Rubbish and Waste - What To Do When Moving Your House

Moving House In January and Need to Get Rid of all the Rubbish Before Your Big Move?

January is traditionally the busiest time of the year for Australian Families to move their home.  There seem to be more instances of our fellow Melbournians moving homes in January then in any other month of the year.

One of the reasons that happens is because many people take holidays from work in January, to spend some quality time with their kids and that allows them the time to pack and prepare for the big move.

Another reason for people to try and complete the moving and settling into a new home in January is so that by the start of the new school year - the families can settle in the new home, unpack, get their kids uniforms ready and find their lunch boxes, so that the kids and parents can start a new school year in somewhat organised fashion and try to avoid the chaos of moving and unpacking.

One of the biggest challenges during organising a move of the house is clearing the clutter and deciding what to take and what not to take into the new home.  This challenge also can be looked at as an opportunity to "lighten your load" and a chance to review your items and de-clutter, so that your move is lighter and you will start your life in the new home with only the things you need and not the things that you might potentially need in the future, but most likely not.

One of the tedious places to sort for most families is the clutter in the garage.  Particularly if you are used to use your garage for storage of various items, which you were not ready to throw out, yet have no immediate or foreseeable use for.  As a general rule and drawing from the personal experience of moving various houses with the 3 kids in tow, if you haven't used the items in the last 12 months, most likely you will not be using them in the future.  This generally applies to clothing, please keep in mind that in the 12 months you've gone through all the seasons and if you haven't required that clothing in the whole year, chances are - you will not be missing them in the future either.

Another area to consider is your childrens' toys.  In particular 1000's pieces of Leggo, which your kids might never attempt to put together again.  It is a good idea to engage your kids and go through the toy box together and honestly decide what is age appropriate and whether you need to be spending an extra hourly rate on the removalists to load the items into the truck and then off-load on another end if these items will never be used again.

Perhaps try considering a garage sale or Facebook Market Place to off-load items of furniture, toys, unnecessary stuff, which serves no more purpose and just creates clutter.

If you are not into garage sales or have pure rubbish, which is of no value to anyone else, the situation will call for the Hire of a Skip Bin, which will also allow you to not double handle the items and everything that will not be adding value in your new house - can be straight away chucked into the bin and leave only the useful items in your house, which you'll be ready to pack with confidence.

Last piece of advise - "if in doubt - throw out" and save yourself packing and unpacking time by leaving the rubbish and junk behind and only taking memories and useful stuff into the new home!

Is Your Waste Going To The Right Place?

Skip Bin Hire and Illegal Waste Dumping in Victoria, Australia and What To Do About It

A very interesting publication was issued by the EPA on Hiring a Skip Bin Company.

One of the main areas of concern addressed in that article was  - paying a Due Diligence and Selecting the right Skip Bin Hire compay to deal with your waste.

Due to the ever increasing cost of processing the rubbish and taking it to the landfill, there have been an increase in illegal waste dumping in Melbourne, Australia, to the extent where councils are now spending more than $30 million dollars annual to clean up residential and construction waste.
One of the suggestions EPA gives when researching a Skip Bin Provider is to ask a question:

What Happens to My Waste Once its Collected in a Skip Bin?

 If a Skip Bin Provider cannot adequately answer this question - there might be a reason for this and you need to look elsewhere.
You can also ask the following questions from the perspective Skip bin Hire Company:

• What does your company do with my waste?
• Can you provide me with a report/receipt which shows where the material ends up?
• Are you a member of any waste or industry associations? 

How you can prevent illegal dumping - a suggestion from EPA

• Be wary of skip bin providers who offer very cheap quotes for waste removals.
• Report suspicious activities – such as unusual truck movements at night and commercial properties/warehouses collecting piles of waste.
• Report skip bin companies who are unable to satisfy questions about where your waste is going, through our illegal dumping intelligence form.
• Share your experiences with others via online reviews to raise awareness of illegitimate skip bin operators. 

So when  you are searching for the next skip bin hire provider in Melbourne, perhaps price is not the only consideration and making sure that you are dealing with a reputable, licensed and ethical company is also very important.
Skip Bin Hire companies with their own Waste Transfer Station is certainly the next level of service and you can be sure that waste is first being taken to their own facility, properly sorted and then taken to further recycling centres and in some cases to landfill.
For More information of what to look out for when selecting a Skip Bin Hire Provider, check out the EPA Website or Need A Skip Now Blog.

How to Easily Order a Skip Bin in Melbourne

How do I order a Skip Bin in Melbourne?

