Miniskip, what is it? Where are they? Who delivers them?

Miniskip, what is in a word, this word? What a very good question? Maybe a modecum of commercial cut and thrust, but apart from that a miniskip might be considered an imaginery beast. 

Around the world miniskip is little more than marketing word, term or concept rather than anything else.  The term miniskip was coined to describe a small skip bin and hey presto it has stuck. A small metal skip bin usually delivered on a small truck offering convenience for someone looking to get rid of a relatively small quantity rubbish. Maybe the rubbish from a small renovation job, the renovation of a small bathroom, an annual spring clean or the once over of the yard.

Usually the miniskip is a  2.0m³ or 3.0m³ Skip Bin delivered on a small truck with Marrell lift equipments. Dimensions of there skip bins are not standardised and will vary from supplier to supplier (and even depot to depot). The 2.0m³ mini skip is usually one of two shapes, square or rectangular. On the whole the square mini-skips as 1.5m by 1.5m and 0.9m high.The rectangular bins are 1.3m wide, 1.9m long and again 0,9 meters high.  The sides of the mini skips are usually inclined (sloping) so that they can e easily stacked inside of each other so rhat a simple truck can carry a stack or two of the bins when delivering them.

The 3.0m³ mini-skip (like the 2.0m³ mini-skip) comes in various different shapes from different suppliers. There are versions that are the same length and breadth and higher (more like 1.2m high) and other that are loger and wider.  As photos and pictures can be deceptive it is always best to check that the dimensions of the bin suit the job you have in hand.  Wheelbarrowing dirt or sand in to a 3.0m³ mini-skip that is 1.2m high will require a little more effort that putting it in a bin that is 0.9m high.

Another observation that I would make is that there are very, very few  2.0m³ mini-skip or skips (they are the same thing really) that have doors or ramps. 

The mini skips can be delivered on any sized trck from very small to very large, although they are most likely to be deliverd from a small or medium truck.

In Australia one company tried to dominate the mini-skip marketplace by registering the terminology. They registered a graphic logo for a stylised version of the word miniskip and even since they have been threatening other businesses with legal action for the use of the term in any form including "mini-skip" and "mini skip". Their claims are baseless because it is not meant to be possible to copyright or trademark common words and phases. So as skip has multipe meanings beyond that of a metal bin and mini is a generic style word that can be applied to all sundry it is crazy that any business man can think that they own it.  Usage is so common it is farcical to think any one can lay claim to this word. You only have to look in in online directories and you will see it cropping up.