Gosport Community Skip Scheme Celebrates Success

Gosport’s Community Skip Scheme, which is operated by TJ Waste, has now collected 500 tonnes of waste from the borough’s residents. The scheme, which was launched 18 months ago, brings skips to seven community locations, enabling residents to dispose of their bulky waste easily, responsibly and free of charge.

The scheme is managed by Gosport Borough Council, who organise these community events on alternate Saturdays throughout the borough. These events are designed to make waste disposal more accessible for residents and to keep the local communities cleaner.

Council Leader Cllr Peter Chegwyn said: “The scheme has been a real success since launching last year, with thousands of visits from our residents and over 350 skips filled. There are still some dates remaining in 2024 before our community skips return next year.”

Skips are placed in key locations around Gosport, with residents being invited to bring along their household waste and unwanted items for disposal. Skips will be available from 9.30am to 11.30am, but may end earlier if all skips are full. Upcoming events include:

  • Saturday 23 November at Privett Park
  • Saturday 7 December at Bridgemary School
  • Saturday 21 December at Alver Valley West car park

These events have been subcontracted to us in their entirety meaning that we are supplying the skips, the vehicles, our staff to man the events and our insurance to cover them. This all-in-one service is just one of the many versatile service options that fall under our comprehensive waste management services offering.

We supply the skips utilising our vast stock, which are ideal for this type of disposal. Our fleet of skip lorries and accompanying drivers deliver a number of skips to the event location the day before and collect and remove them as they become full. We then organise for more skips to be delivered as and when needed depending on demand.

A number of TJ staff work at each event, managing people/car traffic to ensure the day runs smoothly and supporting the correct use of each skip (assisting with direction/guidance).

All the waste collected is transported to our Portsmouth Materials Recovery Facility for sorting, segregating and onward recycling. We’re dedicated to diverting as much waste as possible from landfill and endeavour to recycle up to 100% of the waste we handle. 

We process all waste in line with WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) protocol. WRAP’s mission is to accelerate the move to a sustainable, resource-efficient economy by re-inventing how we design, produce and sell products, re-thinking how we use and consume products, and re-defining what is possible through reuse and recycling. 

Many different waste types are welcomed at these events, including a number of traditionally tricky items to dispose of such as POPs (unwanted sofas, armchairs and upholstered furniture), mattresses, WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and rubble. 

Permitted items include:

  • Wood
  • Metal
  • Glass
  • Electrical cabling
  • Flooring and carpets
  • Batteries
  • Tiles, bricks and cement
  • Paving slabs
  • TV and computer screens
  • Items from kitchen and bathroom refits including sinks and baths etc
  • Garden toys, equipment and furniture
  • Garden waste including branches, soil and turf
  • Clearance items such as furniture tools, buggies and camping equipment

Items not accepted include:

  • Asbestos
  • Plasterboard
  • Clinical waste
  • Fridges or freezers
  • Liquid waste (including paint)
  • Creosote, oil, petrol or diesel
  • Pressurised containers (including gas canisters)
  • Fluorescent tubes
  • Car engines or tyres
  • Japanese knotweed

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Luke Haskell
12 November 2024
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