Here are a few easy steps to obtain a skip bin quote and book a skip bin without leaving your home or lifting a phone, can be done from your mobile phone, tablet or computer.  Here's a summary of quick steps:



1 - jump on needaskipnow.com.au

2 - select your suburb

3 - Select your Waste Type

4  - Select your Skip Bin Hire Dates

5 - Click "Show Bin Prices"   - select bin that suits your size and budget requirements and click "Book Now"

Voila - your bin is booked and should you have any questions - your can call Need A Skip Now from 7am on Monday 1300 605 624 and speak to our friendly customer service team.

I Need A Bin - What is General Waste Bin Used For?

Here is a Summary of the Most Frequent Uses for the General Waste type of Bin:

Question:What CAN I put into the bin?

Answer: The Type of Waste that you can put into the skip bin depends on what type of rubbish or waste you have booked your bin for.

One of the most common waste types when hiring a bin is a General Waste.

General Waste - which can include all household items and green waste.  Green waste is mainly tree branches, as long as there is no soil or any heavy items from your garden.  The most common reasons in Melbourne, Australia for people to order general waste bins are:

• Moving a house.  People order General Waste bins initially for the old house - where they are moving out from.  Majority of families prefer to sort through and dispose of unnecessary, old, broken items and start their living in a new house with a clutter free environment.

• Parents or older people are moving to a retirement home.  This would mean a very large clean out of the house and would warrant a very large bin, anywhere between 12 cubic meters and 31 cubic meters or a few of those bins.  The number of bins will depend on how big the home, being vacated is and how many years the residents lived there and had a chance to accumulate various furniture and other items.

• Deceased Estates - this would mean a few 31 cubic meters bins as usually the whole house would need to be cleared out, provided that none of the items will be sold.  On average - if the house is at least 3 bedrooms and had more than 1 person living there - there would be enough possessions to fill a large bin, not to count a garage and a back yard.
  

• End of Lease Clean out.  This type of situation is very common with Commercial Leases, where the business has to completely clean out the premises and it usually means very large bins.  The size of the bin and the number of bins will largely depend on what type of premises the business was occupying - whether it was a hairdressing salon, a restaurant, an office or a factory.  Consequently then the bigger the premises and the larger the amount of fixtures and fittings - the larger bin sizes the clean up will warrant and most likely a few bins at that.  

• Annual Factory Clean out.  If annual factory or a warehouse clean out is a regular annual event then the management usually has an idea of what size bin or a number of bins might be appropriate.  Quite often it could be between 12 cubic meters bins and 31 cubic meters bins and anything in between, such as 21 cubic meters bins and 24 cubic meters bins.  As long as the factory or warehouse is being cleaned in a regular intervals - the size of the bin will probably be consistent from one clean up to the next one.

• Annual or Semi-Annual Schools Clean Up.  Most schools will utilize the school holidays for a regular clean up, which would required a minimum of a 6 cubic meters bin.  When the school is purchasing a new furniture or disposes of an outdated or unsafe equipment or simply has a working bee event - bins are essential in order to facility a central waste collection point and have a deadline by which the bin will be taken away, to ensure clean up will happen within the allocated timeline.

•  Tenants Moving Out of your Investment Property.  Whether you are holding a residential or commercial property - unfortunately in some cases tenants just leave and also leave all the mess behind them.  Of cause this would constitute a breach of the rental agreement however once all the legalities have been dealt with - it is up to the owner to clean up the mess and get their property ready as soon as possible for the re-lease and read to greet a new tenant.  Depending on whether the premises are commercial or residential, the size of the bin and consequent number of the bins will vary.  For an advice on the size of the bin required for each of these situations would be best to contact the bin hire company and get some advice over the phone. In some cases - for a warehouse clean up - there might be a need to outsource the whole job to a Skip Hire Company, where they can come with machinery and load the bins faster, especially if you have a deadline of re-leasing the property.

There are many more reasons for people and organisations to hire a General Waste type of bin, which could be as simple as cleaning out your garage or just an annual Spring Cleaning for your house.  For each of these reasons there is a certain size of bin, which would be suitable from the smallest 2 cubic meters bins to the largest 31 cubic meters bulk bins.

For more information and to discuss your unique situation of bin hire - please contact a friendly team at Need A Skip Now and we will find the perfect bin size for your job.

The Team behind the Need A Skip Now Brand

 Have You Ever Wondered - Who Are The People Behind The Need A Skip Now Brand?

In this short video - we would like to share with you a little bit about our team and how many different professions it requires behind the scenes in order to deliver the bins, pickup the bins and properly recycle the waste and consequently dispose of it.

Your first point of contact would be with our Customer Service Team, where you would have called on 1300 605 624 and greeted by one of our friendly staff.  The Customer Service team is there to help you choose the right size bin for your waste, advise on the correct waste type, provide you with quotes and process your bin order.  They would also be the ones you would be calling for an estimated time of arrival for your bin and the same team would be confirming the pickup date with you and any other questions you might have during the bin hire period.

