.
Yes, please contact our sales team on 01228 672999 for more information.
North West Recycling cover Carlisle, North Cumbria, Northumberland and Dumfries & Galloway for skip hire.
If a permit is not granted we can also offer a wait and load service, where the driver will wait while you load the skip.
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