Waste Collection Services
Choose your waste type to view available bin sizes and pricing. Each waste stream is color-coded for easy identification.
General Waste
The red-lid bin. Takes everything that can't be recycled—food-contaminated packaging, soft plastics, broken items, mixed materials. Most businesses need at least one general waste bin as a catch-all. Landfill levies make this the most expensive stream, so separating recyclables saves money.
Common for:
Every business type. Offices generate surprisingly little general waste once paper and containers are separated. Retail and hospitality produce more due to packaging and food waste.
Cardboard & Paper
Dedicated bins for cardboard boxes, office paper, and newspapers. Must be clean and dry—wet or food-stained cardboard goes in general waste. Flatten boxes to fit more in each collection. Recycling cardboard costs roughly half what general waste does because there's a market for the material.
Common for:
Retailers receiving stock in boxes, warehouses, e-commerce fulfilment centres, offices with high paper use. If you're breaking down more than a few boxes a day, a separate cardboard bin pays for itself.
Food & Organic Waste
The green-lid bin. Takes food scraps, coffee grounds, tea bags, paper towels, and certified compostable packaging. Gets processed into commercial compost rather than going to landfill. NSW, VIC and QLD now require many food businesses to separate organics—check your local council rules.
Common for:
Restaurants, cafes, hotels, caterers, food manufacturers, supermarkets. A busy cafe might fill a 240L organics bin weekly just from coffee grounds and food prep scraps. The bins have sealed lids to contain odours.
Bin sizes explained
Wheelie bins
Plastic bins on wheels. Collected by rear-lift trucks that tip them automatically. Work for any site where the truck can reach within about 10 metres of the bin location.
- 240L — The standard household size. Holds 4-6 bags. Most common for small businesses, cafes, retail stores.
- 660L — Chest height, quite heavy when full. Holds 12-15 bags. Medium businesses, busy cafes, small warehouses.
- 1100L — As tall as a person. Holds 20+ bags. Large offices, restaurants, retail centres with high waste volumes.
Front-lift containers
Steel bins with lifting arms. Collected by front-lift trucks. Better for high-volume sites or where bins need to be locked. Available in select cities — contact us for pricing.
- 1.5m³ — About 30 garbage bags. Small warehouse, busy restaurant, retail store.
- 3m³ — About 60 bags. Shopping centres, large offices, manufacturing sites.
- 4.5m³ — About 90 bags. High-volume sites, distribution centres, large retail.
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