Removal & Storage

   Hippo-ly, our rubbish has gone! Nearly.

Advantages: Cheaper than a skip, more convenient, easy to use
Disadvantages: May have to wait for collection, bags only available in a few places

Over the Easter weekend this year, we decided that it would be a great idea to build a nice raised bed down one side of our back garden. All well and good, but it involved moving the shed (and painting it blue, but that's another story...) into another c ...

xalala 26.04.2004 · Read full review
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Handy Hippo Bag saved me money vs skip hire

Advantages: Handy size, convenient collection, easy to buy
Disadvantages: Not big enough for larger jobs

I have been undertaking a huge renovation job on my hundred year old home, and as its an ongoing process, I have been hiring skips on an ad hoc basis. Thinking that these were costing me a fortune I thought I might try the Hippobag and see if what my fri ...

Amybrown123 05.10.2004 · Read full review
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Hippo Bag gave us an excellent & convenient waste removal service

Advantages: Very convenient. Good and fast service.
Disadvantages: Price for the mega bag was quite expensive.

Over the Easter break I decided to demolish a typically normal small shed at the end of my garden (and replace it with a bigger one but that's a different story). I had to solve the problem of removing the waste once I had sledge hammered it to pieces an ...

UberDump 08.04.2010 · Read full review
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HIPPOBAG - cleaning up for a new bathroom

Advantages: No waiting for a skip - buy the bag and use it straight away
Disadvantages: Collected in five days - I must be too impatient!

I used a HIPPOBAG recently when I had my old bathroom ripped out and a new one put in. I had arranged everything with an independent fitter and hadn't even thought about how the old bathroom suite would be thrown away...i assumed the fitter would take ...

JesseB 20.10.2004 · Read full review
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Mostly Happy

Advantages: cheaper than a skip, total cost less than £60
Disadvantages: you must keep the road clear between the bag and the truck,

I used a midi hippo bag to clear out some rubble that the previous occupant had hidden behind a wooden barrier. I placed the on the path leading to my terraced house on a busy street. I was worried that they would consider my low fence a barrier but that ...

jamesdew 17.03.2011 · Read full review
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