WHY DIDN’T THE SKIP DRIVER TAKE AWAY MY BIN?

How many times have you passed a skip bin and have come across an overfilled bin?

 

 

Customer will overfill these bins knowing very well that these bins should be filled to the lip and not overflowing. The general rule is if the bin was filled with water you could not overfill it.

 

Melbourne’s waste services are strictly regulated by the Victorian Government. Therefore it’s not the skip driver being unreasonable when they refuses to pick up the bin or asks the customer to remove some of the load – it’s the law! Road safety laws stipulate that bins cannot be filled higher than the top lip.

Drivers and skip companies are legally bound to not carry unsafe loads and unfortunately many people order smaller skips than they need in order to save a few dollars. Order a larger skip than you think you need because you will always fill it – just don’t go over the lip line! You might end up spending more money on another skip bin. There are clear limit lines on most bins but if not it is no excuse to load 8m3 of waste into a 6m3 bin. Who pays for the extra waste?

Virtual vs Real Skip Bin Hire in Australia - Know What You Are Choosing

What to Look For When Choosing a Skip Hire Company

Unless you personally know the Skip Hire company, have been referred to them, have used them before or checked their facebook page for reviews, you really can’t tell. Anyone can start a skip company, advertise and you could be enticed to call. Unless you compare companies it could be a gamble in terms of prices and service but more importantly what actually happens to your waste – recycled or land filled?

Virtual Skip Bin Hire Companies vs Physical Bin Hire Companies 

It has been an increasing trend in Australia in particular of more and more virtual skip bin hire companies or more likely websites, which offer customers almost like a comparison  platform to find their bin.  Some of these virtual companies are very good, with their own dedicated customer service centre, emails and phone numbers, while others will be very generic websites, which simply pull data from a database and will identify the skip bin at the geographic area where consumer is looking for.
If you are only hiring a bin once in your life and might not need any customer service or follow up or build a relationship with your bin supplier then perhaps generic or virtual bin hire website will work for you.  However, if you are interested in building a relationship with your Skip Bin Hire Supplier, so that they will look after your waste management needs, speak to you on a phone, carefully note down all your requirements as to the time of the bin delivery, placement instructions, site contact details, any variations to your bin hire order or any other issues such as bin change over - then you can't beat dealing with the real physical bin hire company that will provide a full service.

What Happens to Your Waste?

Skip companies are not actually regulated to a great extent but the best ones such as Need A Skip Now operate their own waste transfer stations ensuring proper recycling processes.  Hence when dealing with the physical Skip Bin Hire Company, one of the fundamental questions to ask is: 

"what happens to my waste after its picked up from my home / building site / commercial site?"

You can only ask questions about your waste treatment from a physical skip bin hire company.  If you book via generic price comparison website - these questions will not be answered, nor will you likely have any information about your potential bin provider or his reliability therefore. 

Council Permits for Bins on a Road

One of the tell tales between good and qustionable companies is how they treat the issue of Council Permits.  Professional Skip Bin Hire Companies will ALWAYS apply for a permit if the bin is going on a road or a nature strip and this issue will not even be up for a discussion.  Some questionable operators out there might either: not get a permit at all or charge customer for a permit but actually never apply for it.
Council Permits for Bins on a Road are absolutely critical for compliance with Local Laws in Australia, in addition - should anything untoward happen like someone colliding with your bin overnight or any other issues - if you don't have a permit - the fines and penalties will significantly outweigh the cost of the permit.

We recommend to always pay a Due Diligence when selecting your Skip Bin Hire Supplier and we hope that you find our tips above very useful.  Should you wish to add anything to the above - we welcome your comments below this article. 

HOW TO REDUCE THE COST OF YOUR HOUSE MOVE

Moving house is no easy task and often it can be both stressful and expensive.

The trick to handling the move and avoiding mental and financial stress is to make a plan and then stick to it. Organisation is the key to a well-managed move, but understand that with a whole house to relocate you might not have time to get organised..

REMEMBER:- The fewer items you have to move the cheaper the removalists will charge.

Firstly start by decluttering every room in the house, garage and backyard.

DISCARD OR DONATE? Pile up all the discarded goods in a pile. Consider donating your unwanted goods to the St Vincent de Paul Society or The Salvo’s .

 Any sale worthy items you might want to hold a garage sale or list them online.

                                                                     

FINAL STEP. Call a reliable local skip bin hire company, such as Need A Skip Now 1300 605 624 to discuss your skip hire requirements.

Or jump on their website to get a quote or to book a bin. 

If you have any other tips on planning a House Move - we would love to see your comments below....
                                                   

WASTE CAN DESTROY THE EARTH

SAVE THE EARTH AS IT’S THE ONLY PLANET WITH PASTA AND CHOCOLATE.

