Skip Bin Hire Cost in Melbourne’s East: 2026 Prices

The short answer

Skip companies in the east publish 4 m³ skips at $470 (general waste, ASAP Bin Hire), $595 (light mixed load up to 1.0 tonne, Yarra Valley Skip Bins) and from $495 (Boss Bin Hire). Soil, concrete and brick on their own are priced separately, often lower. Council permits, extra days, overweight loads, mattresses and tyres cost extra. Your price comes from the supplier after it assesses the job.

Skip bin prices by size in Melbourne’s east

Three skip companies in the east publish prices by size for general or mixed waste. Each column is one company’s figures:

Skip bin hire prices by size: general and mixed waste

Skip size	Light mixed load (weight limit), Yarra Valley Skip Bins	General waste, ASAP Bin Hire	”From” price, Boss Bin Hire
2 m³	$425 (0.6 t)	$290	$340 (2.5 m³)
3 m³	$495 (0.8 t)	$390	$395
4 m³	$595 (1.0 t)	$470	$495
6 m³	$765 (1.2 t)	$620	$625
8 m³	$925 (1.5 t)	$790	$740
10 m³	$1,085 (1.6 t)	$980	$850
12 m³	$1,425 (1.7 t)	$1,050	$995

Each column is one company’s published price, not ours, and they aren’t directly comparable: Yarra Valley Skip Bins (Dixons Creek) prices “light” mixed loads with the weight limit shown and a standard 3-day hire; ASAP Bin Hire (Kilsyth) prices “general waste” from the main table on its Bayswater page (the same page shows a second, slightly higher price guide); Boss Bin Hire (Manningham) publishes “from” prices without a waste type or weight limit, and its smallest skip is 2.5 m³. None of the three states whether GST is included. Council permits are extra. Checked 1 October 2026.

Skip bin prices for soil, concrete and bricks

One heavy material on its own is usually cheaper than a mixed heavy load. See soil and concrete skips for why heavy waste goes in smaller skips.

Skip bin prices: soil, concrete and bricks

Skip size	100% concrete, dry dirt, brick or green, Yarra Valley Skip Bins	Clean fill (100% soil, bricks or concrete), ASAP Bin Hire
2 m³	$415	$280
3 m³	$465	$370
4 m³	$495	$450
6 m³	$625	$600
8 m³	$735	$750

Single-material skips: one material only, filled level with the top edge. Yarra Valley Skip Bins’ price applies to 100% concrete, 100% dry dirt, 100% brick or rubble, or 100% green waste or timber, and it doesn’t offer these loads in 10 m³ or larger skips; mixed heavy loads cost more and carry a weight limit (its “heavy” price for 4 m³ is $725, up to 1.3 t). ASAP Bin Hire’s clean fill means 100% clean soil, 100% bricks or 100% concrete, with no 10 m³ or larger option published. GST not stated by either. Checked 1 October 2026.

What sets the price of a skip bin

Size. From 2 m³ mini skips to 10 m³ and larger. See skip bin sizes.
Waste type. General waste, green waste, builders waste, or one heavy material like soil or concrete.
Weight. Most skips have a weight limit, with a charge above it.
Hire period. Published standard hires in the east are mostly 3 or 4 days.
Placement. A skip on the road needs a council permit; on the driveway it doesn’t.
Items that cost extra. Mattresses and tyres, usually per item.

Extras that change the final price

Few companies publish these, which is why they surprise people. Here’s what the ones that do publish charge:

Published extra charges

Extra	Published price	Who publishes it
Days beyond the included hire	$25.00 per day (3 days included)	M Tucker & Sons, Mount Evelyn
Days beyond the included hire	$15 per day	Trailer Trash (trailer bins), Lilydale prices
Over the weight limit	$40.00 per 100 kg	M Tucker & Sons, Mount Evelyn
Over the weight limit	$45 per 100 kg (no more than 1,200 kg)	Trailer Trash (trailer bins), Lilydale prices
Mattress in the skip	$100 each	Yarra Valley Skip Bins, Dixons Creek
Mattress in the skip	$50 each	ASAP Bin Hire, Kilsyth
Car tyre in the skip	$35 each	Yarra Valley Skip Bins, Dixons Creek
Car tyre, off the rim	$40 each	ASAP Bin Hire, Kilsyth
Overfilled skip that can’t be moved	$110.00 return fee	M Tucker & Sons, Mount Evelyn

Each row is one company’s published charge. M Tucker & Sons says “All rates are including GST”; the others don’t state GST. Most companies don’t publish overweight or extra-day rates at all, so ask before you book. Checked 1 October 2026.

