Skip bin & waste Guidelines
Hints & Tips
To ensure you gain the most benefit from your skip bin hire, consider following these suggestions:
✔ When packing the skip bin, try to minimize empty pockets between the items. Break apart items (such as furniture, sheeting/panels, cut down tree branches etc.
✔ Take note of the safety and loading signs on the bin (they are there for safety reasons).
✔ If you are disposing of heavy items, consider booking a skip bin with a door or hiring a machine to load it with (such as a dingo mini-loader, small bobcat or excavator).
Safety considerations
Site Access
✔ We guarantee that our operators exercise care and attention when entering your property or work site.
✔ If there are any access issues (i.e. major traffic road, overhead wires etc.) which may affect our ability to deliver or collect a bin, it is the customer’s responsibility to bring this to Mega Hire’s attention when booking the hire.
✔ The site must have clear and easy access for delivery and collection. We require a minimum of one metre of clearance from both sides of our vehicles and adequate overhead clearance to operate our equipment.
✔ Ensure access to the bin is available once the bin is ready to pick up.
Skip Bin Placement
✔ It is the customer’s responsibility to determine the suitability of the chosen area for placement.
✔ The location must also be able to bear the weight of the vehicle and the fully loaded skip bin. Skips bins are heavy, so some movement may occur as we place down and pick up a bin. It is possible that some minor marks may result.
✔ Whilst we will attempt to place a bin in the customer’s preferred location, if damage occurs (above or below ground) to your property or work site, Mega Hire cannot be held responsible.
✔ We are not allowed to place bins on roadways, however it may be possible to place them onto nature strips depending on local Council Guideline/Bylaws. If you require the skip to be placed on the road, consider hiring a mobile skip bin on a trailer, which is registered and allowed to be parked on the road.
✔ Do not move or relocate bins once we have placed them on the ground as we may not be able to retrieve the bin safely.
Loading the Skip
✔ A bin is considered overfull when it can no longer be lifted or carried legally and safely.
✔ Do not stack waste above the top rail of the bin, or stack waste so that it protrudes beyond the parameters of the bin as this may prevent us from safely collecting the skip bin.
✔ If you are placing heavy items such as dirt, concrete or bricks in the bin, be aware of the weight restrictions. Refer to the hire contract for information on maximum weight limits and excess charges.
✔ In the event that a bin is overfull, we reserve the right to unload the excess rubbish. If we are unable to do this within a few minutes, we will leave the bin onsite and the customer must re-book the pickup once the bin meets the guidelines. In some cases you may be charged an additional trip. If you are unsure contact our office.
For more detail on our policies relating to the use and care of our bins please refer to our ‘Terms & Conditions of Hire’, Guidelines & FAQ on our website.
Waste Categories
Commercial / General waste
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Allowed ✔ Domestic Household Waste (including white goods and electronics) ✔ Institutional, Commercial & Industrial Waste (C&I) ✔ Building, Construction & Demolition Waste (C&D) ✔ Landscape & Green Waste ✔ Concrete, bricks, pavers, roof tiles, ceramic tiles ✔ Soil, dirt, clay & shale ✔ Gravel, stones, asphalt Rocks |
Not allowed ✘ Prohibited Waste Types ✘ Loads that contain a large amount of waste types that have no recyclable value i.e. artificial turf, polystyrene
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Heavy waste - Concrete / Bricks
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Allowed ✔ Brick, concrete and reinforcing steel with only incidental dirt ✔ Concrete & Concrete Products ✔ Mixed Concrete |
Not allowed ✘ Prohibited Waste Types ✘ Asphalt, dirt, gravel, ✘ Plastic ✘ Grass, green waste, wood ✘ Glass ✘ Any other form of contaminates. ✘ Bricks, roof tiles, other clay based products |
Green waste
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Allowed ✔ Green Waste – only ✔ Timber – only ✔ Green Waste & Timber – mixed ✔ Must be as near to natural state as possible ✔ Ensure there are no fire ants |
Not allowed ✘ Prohibited Waste Types ✘ Timber such as – kitchen cabinets, MDF board, items that have other materials attached etc. ✘ Turf cut off, or grass with soil attached ✘ Root balls, or tree trunks/branches over 100mm diameter |
Steel
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Allowed ✔ Scrap metal, rusted steel |
Not allowed ✘ Prohibited Waste Types ✘ Anything other than steel |
Asbestos
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Allowed ✔ Only materials containing asbestos - these are processed at a different site to general waste. |
Not allowed ✘ Any other general/non-connected waste
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Prohibited Wastes
Dangerous materials (flammable, toxic, ecotoxic, explosive, poisonous, infectious substances), which includes, but it not limited to:
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✘ Asbestos (unless specifically requested Asbestos skip) ✘ Biological / medical waste ✘ Batteries (containing liquid) ✘ Chemicals, oils, paints, acids ✘ EPA regulated wastes or dangerous goods ✘ No Liquids (whether contained or not) ✘ Poisons ✘ Silica containing materials |
✘ Putrescible Waste ✘ Radioactive materials ✘ Contaminated soil, or soil containing fire ants ✘ Machinery tracks ✘ Large quantities of Styrofoam such as Coldroom Paneling, Insulated Roofing etc. Tyres and mattresses are accepted, however attract additional disposal fees ($45 each). |