                                   NOW THAT I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION

Whether you are a home owner completing a DYI project, a commercial property owner conducting a shop refit or a building contractor embarking on a new construction NEED A SKIP NOW is here to help. They operate six days a week and their impressive Skip Hire fleet works from the Bayside base to deliver and collect skips for every requirement. From small 2m3 bins to 31m3 bulk bins. Their experienced and dedicated staff guarantee a container to suit.

All Skip Bins are suitable for a wide range of waste types, including, brick, concrete, cardboard, metals, soil, timber and other non-hazardous materials. 

The range includes a skip size that is perfect for your use, from a small house or office clean-out to large, industrial or commercial building site collection service. Choose from a range of 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 21, 24  or 31 cubic metre skip sizes.

To get the right size of skip talk to an expert from the highly experienced skip hire team 1300 605 624 or jump online and obtain a Skip Bin Hire quote or book your skip in for next day delivery. The Bin Supplier recycles 86%+ of all waste and can organise permits if the skip is to be used on a road.

NEED A SKIP NOW has developed into a business leader based on quality of service, value for money, reputation and reliability. The company has slowly but surely built an impressive reputation for delivering a competitively priced Skip Hire and Waste Management service in the Melbourne region.

Unprecedent Skip Bin Hire Special in Melbourne for 6m3 Skip Bins May 2019

Dear Fellow Melbournians

This is to alert you to the last 2 days of the very special price reduction by Melbourne's Skip Bin Hire Provider - Need A Skip Now on 6m3 Mixed Heavy Waste Skip Bins.
This skip bin hire special will only be available until end of day 31st May 2019 and is offered for Melbourne's bayside suburbs and South Eastern Suburbs.

Need A Skip Now invites customers to jump on their website and see if their suburb is covered by this very special offer.
Please note that as the cost of rubbish disposal increases every few months, an offer like this is unlikely to be repeated, hence take advantage of it while you can.
Need A Skip Now can also be contacted during business hours and on Saturday from 8am - 12pm on 1300 605 624 to redeem this Skip Bin Hire Special.

Skip Bin Hire in Melbourne for Valentines Day 2019

Dear Customers

With only two weeks away from Valentines Day 2019 - we are getting excited with all the projects our customers are getting involved in around their houses in order to surprise their partners with something special such as:

• de-cluttering of your garage
• clearing up of the back yard, to create that special place for a raised garden 
• clearing the space on your patio to create an entertainment area
• cleaning up your cupboards of all the junk and creating much needed space
• de-cluttering your home office area in order to create a free flowing open working space for your office
• re-organising your kids bedrooms by taking out old, unused clothing, old broken or unused toys and all the other junk, which has just been accumulating there for years
• re-organising your garden area, getting rid of broken pots, unused boulders, which no longer give you joy, getting rid of excess soil or overgrown vegetation 
• clearing your basement or guest room, to create a man's cave for your partner or a sawing / art space for your partner.
  
  

We get very excited to be part of your project and no matter what you've set out to do  - we've got the right size and design skip bin to suit your project.  With all the above projects - there will be rubbish to be thrown away and in order to avoid double handling, we suggest to organise a skip bin, so that by the time you get to your de-cluttering or re-organising your space - the bin will be already in your driveway, ready for all the junk that you no longer need in your life.

For an immediate online quote for a skip bin in Melbourne, please refer to our website.

With only two weeks left until Valentines Day - if you are going ahead with your surprise for your partner - the time to act is now!  Our friendly customer service team is ready for you to book and dispatch the skip bin to your projects address.  If you are a type of person who prefers to discuss your project or bin requirements over the phone - we are here to take your calls in Melbourne, Monday to Saturay on 1300 605 624!
If you have any other interesting suggestions on surprising your partner for Valentines Day with the projects around your house or garden, please post them in the comments, we would love to read them!

Skip Bin Hire Melbourne Open During Christmas and New Year

Are you looking forward to your summer break with your family and at the same time looking to finish all your household projects and prepare for 2019?  

Most of the household projects, whether it's a clean up of your home, moving houses, clearing up a garage or finishing that landscaping or gardening project - will involve getting rid of rubbish or waste, generated as a result of your project.

One of the challenges during Christmas / New Year is to find a Skip Bin Hire company, which is actually Open for Business and operating during the Festive Season.

The great news are - if you are in Melbourne - the guys from Need A Skip Now is exactly the company that never shuts their doors during this exciting and festive season.  The reason being is a constant demand from its loyal and new customers, who are really looking forward to making their holidays productive and need to be associated with a Bin Company, which is on stand by and ready to deliver and pickup bins to enable the projects to go on in December and January months.

Not only Need A Skip Now team is fully operational, but they also offer complete telephone and live chat support Monday to Saturday.  To get an assistance with choosing the right bin size and waste type for your Project - give this bin company a call on 1300 605 624 or get an instant all inclusive skip bin quote online and book your bin via secure website.

We wish you all the best with your 2018 / 2019 summer projects around your house and don't hesitate to post your questions in the comments below.  Happy New Year folks!