Skip bin guidesFor Melbourne’s eastern suburbs
Skip bin permits, sizes, weight limits and prices, council hard rubbish, tips and transfer stations, and where to take asbestos, concrete, mattresses and e-waste in Melbourne’s east.
- Hard rubbish and skip permits for six councils
- Tips and transfer stations: hours and prices
- Disposal guides from asbestos to tyres
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Each type of skip bin has its own page with sizes, prices and what goes in: general waste skip bins, green waste skip bins, builders waste skip bins, soil and concrete skip bins and mini skips, with skip bin prices in the east and skip sizes and weight limits compared.
Coldstream tip
The Coldstream tip in the Yarra Valley: opening hours, 2026–27 gate prices for rubbish, green waste and timber, free items and the rules.
Knox Transfer Station
Knox Transfer Station in Wantirna South: opening hours, 2026–27 gate prices for a boot or trailer, free items and the site rules.
Monash transfer station
The Monash Recycling and Waste Centre in Notting Hill: hours, resident and non-resident prices, free drop-offs and proof of residency.
4 cubic metre skip bin
The 4 m³ skip: dimensions from five fleets, prices for light, heavy and clean-fill loads, weight limits, and whether a bath fits.
6 cubic metre skip bin
The 6 m³ skip: skip and hook-lift dimensions, prices for light, heavy and clean-fill loads, weight limits, and kitchen sizing.
8 cubic metre skip bin
The 8 m³ skip: skip and hook-lift dimensions, prices for light, heavy and clean-fill loads, weight limits, and the height rule on the road.
Carpet and flooring disposal
Each council’s hard rubbish limit for carpet and underlay, what the tips charge, old vinyl and asbestos, floorboards and tiles, and skips for a whole house.
Old fence and deck disposal
Why hard rubbish won’t take a fence, deck or pergola, what the tips charge for timber and treated pine, fibro fences, Colorbond, and skip sizes.
Plasterboard disposal
Why hard rubbish won’t take plasterboard, what the tips in the east charge, which skips take it, what a room of it weighs, and checking for fibro first.
Skip bag vs skip bin
Skip bag or skip bin: sizes, weight limits, how pick-up is priced, how long each can stay, crane access, and mini skip prices for the same volume.
Skip bin, tip run or rubbish removal?
Skip bin, tip run or rubbish removal: tip prices for a trailer load, trailer hire, how removalists charge, and when a skip is the simpler choice.
Garage and deceased estate clean-outs
Skip, skip bag or rubbish removal for a garage or deceased estate clean-out: how they compare, what to sort first, and which size.
Asbestos disposal in Melbourne’s east
When a licensed removalist is the answer, how householders wrap it, the landfills on EPA’s list that take household asbestos, and a published price.
Tips and transfer stations in Melbourne’s east
Which tip each council uses, opening hours, 2026–27 prices for a boot or trailer load, and what none of them take.
Green waste disposal
Food and garden bins, bundled branch collections and tip prices in each council, plus what doesn’t count as green waste.
Mattress disposal in Melbourne’s east
Council hard rubbish limits, each tip’s mattress fee, and a recycler that collects from the kerb.
E-waste disposal in Melbourne’s east
Council drop-off points and collection days, tip charges, national take-back schemes, and storing batteries safely.
Hard rubbish collection in Melbourne’s east
How hard rubbish works in Knox, Maroondah, Yarra Ranges, Monash, Whitehorse and Manningham: booking, limits, and what none of them will take.
Skip bin permits in Melbourne’s east
Driveway or street, who applies, and each council’s fees and rules: Maroondah, Knox, Whitehorse, Manningham, Monash and Yarra Ranges.
What can go in a skip bin?
What you can and can’t put in a skip under Victoria’s rules, from asbestos and e-waste to mattresses and tyres, and where each goes instead.
Skip bin hire cost
Published skip prices in the east by size and waste type, the extras that change the price, permit fees and tip prices.
Skip bin sizes
Every size from 2 to 10 m³ with dimensions, weight limits and wheelie-bin maths, plus a size finder for your job.
Concrete, brick and soil disposal
Tip prices for concrete, bricks and soil, why hard rubbish won’t take them, clean fill skips, and EPA’s warning about “free” fill.
Couch and furniture disposal
Council hard rubbish limits for couches and furniture, a charity’s free collection, tip prices, and when a skip is the better deal.
What size skip for a renovation?
Sizing a skip for a bathroom or kitchen renovation: worked sizes by volume and weight, and why the tiles usually decide it.
Skip bin weight limits
Published skip weight limits by size, what overweight and overfilled skips cost, and how much soil, concrete and bricks weigh.
Tyre, paint, gas bottle and polystyrene disposal
Where to take old tyres, paint, gas bottles, polystyrene and plasterboard in the east, what each tip charges, and what a skip can take.
Need a skip in the east?
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