If you own a commercial property, you may think that skip bin hire just provides an easy way to dispose of your commercial waste. However, a skip bin hire company can provide much more than that. The impact of humans on the natural environment is becoming increasingly clear. Using specialist skip bins and garbage removal services can help to protect the environment by ensuring that your waste is properly stored and disposed of. Below is more information about the environmental benefits hiring a skip bin can bring.

Increased Recycling

If you are using one standard garage bin, it is likely that your staff will throw everything into it without stopping to consider if the item they are disposing of can be recycled. A skip bin hire will allow you to rent a range of bins designed for different materials. For example, you can have a skip bin for cardboard waste, one for glass and one for plastic. The bins are different colours to allow for easy identification. 

Recycling will reduce the amount of waste which is sent to landfill while also reducing the amount of raw materials which are needed to make popular products such as paper, plastic and glass items. As well as an environmental benefit, recycling may also offer a financial benefit, as many local councils now offer reductions in the amount of tax a business pays if it recycles a certain amount of waste.

Safe Disposal of Hazardous Materials

When renting a skip bin, it is important that you check with the hire company which products can be disposed of in the container. Some hazardous materials should not be disposed of in standard skip bins. Examples of these materials are:

• Batteries
• Paint
• Printer cartridges
• Asbestos
• Heavy metals

If you wish to dispose of this type of waste, you should ask the skip bin rental company if they can handle hazardous material. If they can process hazardous waste, they will be able to supply you with a specialist skip bin which can be used to collect it. These skip bins are sealed and reinforced to prevent leakages and contamination. However, you should be aware that the disposal of hazardous waste will come at an additional cost. Safely disposing of hazardous waste helps to protect the soil and water supply from contamination.

If you would like to find out more about the benefits of renting a skip bin, contact a skip bin rental company today.