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Assessment · recycling services round recycling-services-2026-09

Green Skips review

Ranked 5 of 9 in Recycling services in Telford

Best for: same-day skip hire booked online

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Telford · Service area: Telford, Wellington, Newport, Shifnal, Shrewsbury

Green Skips in short

Green Skips is a family-run Telford skip hire firm offering six skip sizes with same-day delivery, instant online quotes and card or Klarna payment. Prices start from £120 plus VAT with the VAT position shown up front, and the site says the firm recycles nine-tenths of collected waste. If you want a skip booked in minutes, this review finds it the fastest route in the round. Instant online quotes mean your exact figure is fixed before delivery day arrives.

Customers rate Green Skips fairly, with middling stars on Google across a fair set of reviews. Waste registration is on record from the Environment Agency register. What counts against it is thin formal paperwork: no tied company record and no published insurance detail.

Green Skips reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Green Skips, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google4.4 out of 543

Our verdict

Our judgement: Green Skips suits you if you want a Telford skip booked online in minutes with the price and VAT position up front [1]. The waste registration checks out on the register [2]. What counts against it is thin formal paperwork: no tied company record and no published insurance details [1].

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
67.7 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

59

Google 4.4 out of 5 from 43 reviews [3].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

85

Upper-tier waste carrier and dealer registration CBDU186025 is listed on the Environment Agency register [2]; the site prints the same number [1].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80

The business states 20 years of trading [1].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

85

Skip hire is priced from £120 plus VAT with instant online quotes and card payment [1].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

80

The site sets out six skip sizes, 40-plus areas served, credentials and call, quote and booking routes [1].

Evidence

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Years trading20Source provider-website

Industry qualifications

Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.

Strengths

  • You get skip hire from £120 plus VAT with same-day delivery, instant online quotes and card or Klarna payment, on the site seen 4 September 2026 [1].

  • The register lists Green Skips of Plot 12 Tweedale North, Telford as an upper-tier carrier and dealer under CBDU186025, and the site prints the same number [2] [1].

  • The site says the family firm has been based in Telford for over 20 years and recycles 90 percent of collected waste [1].

Limitations

  • No insurance details are published on the pages checked, so cover sits outside the assessment [1].

  • No company record could be tied to the trading name, so the history score rests on the site's own 20-year statement [1].

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Questions about Green Skips

Is Green Skips any good?

On the evidence, yes for fast skip hire: it sits fifth in our Telford recycling table, with same-day delivery, instant online quotes and the price plus VAT shown up front. It suits anyone who wants a skip booked in minutes. Run the two-minute quote with your postcode and waste type.

Is Green Skips a registered waste carrier?

It is listed as an upper-tier carrier and dealer on the Environment Agency register, and the site prints the same number. Ask for the registration number with your booking and check it yourself on the public register. Get the match in writing before delivery day.

What does Green Skips charge?

Skip hire is priced from £120 plus VAT with instant online quotes and card or Klarna payment. Six skip sizes carry their own figures, so the site is the most open on money in this round. Check what the figure covers, then fix it in writing.

Where does Green Skips work?

The family firm works from Tweedale North across Telford, Wellington, Newport, Shifnal and Shrewsbury, claiming forty-plus areas served. If you sit near the edge of that patch, run your postcode through the quote tool. Expect the booking to confirm delivery and collection.

How is Green Skips ranked?

It ranks fifth of the nine recycling services in our September round, picked for same-day skip hire booked online. It suits speed and price openness rather than the deepest review record. Read the full review, then run the instant quote.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Luv Waste71.1 / 100Ranked 1. Best for skip hire and clearances backed by spotless reviews.
  2. E-reuse70.1 / 100Ranked 2. Best for furniture reuse and house clearances.
  3. JMS Breakers69.9 / 100Ranked 3. Best for scrap cars and metal weighed in at Madeley.
  4. Cartwrights Waste Disposal Services69.6 / 100Ranked 4. Best for skips, grab hire and trade waste together.

Sources

  1. Green Skips homepage — skip hire prices, credentials and booking Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Environment Agency register — name search GREEN SKIPS (CBDU186025 listed) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Google Maps listing — Green Skips, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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