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A rubbish skip (in American English classed as a type of Dumpster ) is a large open-topped container designed for loading onto a special type of lorry. Skips are commonly used to hold open topped loads of Construction And Demolition Waste or other Waste Types . The construction debris originates from a Building site where something is being built or Renovated or Demolished . Skips are also used for various cleaning-out jobs that need much material to be taken away. The material in the skip may be taken to a Landfill , Recycled or disposed/recovered of in some other Way . One end of the skip sometimes has a big door that hinges down to allow manual unloading, or manual loading. Skips are picked up and carried and deposited by a special skip-carrying Lorry . When being carried, the skip should be covered. Also, the skip can be lifted by a Crane . Building supplies can be delivered to site in a skip, which is later used to carry the site's waste away. It has been known for an empty skip to be lifted high by a crane and used as an emergency platform for Rescue workers to work from. OTHER MEANINGS The word skip is used for various large open-topped containers, including the load-carrying part of a Dumper |
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