The next interaction you would have is with our Drivers Team, who will be delivering and picking up your bin.  Our drivers are hand picked and trained in all aspects of placing bins and can also advise on the best way to position your bin, to ensure compliance with the council laws and a best outcome for your property as well.
 
The Team behind the Need A Skip Now

Once the bin is picked up - it will be taken back to our Waste Transfer Station, where a team of recycling professionals will be sorting the waste from your bin.  All waste types will be sorted by categories, i.e. green waste, timber, paper, metal, plastics and so on.  In a case of soil - it will first be sorted away from all other materials and consequently then shaken and processed again to achieve a clean soil product, which will be further taken to a soil recycling plant.

In addition to experienced Drivers - we also have experienced and multi-skilled machinery operators, who operate a wide variety of earth moving machinery, which also enables Need A Skip Now to offer Demolition and Excavation Services to our customers.

For our building and trade customers with multiple building and work sites - we also offer the services of our Business Development Manager, who will visit your site and discuss all your waste management needs and offer solutions and recommendations.

We are looking forward to our next interaction with you and are always thriving to deliver the best bin hire experience in Melbourne, Australia.

Skip Bin Hire for Soil or Dirt in Melbourne Australia

As most of the Melbournians - be it a Builder / Renovator / Concreter or a Swimming Pool Company - we are all looking for ways to minimise our cost of waste or rubbish removal from our building projects.

One of the commonly disposed of waste types in Melbourne during such projects is soil or dirt.  There are various types of dirt, depending on the project, such as:

• Dirt with some green waste and stones - as part of the landscaping project, would call for a Mixed Heavy type of Bin Hire
• Dirt from the excavation of Driveway - would be a mixture of Concrete and Soil - and would also be suitable for a reduced priced Skip Bin for Concrete and Soil recyclable Waste
• Dirt from deep excavation - such as digging for a swimming pool - will qualify for a 100% soil bin, which is a discounted price from the mixed heavy waste types.
  

Dirt - especially wet dirt after some rains - will be very dense and very heavy, hence - when choosing a bin hire company - be sure to enquire whether there is an additional charge at the end of hire for extra weight.

Aim to find an all-inclusive up-front price for bin hire for Dirt / Soil, regardless of the weight, so that there are no hidden surprises on the pickup of the bin.

Generally, bins for Soil / Dirt would be offered from 2 cubic meters up to 6 or 8 cubic meters.  Only a few companies in Melbourne would have powerful enough trucks to lift up to 10 or 12 cubic meters bin of soil.

One has to be careful when loading the bin - as there is a significant difference of how much you can fit into a bin if manually filling it with wheelbarrows or loading it with a bob cat or an excavator.  The danger of loading it with an excavator  and compacting the soil in the bin can result in seriously overloading the bin (weight wise) and making it too heavy for the truck to lift.  Prior to hiring a bin - enquire what is the maximum weight the truck is able to lift, thus it will help you to estimate whether you can compact the soil or not.

As soil is a recyclable material in Australia - you should always expect to pay LESS for Soil / Dirt than you would pay for a Mixed Heavy Builders Waste, which is normally a combination of: Soil / bricks / Concrete / Clay and sometimes even General Waste.

Companies, which have their own waste transfer station - would be most suited to provide best prices for Skip Bin Hire for Soil, as they have processes to screen and clean this soil and then take it to a soil processing facility, thus diverting it from landfill.

For any Skip Bin Hire questions in Melbourne, Australia - please don't hesitate to post your comments and we'll endevour to answer them promptly.

We wish you in finding the best Bin Hire Company to assist you with your Waste Management and in particular Soil Disposal.

Builders Vs Circus Jugglers

Have you ever wondered how kids might perceive builders? 

On our recent visit to the Highett Vic site, where we supply Skip Bins for a Mak Construction & Design Project - we have observed how brick layers were working.

It was noted by our kids that there are a lot of similarities between the builders and the circus pro's, including Jugglers, Tight Rope and many more.  They are more similar than not:

• both are not afraid of heights
• strong, fit and flexible
• great jugglers
• can walk the tight rope or timber plank, suspended in the air
• can climb high leathers
• both are fascinating to watch ;-)

Comment on this post if you agree!!!

Rubbish Removal Services in Melbourne Australia

In the booming Construction Industry in Australia and Melbourne in particular - Rubbish Removal Services are becoming almost as essentials as oxygen.

As we drive through the streets of Melbourne - being St Kilda, Highett, Bayside, Melbourne CBD, the leafy suburbs of Hawthorn, Glen Iris or the beautiful Mornington Peninsula - we see construction sites popping up left right and centre.  The first thing that grabs our attention is whether the site is clean and organised or whether it's over-flowing with rubbish.

