Trafalgar Square Skip

vSkips is the ORIGINAL virtual skip site. Reducing landfill in the UK.

Every day the UK creates enough waste to fill Trafalgar Square to the top of Nelson's Column - that's 185 feet (or 169 feet according to the latest laser surveys).

The UK dumps more household waste into landfill than any other EU state, according to figures. This includes items dumped in traditional skips, much of which could be reused or recycled by individuals and companies. According to some sources, the UK disposes of more than 27 million tonnes of waste in landfill sites every year - that's 7 million tonnes more than any other country !

The Local Government Association (LGA) reports that an area the size of Warwick - 109 square miles - is now dedicated to landfill and if at the current growth landfill space could run out in 2016. The LGA, which represents 400 councils in England and Wales, wants the government to allow local authorities powers to reduce council tax for households throwing out less rubbish and impose separate charges for collecting waste. It is also calling for the manufacturers of single-use items such as nappies, disposable cameras and batteries to contribute to the cost of dealing with their disposal.

That's why reuse schemes such as vSkips, vDumpsters, FreeCycle, The RealCycle Network, FreeUseIt.net are becoming increasingly popular.

vSkips aims to address the challenge of reducing unnecessary landfill by encouraging your support of "virtual skips". The idea is simple - Instead of hiring a real skip for your unwanted items you create a virtual skip or "vSkip" and upload your items for other people to search and claim.

vSkips is the ultimate 3Rs - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle !

• Reduce your skip size & your skip hire bill.
• Reuse. Let someone else have the benefit of your unwanted items. Remember... One man's junk is another man's treasure !
• Recycle. Reduce landfill and make the UK a greener place to live for future generations !

vSkips Community Aware Programme (CAP) for the reduction of landfill by UK Local Authorities