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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.

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.

S is for September, Skip Bin Hire and Sustainability

Since we find ourselves in the month of September - we would like to talk about Skip Bin Hire and Sustainability.

If you are managing a Factory, a warehouse, a shopping centre or any other commercial premises, including schools, religious institutions  or offices - chances are - you are due for regular clean outs of the premises.  It might mean different things for different industries:

• for Warehouses - might be a disposal of old pallets, outdated equipment, packaging
• for schools it might be getting rid of old, broken or unsafe furniture, replacement with a new, disposal of packing and old equipment
• for factories it might mean disposal of the prescribed waste, machinery, outdated equipment 
• for business with an end of lease it might mean all sorts of waste, inclusive but not limited to: fixtures and fittings, furniture, equipment, e-waste, recyclables and the like.

Big Clean Ups are usually associated with hiring a Skip Bin or a Dumpster as our brothers in USA like to call it :-).  For a lot of larger corporations, especially with Quality Certifications, even clean-up events are regulated and waste should be disposed of responsibly in accordance with the Sustainability principles.

Hence - seeking association with the Skip Bin Hire Companies, which are committed to the Sustainability Practices, inclusive but not limited to:

• being able to provide bins or find other solutions for various streams of waste, such as:
• General Waste
• Recyclable Waste
• Green Waste
• Paper
• Metal
• Asbestos and other prescribed waste  
• being able to divert 85+% of waste away from Landfill, which usually implies that they need to have their own Waste Transfer Station, where all the rubbish will be separated into various categories and then each waste stream is taken furthe to processing to specialized recycling centres.

 Sustainability during clean ups can be adhered to in many ways, one of the simplest things to consider is what cleaning materials and / or chemicals are being used during a clean up?  Companies, which are committed to the environmental preservation and sustainablity principles are opting to use products, which are are environmentally friendly, reduce the wastage of water and energy and limit chemicals discharged into the environment.

Further, when planning your big clean up event, it is recommended to source biodegradable, sustainable, and environmentally preferable products as well as implementing strategies that ensure there are no chemical waste, reduced energy consumption and paperless communications, as a starting point.  An example of the environmentally friendly cleaning products choice is Green chemicals, which include but not limited to: Bio + Green Crystals and Solucare, which are waste free, not harmful to humans or the environment.

For companies and organisations which are required to maintain clean environment on a daily basis, such as hospitals and food manufacturers, not to mention electronics manufacturing - choosing the right, environmentally friendly chemicals with minimum odors and minimum use of harsh ingredients is paramount.

Schools Australia wide are very serious about sustainability, which is woven across it's many disciplines from educating students about carbon emissions, to using correct bins for various types of waste, to teaching them about green living, gardening, sustainable foods and of cause environmentally friendly clean ups.  A couple of suggestions for Schools here:

• involve your students in planning environmentally freindly events and clean ups
• think of reducing waste in the first instance, by using products, which are biodegrable and recyclable
• think of only two waste streams when planning an event, such as: landfill and recyclable.  
• Label your bins accordingly, even put pictures of various waste examples, which are go to into each bin
• think of collecting plastic separately and finding a local government or commercial company, which can collect your school plastic for FREE or otherwise provide a local drop off point
• if space on the school grounds permits - have a constant "on site" skip bin or a few there, for a various waste type, so that they can be emptied on a regular basis and you don't have to double handle the waste

In Summary - let's make the month of September a Sustainable One, backed up by Sustainable Practices in your Business or Work Place and in case of a major clean up, selecting a Sustainable Skip Bin Hire company to align with your values and goals!

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.

Turner Road, Highett Demolition

Turner Road, Highett Demolition

Demolition Project in Highett, Vic 3190

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June 21, 2016
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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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