FAQs

Yes, there is a weight limit on skip bins, and if you exceed the weight limit, a charge is applicable. Different sizes of skip bins are available. You can choose the one that best suits your garbage needs. You can only put 1 tonne to 3 tonnes in a small bin of 2 metres to 6 metres. Similarly, 4 tonnes to 5 tonnes can be put in an 8-10 metres bin and more than 6 tonnes can be put in a 13-17 metres skip bin.

The skip bin suppliers usually allow you to keep the skip bin for 3 to 7 days. However, if you need a skip bin for a longer period of time, the companies can charge extra for it. Make sure that you mention your required time so that the skip bin provider can provide you with the right price estimate.

If you are unable to finish loading by the pick-up date, there is nothing to worry about. You can easily keep it for a longer time. All you need to do is get in touch with your skip bin supplier and let them know that you haven’t finished loading yet. However, make sure that the skip bin is not booked for another job.

Yes, you can pay by cash to hire a skip bin. However, there are different methods through which you can pay. If you are hiring a skip bin online, you can by credit or a debit card or pay by direct deposit. Make sure to ask your service provider about the payment method before hiring a skip bin.

We accept payment from all major credit cards.

Once your skip bin is full, getting it removed or replaced with a new one is important. All you need to do is get in touch with your skip bin supplier and ask them to empty the skip bin. At Star Skip Bins, we are 24/7 available to help you with all your needs.

A skip bin service is available for both the commercial and household use. Whether you need a skip bin for your personal use in a house or you need to get rid of commercial waste, you can easily get a skip bin.

Star Skip Bins is one of Australia’s best skip bin suppliers. We can surely assist all your needs. Besides, we can provide you with whatever suits you. Just let us know about your disposal needs, and we will provide you with the right bin type.

If you want to put the hired skip bin on the road or any public area, you will need a permit. It is because it is illegal to place a skip bin on public property. Depending on your local council, you will either need to directly apply for the permit, or you can ask your skip bin supplier to do this for you.

Every skip bin service provider has different rules regarding the delivery of a skip bin. However, Star Skip Bins is 24/7 available that promises to provide you with your required skip bin on the same day. Just follow a few steps to hire the skip bin, and we will deliver it to you within the promised time.

Yes, you can have your skip bin picked up earlier. You can ask your service provider, and they will arrive to pick it up.

Yes, you can get a skip bin with a door or gate. Some skip bins have doors, and some don’t. You can get a customised skip bin with a door. All you have to do is get in touch with the skip bin supplier and ask them to add a door or gate to the skip bin you need. Remember to let your supplier know about this at the time of hiring.

Throwing away all your waste or rubbish into the skip without any plan can result in wasting a lot of space. To maximize the space of your skip bin, make sure to load your waste with a good plan. Load all the flat items first such as tabletops, plywood, etc. then put all the bulky and heavy items. After that, place your lighter items like green waste and other materials. You can also crush or break bigger items to be fit in skip bins. Furniture should be disassembled before putting into skip bins.

Ordering a skip bin from Star Skip Bins is not difficult. It requires a simple three steps process. First, enter your postcode, then select your bin & waste type and in the final step, select dates of getting a skip bin delivered. We will provide you with the prices and will deliver the skip bin within the promised time.

There are many reasons to hire skip bins. One of the main reasons to hire a skip bin is that it is a cost-effective and time-saving way to manage your waste material in an efficient way. With skip bin hires, you can make garbage and rubbish disposal easy. Moreover, it also adds flexibility to your schedule as there are some skip bin rentals that allow you to extend the skip bin hire period without extra charges.

Yes, you can use a mobile skip bin to manage your green waste because a mobile skip bin is specifically used to manage lightweight waste such as general waste, light green waste, and light building waste.

If you have a combination of household and builders rubbish such as concrete, brick, stones, tiles, or other heavy items, you need to hire a mixed heavy waste skip. A mixed heavy waste skip bin is also useful to manage waste from demolition and renovations. Some strict rules and regulations need to be followed to dispose of such waste material.

