Speciality Adapted Skips

Skips have been used in the UK primarily for Construction and Demolition Waste since the 1960s, but these containers are generally used as a versatile system for heavier, non-compressible wastes. This page captures vairants to Builders'Skips and Ro-Ro Skips which are used for a range of different purposes.

They are constructed of metal and are delivered, collected, emptied and then returned (or sent to a new waste producer) via a dedicated Skip or Ro-Ro Lorry.

WikiWaste has separate pages for Builders' Skips, Ro-Ro Skips and Speciality/Adapted Skips. REL Skips are distinct from these three types, have their own page, and are typically used for lighter-weight compressable wastes.

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Background

Due to their versatility skips have been adapted for a range of other uses.

Broad sizes/dimensions are captured on the pages for Builders' Skips and Ro-Ro Skips and the associated pages for the lorries used to move and collect them.

The main adaptations to skips are:

  • Enclosed Builders' Skips for specific wastes
  • Enclosed Builder's Skips and Ro-Ro Skips typically used for bring banks
  • Speciality Ro-Ro Skips associated with compacted waste

Further details are shown below.

Enclosed Skips

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Applications

  • Skips are typically 12 and 16 cubic yard skips with lids and lockable doors
  • Normally used for specialised waste such as Asbestos and Plasterboard

Bring Banks

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Applications

  • Skips can be both Builder's Skips at around 16 cubic yards (see picture of glass bring bank at top of page) and Ro-Ro Skips at aroud 30 cubic yard (picture to left)
  • Typically they have sealed lids/tops holes/slots in the sides
  • They are often used for Glass, Paper & Card, and Plastic often as part of a Bring Bank or HWRC facility

Compactor Skips

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Applications

  • Skips are typically based on Ro-Ro scale at around 30 cubic yard skips
  • They are a fully enclosed skip that has the necessary strengthening to allow waste to be compacted into it, with a door at the rear to allow the material to be tipped when full
  • Versions include skips that mount onto a Static Compactor (picture to left showing bin lift into the top of the skip, door on skip closed in picture)
  • An alternative configuration is for the compactor to be part of the skip construction to make it fully portable.
  • Typically these skips are used for Residual Waste and/or other compressible materials such as Paper & Card or Garden Waste to be compacted into the container for subsequent transportation at a large business premises or at an HWRC.

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