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Whilst the team at Skip Hire Info can usually respond quickly to deal with fly-tipping incidents, Lewes and Eastbourne Councils now also have an app that’s available to download whereby local residents can report a range of rubbish related problems directly the relevant council department to be dealt with. The app, named “Report It”, allows local people to report a range of issues including

• Fly tipping and littering
• Graffiti
• Dog fouling
• Dangerous items or equipment
• Playground damage
• Issues with trees, parks and other green spaces

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You may have decided to go it alone and attempt your own DIY project in your home or garden. If you have, chances are that you’ll find yourself with a mountain of rubbish to get rid of afterwards.

If you are going it alone, then let’s face it, it’s all too tempting to just dump your old fixtures and fittings somewhere convenient so that you’ve got more time available to complete your project. Typically, your back garden, front garden or garage (if you have one) are the most likely candidates. We’ve all driven past houses with old kitchens and bathrooms dumped in the front garden but at some stage, it’s all going to have to go. Astonishingly, if you leave your rubbish there for too long, you can even be prosecuted for fly-tipping on your own land!

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As you’re probably all aware by now here at Skip Hire Info we’re passionate about our environment and write many blogs to raise awareness about recycling and sea life conservation so you can imagine our excitement about this:

Dolphins on our doorstep!

Dolphin sightings are surprisingly frequent during the summer months off the East Sussex coast, and there has been a surge of sightings from Newhaven recently.

In the video below, what looks like at least a dozen dolphins were filmed not far off the coast by YouTube user Stuart Smith. As you can see, there are also a couple of people on jetskis following the pod trying to get a closer look. The white cliffs can be seen in the background before the dolphins finally dive, bringing the video to an end.

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ByBlocks image used with kind permission from ByFusion 

We often write articles about plastic waste – The reason for this is that plastic is the biggest culprit when it comes to waste production; we throw away more plastic than any other material. Not only this, it also accounts for around 90% of all the waste that bobs around in our seas and oceans. The 3rd worrying factor is that it can take hundreds of years to biodegrade, making it a serious problem for future generations to deal with as well.

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Unless you have been living under a rock (and not one anywhere near the sea), you will have some kind of awareness of the plastic crisis currently swamping the world’s oceans. Single-use plastics, such as bottles, bags and food packages, have been in use for a relatively short time; we have only been using them for around 50 years. During that short time, the human race has managed to choke the world’s oceans with waste plastic to such an extent that the marine life across the globe is in serious peril.

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Locals living between Beachy Head and Hastings Pier are hopeful that the stretch of sea could become a Marine Conservation Zone. A recent announcement by the government states that the sea will go forward for consideration as a marine protected area. Aside from residents, there’s also widespread support from local commercial fisherman, businesses, divers, windsurfers and community conservation groups, all of which want their voices to be heard.

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The De La Warr Pavilion is probably Bexhill’s most iconic building. It was built as a result of an architectural competition that was initiated by Herbrand Sackville, the 9th Earl De La Warr. As a result, the building also inherited his name, as (we assume) did Herbrand Walk, in nearby Cooden.

Herbrand Sackville was the Mayor of Bexhill and managed to persuade the council to develop the site as a public building. In order for the project to go ahead, it would, of course, need an architect. So, in February of 1934, a competition to design the new building was announced in the Architects’ Journal which would be run by the Royal Institute of British Architects.

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Hiring a skip from Skip Hire Info is cheap and convenient, but there are a few things you’ll need to know regarding what you can and can’t put in one of our skips. Firstly, we’re licensed as a Waste Carrier for non-hazardous waste by the Environment Agency and as such, there are certain items that we’re not permitted by law to collect. Amongst other things, these include:

• Asbestos
• Car tyres
• Old style televisions
• Fridges & freezers
• All liquids
• Fluorescent tubes & light bulbs
• Car batteries
• Gas bottles
• Clinical waste/medical items

If there are any other materials that you’re not sure about, contact us prior to booking your skip to confirm whether we can or can’t collect it/them.

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The western world suffers from a bit of a waste problem. Our planet has put up a good fight and has appeared to be extremely resilient to the strains put upon it by us, its inhabitants. But now, as we are becoming increasingly aware, the planet we live on is struggling to keep up.

The boom in technology and population over the last 50 years has bludgeoned functionality, environmental health and standards of equality, globally.

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Rubbish is a part of all of our lives. Like it or not, we create waste on a daily basis, and even though we are more aware of the environmental cost of our waste than ever, we are still, on the whole, pretty good at ignoring it. Our methods of waste management are becoming more conscious and more sophisticated every year, but for a real environmental change, we all need to be a little better when it comes to dealing with our day-to-day domestic waste.

Here at Skip Hire Info, we are striving to make the world a little cleaner and a little more aware of the impact that our rubbish has on the planet. But, we can’t do it alone; we need you to help us build a community that makes better choices, through awareness, new habits and education.

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