Skip Container

A large range of open or close top skip container units are designed and are available for collecting various kinds of waste, such as rubble, industrial waste, cardboard, etc. The skip container design is suitable for all types of current lifting systems. Skip container types categorized by the lifting way which is either SKIP or HOOK (roll on/off). All our production range can be design according to customer needs and current European Directives. The skip container design guarantees its efficiency due to its robust and reliable design.

A skip container is a large open-topped waste container designed for loading onto a special type of lorry. Instead of being emptied into a garbage truck on site, as a wheelie binis, a skip is removed, or replaced by an empty skip, and then tipped at a landfill site or transfer station.

Typically skip container have a distinctive shape: the longitudinal cross-section of the skip container is either a trapezoid or two stacked trapezoids. The lower trapezoid has the smaller edge at the bottom of the skip container, and a longer edge at the top. Where there is an upper trapezoid, it has the smaller edge at the top. At either end of the skip container there is a sloping floor or wall. There are usually two lugs at the ends of the skip container onto which chains can be attached, permitting the heavy skip container to be lifted onto and off a truck. A special skip-carrying truck or crane is used.

One end of the skip container sometimes has a large door that hinges down to allow manual loading and unloading. Skip containers are usually durable and tough, made to withstand rough use by tradesmen and laborers. The size of a skip container can vary from 2 cubic metres (71 cu ft) to 32 cubic metres (1,100 cu ft). Even though these large skip containers can store many tonnes of waste, most trucks are limited to carrying around 8 tonnes (8,000 kg) of material in the container.

A typical small skip container, when empty, weighs about 250 kilograms (550 lb).