Skip bin hire prices across Melbourne

For a wider view, one online broker publishes the spread of general waste prices across Melbourne. They’re figures from many suppliers, not a quote for the east:

Local Skip Bin Hire: Melbourne general waste prices, October 2026

Skip size	From	Typical	Up to
2 m³	$171	$248	$250
3 m³	$233	$348	$364
4 m³	$324	$446	$481
6 m³	$588	$634	$680
8 m³	$723	$729	$964
10 m³	$895	$944	$1,105

Local Skip Bin Hire, an online booking broker, publishes these Melbourne-wide general waste figures from its supplier network, checked across 8 Melbourne postcodes on 20 October 2026 for a 7-day hire, with GST, delivery and pick-up included; “typical” is its median. They’re a broker’s spread across many suppliers, not prices for the east alone, and its hire period is longer than the 3 or 4 days most companies here include. Checked 22 October 2026.

Council permit fees

Only skips on the road or council land need a permit, and the skip company applies. Fees differ a lot from one council to the next. See council skip permits for the rules behind them.

Council skip permit fees in the east

Council	Permit fee for a skip on the road
Maroondah	$118 for 1 to 3 days, $188.50 for 4 to 8 days, $253 for 9 to 14 days, per bin (2026–27)
Knox	$196 per placement for a one-off permit (up to 7 days, at least 14 days’ notice), or $58 per placement for accredited providers on a $563 annual permit
Whitehorse	$125.00 (ex-GST) for 5 days, plus $51 (ex-GST) per bay per day in a metered bay
Manningham	$160 for a temporary permit (up to 7 days), or $935 for an annual permit
Monash	$327.60 on local roads (1 week max.), or $331.80 at activity and shopping centres (2 hours, 7am to 9am) (2026–27)
Yarra Ranges	$74.00 residential (up to 7 days), $150.00 building site (up to 3 months), $500.00 commercial (3 to 12 months), including GST

As each council publishes them; the skip company applies and the fee is usually passed on in the hire price. No permit is needed for a skip wholly on your property. Checked 1 October 2026.

Skip or tip run?

If you have a trailer and the time, a transfer station can be cheaper for a load or two. Here’s what three stations in the east charge:

Transfer station prices in the east

Load	Published price	Who publishes it
Small trailer, ute or van, level (up to 6 x 4), general waste	$154.00	Knox Transfer Station, Wantirna South
Small trailer, ute or van, level (up to 6 x 4), general waste	$165.00	Coldstream transfer station (Yarra Ranges Recycling Services)
Ute, van, trailer or truck, rubbish	$407.00 per tonne, minimum $125.00	Whitehorse Recycling and Waste Centre, Vermont South
Small trailer, ute or van, level, green waste	$68.50	Knox Transfer Station, Wantirna South
Clean green and timber waste	$152.00 per tonne, minimum $70.00	Whitehorse Recycling and Waste Centre, Vermont South
Clean fill: concrete, tiles, bricks	$406.50 per tonne	Knox Transfer Station, Wantirna South
Bricks, concrete and ceramics	$122.00 per tonne, minimum $60.00	Whitehorse Recycling and Waste Centre, Vermont South

Gate prices as each station publishes them for 2026–27: Knox Transfer Station and Coldstream “include GST”; Whitehorse’s prices are “inclusive of the State Government landfill levy and GST”. Whitehorse doesn’t take soil. Self-hauling also means your own trailer, fuel and time. Checked 1 October 2026.

By our arithmetic, one tonne of rubbish taken to Whitehorse at $407.00 per tonne costs $407 in gate fees, against Yarra Valley Skip Bins’ published $595 for a 4 m³ skip with a 1.0-tonne light-load limit, delivery, collection and a 3-day hire. The skip also saves the trailer, fuel and loading twice.

