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4 CUBIC YARD MIDI
Ideal for kitchen or bathroom refurbishment and mixed builder’s type waste.
| FEET | METRES | |
| HEIGHT | 3`2" | 0.97 |
| LENGTH | 6` | 1.83 |
| WIDTH | 4`32 | 1.29 |
6 CUBIC YARD BUILDERS
Ideal for more bulky items and will hold a substantial amount of builder’s rubble, soil, stones and other construction waste. Popular with the building industry.
| FEET | METRES | |
| HEIGHT | 4` | 1.22 |
| LENGTH | 8`6" | 2.6 |
| WIDTH | 5` | 1.52 |
8 CUBIC YARD BUILDERS
This is the largest builder’s skip for heavy construction waste or general domestic projects. This skip is also one of the most common skips used.
| FEET | METRES | |
| HEIGHT | 4` | 1.22 |
| LENGTH | 12` | 3.66 |
| WIDTH | 5`6" | 1.68 |
12 CUBIC YARD MAXI (LARGE BUILDERS)
Large capacity skip used for large building works or commercial waste. Great for large house clearance waste.
| FEET | METRES | |
| HEIGHT | 5`6" | 1.68 |
| LENGTH | 12`2" | 3.74 |
| WIDTH | 5`10" | 1.78 |
14 CUBIC YARD MAXI (LARGE BUILDERS)
This maxi is ideal for large scale office or home clearance with bulky waste such as furniture.
| FEET | METRES | |
| HEIGHT | 5`11" | 1.78 |
| LENGTH | 13`5" | 3.7 |
| WIDTH | 5`9" | 1.75 |
16 CUBIC YARD MAXI (LARGE BUILDERS)
Ideal for large house clearances with bulky waste such as furniture and large amounts of light construction waste such as wood, metal or plastics.
| FEET | METRES | |
| HEIGHT | 6`7" | 2 |
| LENGTH | 14`1" | 4.3 |
| WIDTH | 5`9" | 1.75 |
Landfill remains the main method of disposing waste in England. Although many businesses, councils and households have got the message about recycling, around half of all refuse is still dumped into a hole in the ground and covered over.
In 2008, over half of our waste went into landfill, but this figure has declined steadily in the subsequent years, but still remains relatively high.
The news, however, is that figures for landfill of houshold waste has declined form and incredible 79% at the turn of the century to slightly less than half. Much of the decline can be lain at the door of UK and European directives that urged an increase in recycling and other means of disposal. The Landfill Directive set targets to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill, the Landfill Tax of 1996 encouraged commercial operators to take steps in the right direction.
However, landfill remains an important part of disposal regimes for materials that cannot be recycled or disposed of by any other means. Landfill sites are constructed and operated to strict standards in order to reduce environmental effects, and most types of waste may be disposed of via landfill. Strict landfill directives mean that the amount of waste – and particularly hazardous waste – is being reduced, while operators are encouraged to recover what value they can from waste.
How do landfills work?
The waste is checked to make sure it is complaint with the operating permit.
Rubbish is then tipped onto the site, compacted and covered. This is to mitigate any smells and pests.
The waste is then decomposed. The decomposition process will result in gasses, notably methane, which has to be vented to safety. It is the evolving of gasses that makes former landfill sites generally unsuitable for further development for some time. One tonne of waste will produce at least 200 cubic metres of gas.
When the site reaches its capacity, it will be covered over with clay and other soils in a “cap”, which will eventually allow the land to be re-used for agriculture or other purposes.
Approximately 45% of Britain’s methane emissions come from landfill sites. However, careful management mean that increasing amounts of the UK’s electricy supply comes from gasses recovered from landfill.