Mixed with soil is the best solution to manage your waste. It allows you to put waste that is less than 80% of sand mixed with other waste materials. There are still some restrictions that should be followed before putting sand, soil, dirt, and clay in skip bins.

Not every skip bin has wheels, but when you need skips bins for industrial areas or loading docks, they are on wheels. Such as mobile skip bins that are transported on the back of a trailer. They are road registered vehicles and can be placed on the roads without the local council’s permit.

Yes, there are some skips with lids that are used to contain and transport waste by using a truck with a marrel skip bin loader. These skip bins are commonly used on construction sites and for household clean-ups. They are fitted with removable lid frames to protect contents in transport.

Yes, there are some skip bins that have doors and contain unique designs. These doors make it easy to move rubbish into the skip.

Every skip bin has a different fill line that shows the safe level to fill it with waste material. If you exceed the limit line, then your skip bin may be overloaded. So, it is recommended to fill the skip bin to the edges so that the waste material doesn’t drop all the way down the highway.

Yes, you can put a mobile skip bin on your driveway as it is a road registered vehicle and doesn’t require a permit of your local council to put it on driveways.

No, you cannot put hazardous chemicals in skip bins such as asbestos, insulations, liquid material, empty chemical containers, food, wet paints, perishable or non-perishable food, and perishable materials like decay, putrefy, or spoil etc.

You just have to follow the steps mentioned on our site to select your skip bin according to your requirement, and we will instantly deliver your desired skip bin to your destination. We are available 24/7 for customer services and strive to provide you with the best services without any inconvenience.

Asbestos is a hazardous chemical that requires a special skip bin to dispose of. At Star Skip Bins, we have got various types and sizes of skip bins specifically for asbestos disposal. There are some rules and regulations that need to be followed before hiring skip bins for asbestos.

No, you are not allowed to share your skip bin with someone on your property. You never know what has been put into your skip bin by strangers which can be dangerous. So, it is recommended not to share your skip bin with anyone on your properties.

Skip bins are the best solution for removing construction waste such as steel, aluminium, bricks, insulation, gypsum board, cement, glass, piping, and anything from your construction or renovation sites.

Yes, you can put tires in skip bins as there is the only restriction regarding hazardous material to be put in skip bins. These include but are not limited to computer monitors, TVs, asbestos, tires, fluorescent tubes, fridges, and paint tints.

No, you cannot put mattresses in skip bins because it is not common practice and many skip companies prohibit it. Mattresses need to be disposed of differently than other general waste materials, which is why most companies never accept mattresses or might charge you extra to dispose of your mattresses as extra items.

Skip bins are the perfect solution to dispose of your electronic items. Some companies do not accept electronics, and some companies do. You just have to tell us before booking our skip bins.

Fridges and freezers cannot be disposed of in skip bins. However, you may ask your local councils if they offer specialised collection services for such items.

You can put many things in skip bin from residential junk to commercial waste. Plastics, glass, and furniture will also be held there. But there are a few things, like chemicals, asbestos, and other hazardous waste, that you can’t throw away.

With other household trash like plastics, food waste, furniture, fixtures, and non-electrical fittings, you can also put papers in Skip bin.

Here at Star Skip Bins, people often ask us about whether they can dispose of food waste in Skip bins we provide. We want to let you know that we are disposing of immense quantities of food waste on a daily basis. Our Skip bins can hold food waste and are an effective way of removing it.

If you are looking to dispose of your wooden furniture, our Skip bins will help you out. You can put wooden objects in our Skip bins. It can be your residential waste or commercial waste; Skip bins hold wooden objects from any place.

No! you cannot put paint in Skip bins. This is because:

• The bottom of each Skip bin has tiny holes to allow any liquid to drain from the rain or from washing the bin. So, the paint may drip through these holes into your driveway and eventually to the road when moving the bin.
• Moreover, paint is really tough to clean, and it can damage the Skip bins.

