9m3 skip or 10m3 skip: what's the difference?

Some websites list a 9m3 skip, while others advertise a 10 cubic metre one. The sizes seem to match, so what exactly is the difference and which one should you order?

Right, a 9m3 skip and a 10m3 skip are really just the same thing. What you call it is a matter of taste. Skips from different waste processors vary slightly in size, but they usually fall somewhere between 9m3 and 10m3. Some companies prefer to call it a 10m3 skip, while others prefer to say 9m3 skip. So it makes no difference which one you buy: they're simply the same.

On our website we call it a 10m3 skip, so why not 9m3? Because we act as an intermediary between waste processors, we have skips in various sizes. Many of them are closer to 10 than to 9. On top of that, waste may always stick out 20cm above the skip. This means you can always fit well over 10m3 in, even if it's a 9m3 skip. To make it clear that you can always fit 10m3 in the skip, we call it a 10m3 skip.

As mentioned earlier, a 9 cubic metre skip is really the same as a 10m3 one. The price usually isn't any different either, so you won't save money by choosing a 9m3 skip. It doesn't really matter. That said, a particular supplier's 9m3 skip may be closer in size to 9m3 than to 10m3. Ours are usually a bit bigger, so they could give you just that little bit of extra space you need.