500 tonnes and counting for community skips scheme

Gosport's community skips scheme has now collected 500 tonnes of waste from the borough's residents.

The milestone was reached at the latest free skips event on Saturday 26 October. 

The Gosport Borough Council scheme is operated by TJ Waste to bring skips to seven community locations every other Saturday for residents to easily dispose of their bulky waste for free. More than 350 skips have been filled since the scheme launched last year.

The free skips are for Gosport residents, commercial waste is not accepted.

Upcoming dates and locations for 2024:

• Saturday 9 November at Green Lane car park
• Saturday 23 November at Privett Park
• Saturday 7 December at Bridgemary School
• Saturday 21 December at Alver Valley West car park

Skips will be available from 9.30am to 11.30am, but may end earlier if all skips full.

Items accepted:

• wood
• cement, rubble, tiles and bricks
• electrical cabling
• metal 
• glass 
• items from kitchen and bathroom refits, including sinks, baths etc
• flooring and carpets
• garden items including toys, equipment and furniture  
• items from garage and loft clearances including tools, furniture, buggies and camping equipment
• garden waste including branches, turf, soil and paving slabs
• computers, laptops, TVs and computer screens

Items not accepted:

• plasterboard
• Asbestos
• batteries
• creosote, oil, petrol, diesel or lead-based paints
• liquid waste (including paint)
• fluorescent tubes
• pressurised containers (including gas cannisters)
• car engines or tyres
• fridges or freezers
• Japanese knotweed
• clinical waste

Find out more about disposing of waste.

Some household items can be repaired or donated, instead of being thrown out. Find out more about reuse and repair or see our information about donating bulky waste.

Published: 4 November 2024