You can hire Skip Bin for a flat fee for home renovation. You will have no further charges on the skip as long as the materials you put in the bin are approved and you do not overload the Skip bin.

As we are offering a wide range of Skip bin services, we also offer our Skip bins to the demolition companies. We follow eco-friendly methods to remove construction waste.

A permit may be required if you are planning to put a skip bin on the street or the council strip. The method of obtaining permits varies from one council to another.

If you have a garage, this is a perfect place to place Skip bin, but you might have limited choices if you have more than 1 car parked there or live in an apartment.

The answer to this question is NO. We always protect your driveway from any harm that could be caused by a Skip Bin. When loading and unloading Skip Bins from our trucks, we work carefully. If you’re worried about a skip marking your new driveway, we will carry some wood planks to rest our Skip bin on, protecting your driveway.

No later than 3 business days before your Skip bin is being shipped, you can cancel the order. There will be a termination charge of 10 per cent of the total amount if you cancel later than this. You will be fined 20 per cent of the total sum if you cancel on the day of delivery.

It depends on the skin bin supplier. However, most of the companies require the payment at the time of ordering on the website.

For delivering a skip bin, a truck usually requires a 3m clearance. However, the clearance can depend on the size of the skip bin you have hired. If you have any issue regarding the clearance, ensure to get in touch with your skip bin service provider. They will deal with it.

The skip bin size depends on your garbage needs. There are mainly three types of skin bins are available depending on their size. A small bin that is perfect for household and office waste is 2 to 6 metres with 8 to 26 wheelie bins capacity. Similarly, a medium-sized bin with a size of 8 to 10 metres is perfect for large residential and commercial projects, and it has 34 to 42 wheelie bins capacity. Last but not least, a large skip bin is ideal for bigger commercial and construction projects. Its size is between 13 and 17 metres. It has a capacity of 54 to 70 wheelie bins.

A marrel skip bin is a metal bin that comes in different sizes ranging from 2 cubic metres to 18 cubic meters. A marrel skip bin can be transported from one place to another by using a skip truck. Besides, a marrel skip bin is perfect for small commercial and residential projects like renovations.

Anything can go in a skip bin unless it is hazardous. It can also be used for anything from green waste and some household items such as demolition waste. Plastics, glass, furniture, etc. can also go in a skip bin.

Star Skip Bins can provide that are suitable for both domestic and commercial use. However, the bin type we provide will completely depend on the type of waste you want to get removed. Here are the types of skips bins that we provide:

• Marrel skip bins
• Hooklift skip bin
• Mobile skip bin
• Skip bags

Several skip bin sizes are available for various waste disposal projects. If you want to hire Skip Bin, you should know the difference between these sizes and their usage. Howbeit, we are providing three skip bin sizes including mini skips, middle-size skips and jumbo skips. Here is how you can use these skip bins:

• Mini Skips: These are sized between 2 and 3 cubic metres, perfect for small projects such as household cleaning and garden cleaning.
• Middle Sized Skips: Their size ranges from 4 to 6 cubic metres, used for commercial and industrial projects.
• Jumbo Sized Skips: Available with the size 10 to 30 cubic metres, used for larger projects like demolition and commodity relocation.

Any waste that is deemed to be hazardous cannot go in a skip bin. However, anything that isn’t contaminated can go in the skip bins including, bricks, rubble, soil, and hardcore. Besides, domestic waste like food, furniture, fixtures, packing and non-electrical fittings can go into a skip bin.

The cost of a skip bin depends on several factors. Your location is one factor. Along with the location, the cost depends on the type of waste you want to be removed. The cost will increase if you need a skip permit.

Yes, you can put your skip bin on the road or on your driveway. As long as the driveway is wide enough to accommodate a truck with 9 a cubic metres skip bin. However, you can request to put the skip bin in a specific area while hiring Skip Bin.

A Hooklift Skip Bins are usually rolled off the back of the truck. They are longer in length, with having lower sides and also a rear opening. They are perfect for large disposal projects. You can place them on the road or a driveway.