Heavy waste bins for builders, demolition and active sites across Melbourne, with swap-outs timed around your program.
Construction waste is a different problem to office waste. It is heavy, it is constant, and it turns up faster than anyone plans for. A slab comes out, a wall comes down, and suddenly there is a pile of rubble sitting where the next trade needs to work. We deliver construction skip bins right across metro Melbourne and swap them out quickly, so waste stays off the critical path and your crew keeps moving.
Standard construction and demolition waste is fine in a builders bin:
Some things cannot go in, no matter how convenient it would be. Asbestos is the big one: it has to be wrapped, declared and taken by a licensed removalist, and it is tightly regulated in Victoria. Paint, fuels, solvents, gas bottles and batteries also stay out. If you think there is asbestos on site, tell us before the bin lands so it gets arranged properly.
This is the part that catches people out on their first build. Tip fees are driven by weight and by what the load actually is. Clean concrete, brick and rubble can be crushed and recycled, which is processed differently to a mixed load. The moment you throw timber and plaster on top of clean rubble, the whole bin becomes mixed waste and gets charged that way.
So on most jobs the cheaper approach is two bins: one dedicated heavy waste bin for the concrete and brick, and one for general site waste. It sounds like more bins and more money. It usually is not. If you are not sure how to split your job, call us and we will set it up so you are not paying mixed rates on a bin full of clean rubble.
The instinct on a busy site is to order the biggest bin available and forget about it. With heavy waste that backfires, because a 12m³ bin loaded with concrete cannot legally be lifted. Our skip bin size guide breaks the sizes down by job, and the prices guide covers what drives the cost.
On a running job you cannot stop and wait for a bin. We arrange scheduled swap-outs, so a full bin is taken away and an empty one is dropped on the same run. Tell us your fill rate and the stage you are at, and we will plan a cadence that matches the program rather than reacting to it. Sites that fall behind on waste end up storing it on the ground, and that costs you space, time and safety.
A truck needs room to drop and lift a bin, which is not always obvious from the plans. Tight inner-city blocks in Brunswick and Coburg often mean the bin has to go on the road. Newer estates out through Werribee, Point Cook and Craigieburn usually have space on the lot, which is simpler and needs no permit. Check overhead wires, low branches and soft ground before delivery day, because a truck that cannot get in is a wasted run.
A bin inside the site boundary needs no permit. If it has to sit on the road or a council nature strip, most Melbourne councils require one, and larger bins may need safety plates or lighting overnight. The rules and the lead times vary by council, so it pays to sort this before the bin is booked rather than after. Our Melbourne skip bin permit guide covers the requirements council by council.
We service builders and demolition work right across the metro area, from the growth-corridor estates in Craigieburn and Roxburgh Park, to the industrial south-east around Dandenong, the western corridor through Werribee and Sunshine, and the renovation-heavy inner north. See all suburbs we service.
Running a business rather than a building site? Our commercial skip bins page covers office, retail and warehouse waste. Smaller job? A mini skip may be all you need.
A 9m³ bin is the standard for an active site, with 12m³ hook-lift bins for bulky demolition. Heavy loads like concrete or brick suit a 4m³ or 6m³, because weight caps out before volume does.
Yes, but keep it in a dedicated heavy waste bin. Clean rubble can be crushed and recycled, and mixing it with general waste means the whole bin is charged as mixed.
Yes. A full bin goes and an empty one lands on the same run. Tell us your fill rate and we will plan the cadence.
If it sits on the road or nature strip, usually yes, and it may need safety plates or lighting. Inside the site boundary, no. See our permit guide.
No. Asbestos must go through a licensed removalist as a separate wrapped and declared load. Tell us before delivery if you suspect it on site.