Community skip service

About the community skip service

You can get rid of up to 3 large unwanted household items every 3 months for free using the community skip service.

Community skip location and service dates

Community skips are available across the borough.

Check all Barnet skip locations and service dates

Find your nearest skip location and service dates

Hours of use 

Bring your items to the community skip from 7am to 1pm on your skip service day.

We will treat any items left outside these times as flytipping and you could get fined.

How to use the community skip service

Proof of residency in Barnet

You'll need to prove that you live in Barnet. Take your Council Tax or utility bill with you on your skip service day.

Number of items you can bring

Each household can bring up to 3 items every 3 months.

What you need to do 

You can't park close to the skip, please bring someone to help you with large or heavy items.

On arrival you'll need to:

1. queue up on foot with your items
2. show proof of your address to a member of Barnet staff 
3. place your non electrical items in the skip. We will also have a vehicle to take any larger electrical items

By using this service you are agreeing to the terms and conditions (ODT, 13.6 KB)

Items you can take to the community skip

Non electrical items for the skip:

• armchair
• bed base
• mattress
• chair
• chest of drawers
• Christmas tree 
• small table or dismantled big table
• small wooden bench
• small wooden gate
• sofa
• sofa bed
• wall unit (dismantled if over 6 foot)
• wardrobe (dismantled if over 6 foot)

Large electrical items for the council vehicle:

• cooker
• dishwasher
• fridges and freezers
• tumble dryer
• washing machine

Items for reuse:

You can donate these items if they are in good or fair condition:

• bicycles
• children’s toys
• clothing and textiles (bagged)
• wooden furniture (no upholstered furniture) 

Items we don’t accept

• small appliances, for example a toaster, hair dryer or kettle
• asbestos
• clinical waste
• gas bottles, canisters or cylinders
• any other potentially hazardous materials

We won't accept waste that you can get rid of through other services.

This includes:

• waste accepted through household recycling and waste collections, for example bags of waste. Use your household refuse collections, the bulky waste collection service or the Reuse and Recycling Centre
• waste from commercial properties or businesses. Check the business waste collections page

Community skips video

We have released a video advert about the service. The video aims to capture the social benefits and how it reflects the new vision for Barnet