W1. Skips Flashcards
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What is a skip?
A skip is a container that is used for putting waste materials in to be disposed of as long as these are in line with terms of compliance.
Skips are commonly used in construction and waste management.
Where does a skip come from?
A Skip Hire / Waste management company supplies skips to their customers for various types of waste disposal.
What is the main difference between Chain-lift and Hook-lift vehicles?
The difference between the two vehicles is the mechanism that lifts and drops the skip.
Chain-lift vehicles are suited for smaller ‘chain skips’, while Hook-lift vehicles are suited for large skips.
Chain-lift vehicles are suited for _______.
Smaller ‘chain skips’, particularly for households or a local builder
Hook-lift vehicles are often used for _______.
large skips, which are often called ‘roll on roll off’ skips or RORO’s.
What does a customer do once the skip is full?
The customer contacts the skip hire company to either collect it or request an exchange for an empty skip.
What is the term used when a full skip is replaced with an empty one?
‘Exchange’ or ‘Empty and replace’.
Where does the skip company take the full skip after collection?
To their tipping facility or a third-party tip.
What is the definition of gross weight?
Total weight of a shipment including its packaging and contents
Gross weight is the combined weight before any deductions.
What does tare weight refer to?
Weight of the vehicle and empty container
Tare weight is subtracted from gross weight to determine net weight.
How do you calculate net weight?
Gross weight - Tare weight
Net weight indicates the actual weight of the goods being shipped.
What is the cost calculation method for tipping?
Charge = Net weight x Per Tonne charge
This method determines the tipping charge based on the net weight.
True or False: Tipping charges are based on gross weight.
False
Tipping charges are based on net weight.
Fill in the blank: The net weight is calculated as _______.
Gross weight - Tare weight
What does E/R stand for in waste management?
Empty and Replace (E/R) - Job in which a full skip is collected and (if requested by the customer), replaced with an empty skip
This process is often used in waste collection services to ensure continuous operation for customers.
What is a RORO skip?
Roll-on, roll-off skip
What is the purpose of a weighbridge?
Device that records the weight of both a vehicle and its contents to help calculate the disposal cost
Weighbridges are crucial for ensuring compliance with weight regulations and for calculating disposal costs.
Name two vehicle mechanisms used to lift and drop skips.
Chain-lift and Hook-lift
These mechanisms allow for efficient loading and unloading of skips in various waste management operations.
How are the skips transported/delivered to the customer?
They are transported by a specialised skip vehicle called a chain-lift or a hook-lift.
What are RORO skips for?
RORO skips are designed for large volumes of waste and are typically used in construction and industrial environments.
What is the purpose of skips?
Collection and transportation of waste materials.
Who is a typical customer of a client?
A householder (called non account work), construction company (account - local builder or national) or brokers.
What services do the skip hire companies provide?
- A delivery and collection. They deliver a skip to the house or site and collect once full.
- An exchange or empty and replace (E/R). If it’s filled and still more waste then you order an exchange (E/R). Client’s driver will deliver the empty skip and collect the full skip.
- A wait while load, is where they deliver a skip and the driver will wait 20/30 mins while the customer loads the skip and take it away.
What happens to the waste collected?
Majority of clients have their own tipping facility, weighed on a weighbridge (a large scale for the truck - gross weight), then tip the contents onto the floor and the waste is segregating materials by machine (maybe a trommel) or manually on a picking line. The vehicle and skip is then weighed again minus contents (tare weight). Then segregated raw materials are sold and move out of the facility.
