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What can you put in a Hippo bag? If you're using a Hippo bag or skip bag to dispose of your waste, this guide covers everything you need to know, including how this differs if you get the bag collected or emptied by an independent waste contractor and not Hippowaste (the company behind Hippobag).

This guide covers:

Hippo bag accepted waste Hippo bag prohibited waste summary Asbestos Batteries Clinical waste Soil Plasterboard Rubble Paint Mattress Glass Food waste Clothes Carpet and flooring Washing machines and bulky appliances TV Fridge

1. What can you put in a Hippo bag?

A Hippo bag is really nothing more than a small skip. So basically you can put pretty much everything in it that you can put in a skip. The list below sets out the most popular sorts of rubbish that people use a hippo bag for. Note: items marked with an asterisk may incur extra charges, and items marked in red are not allowed by Hippowaste but are allowed if you use an independent waste collector to remove or empty your Hippo bag.

Bathroom & Kitchen renovation, repairs & refurbishment waste

Furniture (broken down or as it is)

Boilers & Cylinders

Carpet, flooring material, carpet tiles, and underlay, wood flooring*

Construction, builders, trade & DIY waste

Electrical appliances *

Fridge*

Garden waste, garden refuse and cuttings

Glass and windows

General household waste (but not food waste)

Insulation material

Mattress *

Metal, iron, scrap metal

Packaging, Paper and Cardboard

Plasterboard or Gypsum (however this needs to be kept separate from other waste)*

Rags and Wipes (not oily)

Roofing Material, guttering, felt, roof tiles

Rubble , bricks

Soil, turf, sand, grit*

Tyres *

* Textiles, clothing, shoes, duvets, curtains

Wood and timber

2. What can’t you put in a Hippo bag?

The main thing that you cannot put in a Hippo bag is hazardous waste, which includes animal waste, asbestos, batteries, clinical waste, explosives, fluorescent tubes, gas bottles, liquid waste, oily rags/motor parts, sodium lamps, or toxic substances. If you use Hippowaste (the company that sells Hippobags) to remove your bag, they also prohibit the items listed below. These additional restrictions are because Hippowaste uses trucks with a mechanical hoist to lift the bag up which have weight-bearing limits and also because, like any large company, they have to simplify their pricing, so exclude stuff that costs a bit more to dispose of to make their fixed prices work. On the other hand, most independent waste collection businesses will take these items but will require an extra charge.

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