Waste Types

Information on Waste Skips Adelaide Users Need to Know

Certain types of waste are prohibited from being placed in skip bins by law, and so it’s important to correctly identify your type of waste.

In addition, the dumps where we dispose of your waste have very strict guidelines, which we are bound to abide by.

It is critical that you correctly identify the type of waste you are going to place in your bin to avoid additional charges imposed by the disposal facility.

Correctly identifying your waste type helps ensure compliance with requirements that waste skips Adelaide services must meet, and avoids extra charges across all types of rubbish.

General waste

For waste skips Adelaide residents and businesses use for everyday clean-ups, general waste is often the right category.

Accepted Waste Items
General household waste – Boxes, timber, furniture, white goods, electrical appliances, clothes, toys, carpet, green waste (additional costs apply to remove mattress, televisions, monitors, tyres and gas bottles).

Prohibited Waste Items
Bricks, pavers, tiles, concrete, stones, rocks, soils, food (putrid) waste, asbestos, liquid waste (paints, oils, thinners, chemicals) are not accepted as general waste.

Special Instructions
Dried out liquid wastes (for example paint cans) are accepted. Make sure you fill to the top of the bin only. Keep waste/rubbish within the confinements of the bin.

This type of material is usually placed in a general waste skip when sorting waste correctly.

Quarry waste

For waste skips Adelaide customers book for heavy materials, quarry waste must stay clean and uncontaminated.

Accepted Waste Items
Bricks, pavers, tiles, concrete, stones, rocks and clean fill soils are accepted by the dump.

Please note – No other materials can be included, not even the smallest amount as the dumps and disposal facilities enforce very strict rules for contaminated waste. Additional costs will apply.

Prohibited Waste Items
Grass, lawn, asbestos, timbers, organic waste, plaster boards, household waste, electrical waste are not accepted as quarry waste.

Special Instructions
There are no weight limits for quarry waste. Please fill to the top of the bin only. Keep quarry waste within the confinements of the bin.

A dirt skip bin is often the right option for soil, bricks, concrete and similar heavy materials.

Mixed waste

Mixed loads are common in waste skips Adelaide residents and businesses book for clean-ups and renovation work.

Accepted Waste Items
A combination of general and quarry waste are accepted. Please note, due to the nature of mixed waste, it can only be disposed of at particular dumps.

It is important that you let us know when you order your bin that you have mixed waste to ensure no additional costs will apply upon collection or disposal.

Letting us know in advance helps us organise the waste skips Adelaide customers need, ensuring everything is booked correctly from the start.

Prohibited Waste Items
Liquid waste, asbestos and dangerous goods and substances are not accepted.

For more information about the rules and regulations for disposing of dangerous substances in South Australia visit SafeWork SA website.

For more information about how to dispose of hazardous waste visit the Zero Waste SA.

Special Instructions
There are no weight limits for mixed waste bin types. Please fill to the top of the bin only. Keep quarry waste within the confinements of the bin.

Do you need more information or have further questions?

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Please check our Frequently Asked Questions page or contact us, our staff are happy to assist you.