Jump to content

Talk:Roll-off (dumpster)

Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Other "roll-off" truck beds

[edit]

You can put almost any type of bed on a roll-off truck (tanker, box, flatbed, etc.) The most common type of bed, however, is a dumpster. I think this artical should be renamed "Roll-off (truck)" Anyone agree?

                                             -Everysubjectman
Not quite. This article is about the container, not the truck. How about creating a page with title "Roll-off (truck)?" SlowJog (talk) 07:15, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Name change proposal

[edit]

A Dumpster is a very specific type of waste receptacle: a lidded container with forklift provisions on the sides that is intended to be emptied on site by a specially equipped garbage truck. Any other type of waste container should technically not be called a Dumpster (and yes, I have capitalized the name for a reason: Dumpster is a brand-specific name that has become the generic term for all waste receptacles of this type). Since the device described in this article is very clearly not a Dumpster, I propose renaming the article roll-off (waste receptacle) instead. Thoughts? WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:34, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Agree, but I think the title should be "Drop off box." This type of container is properly referred to as a "drop off box." In the waste industry, "drop off box" is often abbreviated "D.O.B." The term "roll-off" refers to the type of truck, not the container.SlowJog (talk) 07:05, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Requested Move

[edit]
The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was not moved. --BDD (talk) 00:56, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Roll-off (dumpster)Drop off box – In the waste industry, this type of container is properly called a "Drop off box", while the term "Roll-off" refers to the truck. SlowJog (talk) 07:13, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Name Change III

[edit]

The consensus was that the article should not be changed to "Drop-off Box". What about the question that the current name is not correct, as WikiDan61, says?

I have some other comments:

  • In this case, it is called a "drop-off box" not because people drop-off things (refuse) in it, but because it is a (truck) box that is dropped-off at the customer's location.
  • If the article is expanded, then this one and the "skip bin" article could be merged. However, I would oppose having "skip bin" be the title. From the descriptions in the article on skip bins, there are significant differences: Viewed from the side, a skip bin has a trapezoid shape, while a DOB is nearly rectangular. The range of capacities of skip bins is greater than that of DOBs. The capacity of the smallest skip bins is in the range of containers described in the front-loader bin article, and the largest skip bins have capacities similar to the largest DOBs. In addition, DOBs usually have a hinged door at the back end, with a vertical hinge axis. (If a skip bin has a door, would the hinge would have a horizontal axis and be at the bottom, so it could be used as a ramp?)
  • A special type of DOB used with trash compactors does not have an open top.
  • The article on the front-loader type bins says they may be referred to as "skip bins" in the U.K. and Australia.
  • In the United States, "dumpster" is used by general public to refer to both front-loader type bins and DOBs. In that context, the current title of this article could be acceptable.

SlowJog (talk) 18:54, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Based on a quick look at web sites of trash companies in the U.S., it appears most do refer to this as a "roll-off." At this point, I'm in favor of revising the article so that it includes information on roll-off trucks and roll-off containers. Maybe it could be renamed to "Roll-off waste service." SlowJog (talk) 07:05, 30 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]