Definitely not! If you end up removing a small amount of asbestos as part of a minor renovation, you cannot add the material to a skip bin you have hired for the remaining construction and demolition waste. There are lots of reasons why not! Here are a few:
- The skip may be taken to a facility not licensed to receive asbestos.
- By adding asbestos, all waste in the skip will be classified as special/hazardous waste, and therefore you will be charged as if the whole load is asbestos (you don’t want to pay for heavy construction demolition waste at the asbestos gate fees – they are much more expensive than tipping clean construction and demolition waste).
- The potential to recycle the remaining construction and demolition waste is eliminated by adding asbestos to the skip – the entire load is contaminated and no recycling will occur.
- By placing asbestos in a skip bin, you are placing staff who are involved in the collection and processing of the waste within the skip at risk.
Skip bins can be hired solely for the purpose of collecting asbestos. You should never mix asbestos with any other waste material.