Controlling the waste on the Building / Construction Site  - not only to keep the space clean and safe for the workers and to have available space to store the building materials but also to comply with the strict City Council and EPA regulations - is becoming one of the biggest head aches for the Site Managers.

Having a proper system for managing a construction or building waste in an economical, logical and consistent way can mean the difference between a smooth flow of the project, injury prevention, EPA compliance and prevention of the local residents complaints and having a disorganized, messy site, running out of necessary space and attracting an unnecessary attention from the regulating bodies and the residents.

While there are various methods of waste management on building sites from cages to skip bins and manual labourers, the cost of such services, together with consistency and quality of service can differ greatly from company to company.

Need A Skip Now -  Melbourne's trusted Skip Bin Hire company is offering all of the above services, tailored specifically for each building / construction or demolition site and is a One Stop Shop, where you can get a Free Site Management Consultation,  a proposal of how to manage your site's rubbish, various sizes of skip bins and hook bins from 2 cubic meters to 31 cubic meters large bins and even an excavator and labourers to clean up large sites.

If you are a builder, landscaper, site manager, demolisher or just working on your renovation project -  consider outsourcing your Rubbish Removal to the professionals and give Need A Skip Now a call on 1300 605 624 for an obligation free discussion.

The Secrets Behind What Happens to Your Waste

The Secrets Behind "What Happens to my Waste" are finally revealed... Read the insider Story below...

https://www.needaskipnow.com.au/news/skip-bin-hire-moving-towards-zero-waste/

Skip Bin Hire Melbourne is Moving Towards Zero Waste

In a day and age, when a lot of Melbourne, Australia's community is more and more aware of the environmental impacts and is more conscious of their consumer choices, choosing Skip Bin Hire company is no different.

If in the past, the choice of one Skip Bin Provider over another one would be based predominantly on price, today there are more factors to consider.

One of the important factors, when choosing a Skip Bin Supplier, especially for Green Living Accredited Builders - is how this Bin Supplier is dealing with the Waste Collected.

While in the past, some Bin Hire companies could take a bin from customer's site - straight to the tip - the times have certainly changed...

In line with the Victorian Government Policy "Towards Zero Waste" - more progressive Skip Bin Hire Companies are taking the waste to their own Transfer Station or a Recycling Facility, where waste is separated, sorted and processed in some cases, for further recycling and re-purposing.

Need A Skip Now - Melbourne's more progressive Skip Bin Hire and Demolition Company, operates it's own Waste Transfer Station, where all the bins from customer sites are taken for a detailed sorting and separating.  This leading Melbourne's Bin Supplier understands the importance of diverting the waste away from landfill and thus is constantly investing in its' Transfer Station's infrastructure, thus moving Towards Zero Waste goal.

When selecting your Skip Bin Hire Supplier for your next project, you might like to ask: how are you dealing with the Waste Collected and are you focused on moving Towards Zero Waste vision?

Turner Road, Highett Demolition

Turner Road, Highett Demolition

Demolition Project in Highett, Vic 3190

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Here is a recent project we’ve completed in Turner Road, Highett. Comprising:

• Asbestos Removal
• Large Trees Removal
• Brick Veneer House, Garage, Brick Fence and Wrought Iron Gates

All Excavators and Semi-Trailers provided by Demolition Hub. All Bins provided by Need A Skip Now

Demolition in Caulfield North by Demolition Hub

Demolition in Caulfield North by Demolition Hub

Melbourne Demolition Projects

Our recently completed Demolition Project in Orrong Grove, Caulfield North.  All the Stages were completed by Demolition Hub, including:

• Asbestos Removal
• Trees and Vegetation Removal
• Demolition of a House
• Provision of Bins by our Sister Company Need A Skip Now
• Provision of Semi-Trailers
• Taking the Rubbish to our Waste Transfer Station for Recycling

Total project length: 4 Days.

Excavator Delivery to Need A Skip Now Transfer Station

While we say good bye to our Big Boy 30 tonne Excavator, we say "hello" to a smaller one - 20 tonner.  The Big Hitachi Excavator is going off to our Demolition and Excavation Site in Caulfield South, while his little counterpart will be utilised in our transfer Station in Clayton South, to help us sort the rubbish.

Need A Skip Now is managing it's own Waste Transfer Station, to sort the rubbish from all our Demolition Projects and all the Skip Bins that we hire out to our Commercial, Residential and Building Customers.  All bins are delivered Monday to Saturday to most suburbs of Melbourne, from 2m3 to 31m3 large walk in bins.

For an instant quote on skip bins, head to www.needaskipnow.com.au/book/ or for Demolition, Excavation and Asbestos Removal quote we will visit your site for an Obligation Free appointment.  Please call us on 1300 605 624 to enquire.

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