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Remains of Mona Lisa model ‘end up in rubbish dump’

Every now and then, you find something special in a skip or rubbish dump.

But it’s not often that the remains of a world-famous artist icon are among the findings.

Lisa Gherardini, who is reckoned to be the Mona Lisa model painted by Leonardo da Vinci, was originally buried in a crypt upon her death in 1542.

Unfortunately, her contents were destroyed by building works for a landfill site in the 1980s.

The woman with the inscrutable smile is no more.

Perhaps she’ll be re-incarnated as a skip.

January 17, 2011 at 6:01 am | Skip Hire Services, Skip Hire UK, Topskips.com | No comment

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Skip hire costs nationwide – is there such a thing as cheap skip hire?

We get lots of calls asking why skip hire prices more in some areas and less in others. There are a lot of reasons for this:

Transport costs – If you live in the middle of nowhere, it will cost you more than if you live in a bustling metropolis, because the depot will more often than not be situated near or in a city or town.

Landfill tax – Every April, the government levy a tax on landfill costs. Over the past few years, we’ve seen tax rises of up to 33%. This is part of a government initiative to promote recycling.

Wages – for obvious reasons!

Of course, there’s insurance costs, the hire of equipment to sort waste, the cost of the land to store waste, costs of skips.  we could go on….but we think you get the picture.

Always mistrust ads that claim ‘cheap skip hire’ … we’ll explain why tomorrow!

November 10, 2009 at 4:00 pm | Skip Hire UK | No comment

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Why is skip hire the price it is?

The guys on the phone get asked that a lot. There will be Mr X on the phone who last ordered a skip in 1985, and is expecting to pay a similar price to the £40 he paid back then. Alas, a lot of things have happened for the price to rise, one of the biggest things is Landfill Tax which goes up 33% every year. There is also the haulage costs, drivers wages, the hire of the skip and the sorting of the waste when the skip is collected. It all adds up.

Beware of the skip companies offering “Cheapest Skip Hire!” – these type of companies often fail to deliver, when they do deliver the skip often resembles a bent piece of steel, and you risk having the skip outside your house for weeks, sometime months, on end. You could also be paying to have your waste flytipped. One thing with flytipped waste is the onus usually rests with the waste producer – ie. you. A hefty fine normally follows and much stress and bother.

My advice? Get a company who have all the right certification, who recycle a high percentage of the waste and who makes sure the job goes according to plan from start to finish. Call, the ultra-responsible, ultra-environmentally friendly Topskips on 0844 5607710 or book skip hire online for all skip hire needs.

October 26, 2009 at 12:14 pm | Topskips.com | No comment

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