Waste Types & Recycling
Knowing your waste type is the key to choosing the right skip and getting the right price. Here's what goes in, what doesn't, and how we keep as much as possible out of landfill.
- General & green waste
- Heavy & C&D waste
- Clear banned-items list
- Recycling-first sorting
Waste Types & Recycling at a glance
- Skip sizes: 3m³, 4m³, 5m³, 6m³, 8m³, 10m³, 14m³, 20m³, 25m³ and 35m³.
- Starting price: 3m³ skip bins from $329. Other sizes are quoted on waste type, location and hire period.
- Best sizes for this service: The right size depends on your waste type: heavy waste like soil and concrete needs smaller skips, while light, bulky waste suits larger bins.
- Service area: 23 suburbs across the Bellarine Peninsula and Geelong’s east and south.
- Not accepted: asbestos, liquid chemicals and paint, gas bottles, batteries, tyres, e-waste and food waste.
Waste Types & Recycling: Sizes & Prices
The right size depends on your waste type: heavy waste like soil and concrete needs smaller skips, while light, bulky waste suits larger bins. 3m³ skips start from $329.
Our most popular household size for full kitchen or bathroom renos.
Roughly 6 heaped 6x4 trailer loads
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| Size | Type | Best for | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3m³ | Mini skip | Bathroom strip-outs, garden tidy-ups and small clean-outs. | From $329 | Quote |
| 4m³ | Mini skip | Laundry or kitchen strip-outs and single-room clear-outs. | Request a quote | Quote |
| 5m³ | Standard skip | Small renovations, shed clean-outs and moving house. | Request a quote | Quote |
| 6m³ | Standard skip | Our most popular household size for full kitchen or bathroom renos. | Request a quote | Quote |
| 8m³ | Standard skip | Larger home renovations, landscaping and multi-room clean-outs. | Request a quote | Quote |
| 10m³ | Large skip | Whole-house clean-outs, deceased estates and small builds. | Request a quote | Quote |
| 14m³ | Hook-lift bin | Building sites, shed demolitions and big renovations. | Request a quote | Quote |
| 20m³ | Hook-lift bin | Major renovations, shop fit-outs and bulky light waste. | Request a quote | Quote |
| 25m³ | Hook-lift bin | Construction projects and large commercial clean-ups. | Request a quote | Quote |
| 35m³ | Hook-lift bin | Bulky, light waste in volume: packaging, green waste, fit-out debris. | Request a quote | Quote |
3m³ skip bins start from $329. Other sizes are quoted on waste type, hire period and access. Not sure? Try the Smart Skip Size Finder.
Why Waste Type Matters
When you book a skip, the two biggest factors in getting it right are volume and weight. A skip full of cardboard and a skip full of soil take up the same space, but the soil can weigh many times more. Trucks and bins have legal weight limits, and disposal costs also vary depending on the material. That’s why we ask about your waste type when you request a quote. It ensures you get a bin that is safe to carry and a price that reflects what you’re actually disposing of.
General Waste
General waste is the mixed rubbish most households and businesses produce: furniture, household items, toys, clothing, packaging, broken household goods and non-hazardous clutter. It’s light to moderate in weight, so it suits almost any skip size. General waste is the most common type for household clean-ups, moving house and deceased estates.
Green Waste
Green waste includes tree branches, prunings, leaves, grass clippings, hedge trimmings, shrubs and small stumps. It’s usually light and bulky, so larger skips often offer the best value. Clean green waste, meaning green waste only and no soil, rubbish or treated timber, is one of the easiest materials to recycle because it can be mulched and composted. On the Bellarine, green-waste skips are popular for coastal gardens, rural lifestyle blocks and bushfire-season property clean-ups.
Mixed Heavy and Construction Waste
Construction and demolition (C&D) waste includes timber, plasterboard, bricks, concrete, tiles, metal, roofing, insulation and general building rubble. Because it often includes heavy materials, mixed C&D waste needs careful sizing. For lighter fit-out waste, larger hook-lift bins are ideal. For demolition waste with lots of masonry, smaller skips are safer.
Soil and Dirt
Excavated soil, sand, clay and turf are very heavy. Soil needs to go in a smaller skip, and clean soil should be kept separate from other waste where possible. Clean fill can sometimes be reused, while contaminated soil needs special handling. If your soil may be contaminated, for example from an old fuel tank or industrial site, let us know before booking.
Concrete, Bricks and Tiles
Clean concrete, bricks, pavers, roof tiles and ceramic tiles are among the most recyclable materials there are. They can be crushed and screened into recycled aggregate for roads, driveways and drainage. Keep them free of rubbish, timber and plastic so they can be recycled efficiently, and use a smaller skip because of the weight.
Metals, Timber and Cardboard
Scrap metal, including roofing iron, steel, aluminium, copper and old appliances without refrigerant gas, is highly recyclable. Clean, untreated timber can be chipped or reused, and cardboard and paper are easily recycled when they are kept dry. These materials all go into our skips and are separated wherever possible.
Items That Can't Go in a Skip Bin
For safety and environmental reasons, the following can’t go into any of our general skips:
- Asbestos in any form, including fibro sheeting, old eaves, lagging and vinyl tiles with asbestos backing.
- Liquid paints, solvents, oils and chemicals, including pool chemicals and pesticides.
- Gas bottles and aerosol cans that aren’t empty.
- Batteries, including car batteries and lithium batteries, which can cause fires.
- Tyres.
- E-waste such as TVs, computers, monitors and phones. E-waste has been banned from landfill in Victoria since 2019.
- Food waste, clinical waste and other hazardous waste.
Mattresses may be accepted with an additional charge, as they’re difficult to process. Fridges and air conditioners need to be degassed before disposal, so please ask us first.
How We Recycle
Once we collect your skip, the waste is taken for sorting. Recoverable materials such as metals, timber, green waste, concrete, bricks, soil and cardboard are separated so they can be recycled or reused. Only waste that genuinely can’t be recovered goes to landfill. The cleaner and better separated your waste is, the more can be recycled, which is better for the Bellarine’s bays, beaches and wetlands.
Not Sure About Your Waste?
If you aren’t sure which category your waste fits into, just describe it when you request a quote. We’ll recommend the right skip and let you know about anything that needs to be kept out. 3m³ skips start from $329.
Waste Types & Recycling Across the Bellarine
We deliver waste types & recycling to all of these suburbs and towns.
Waste Types & Recycling FAQs
What is the difference between general and mixed heavy waste?
General waste is lighter household rubbish such as furniture, boxes and clutter. Mixed heavy waste includes denser materials like bricks, concrete, tiles and rubble, which need a smaller skip because of the weight.
Can I mix green waste and general waste?
You can, but keeping green waste separate makes it much easier to recycle into mulch and compost. Tell us your mix when booking so we can recommend the right bin.
Why can't batteries go in a skip bin?
Batteries, especially lithium batteries, can short-circuit and start fires in skips, trucks and sorting facilities. Take them to a battery recycling drop-off point instead.
Is asbestos ever allowed in your skips?
No. Asbestos must be removed by a licensed removalist and taken to an approved facility. It can't go in any general skip bin.
How much of my skip waste gets recycled?
It depends on what's in the bin. Clean, well-separated loads of metal, concrete, bricks, timber and green waste can be largely recycled, while mixed general waste has a lower recovery rate.
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