The landfill levy

EPA Victoria says “A waste levy must be paid for all waste received at a landfill”. Its metropolitan rate for municipal and industrial waste rose from $169.79 per tonne in 2025–26 to $177.19 per tonne from 1 July 2026. It’s built into what tips and transfer stations charge per tonne: the Whitehorse Recycling and Waste Centre, for one, says its prices are “inclusive of the State Government landfill levy”.

How to compare skip quotes

The same size and waste type
The weight limit, and the charge per 100 kg or per tonne above it
How many days are included, and the daily rate after
Whether GST and any council permit are in the price
Charges for mattresses, tyres and other items

Skip bin hire by suburb

Each suburb page has that council’s skip permit rules and fee, and its tree rules for garden clean-ups: Bayswater, Boronia, Box Hill, Clayton, Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Glen Waverley, Kilsyth, Lilydale, Mooroolbark, Mount Waverley, Mulgrave, Oakleigh, Ringwood, Rowville, Templestowe, Wantirna, the Yarra Valley.

Common questions

How much is a skip bin in Melbourne’s east?

As a guide, a 4 m³ skip is published at $470 for general waste by ASAP Bin Hire, $595 for a light mixed load up to 1.0 tonne by Yarra Valley Skip Bins, and from $495 by Boss Bin Hire. The price changes with the size, the waste, its weight, the hire period and whether the skip goes on the street.

Why do skip prices vary so much?

Because companies price different things. Some quote general waste only, some light and heavy loads with weight limits, some single-material skips, and hire periods, GST and permit fees are handled differently. Compare like with like: the same size, the same waste type, the same weight limit and the same number of days.

Is a skip cheaper than going to the tip?

For a single trailer load, the tip can be cheaper if you have a trailer and the time: Knox Transfer Station charges $154.00 for a level small trailer of general waste. For a bigger job, a skip saves the trips, the trailer and the loading twice. By our arithmetic, at Whitehorse’s $407.00 per tonne for rubbish, one tonne self-hauled costs $407 in gate fees, before fuel and time.

Does the price include GST?

It depends on the company, and many don’t say. M Tucker & Sons states “All rates are including GST”; Yarra Valley Skip Bins, ASAP Bin Hire and Boss Bin Hire don’t state it on their price lists. Ask, and compare prices on the same basis.

What’s the landfill levy and does it affect skip prices?

It’s a state levy on every tonne of waste that goes to landfill. EPA Victoria’s metropolitan rate rose from $169.79 per tonne in 2025–26 to $177.19 per tonne from 1 July 2026. It’s built into what tips charge by weight: Whitehorse’s gate prices, for one, are “inclusive of the State Government landfill levy”.

Where these figures come from

The prices and rules on this page come from these published pages, checked on 1 October 2026.

Yarra Valley Skip Bins: skip bin hire prices · Skip hire business, Dixons Creek (Yarra Ranges); price table by size, waste and weight limit, no visible date, GST not stated
ASAP Bin Hire: Bayswater skip bins · Skip hire business, Kilsyth; main “Our skip bins” table (the page also shows a second, different price guide), GST not stated
Boss Bin Hire · Skip hire business, Manningham; “from” prices by size, waste type not stated, GST not stated
M Tucker & Sons: skip bins Ringwood · Skip hire business, Mount Evelyn; published hire terms and extra charges (no price table), GST included
Trailer Trash: skip bin hire Lilydale · Trailer-bin hire business; prices shown for postcode 3140, page updated 26 October 2025, GST not stated
Local Skip Bin Hire: skip bin cost in Melbourne · Online booking broker; Melbourne-wide prices across 8 postcodes, checked 20 October 2026, GST included
Knox Transfer Station: gate prices · Transfer station gate prices as of 1 July 2026, GST included
Yarra Ranges Recycling Services: Coldstream gate prices · Transfer station gate prices as of 1 July 2026, GST included
Whitehorse Recycling and Waste Centre: items accepted at a charge · Council fees 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, including levy and GST
EPA Victoria: waste levy · State regulator levy rates, updated 20 May 2026
Knox City Council: skip bin permits · Council permit rules and fees, no page date
City of Monash: skip bin permit · Council permit rules and fees, 2026–27
Yarra Ranges Council: skip bins · Council permit rules and fees, no fee year shown, GST included

Skip bin hire costSkip bin prices in Melbourne’s east, October 2026

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