Skip Bin Sizes 2m³ to 12m³ – Dimensions & Prices Guide

Pick a bin by size, then by what’s going in it

Our 2m³ to 8m³ bins are built for heavy waste and carry no weight limit. The 9m³ and 12m³ are for bulky, lighter rubbish like timber, plasterboard, carpet and furniture.

Size	L × W × H	Access	Waste type	Typical job
2m³	1.91 × 1.60 × 0.90 m	Lift-in (no door)	Heavy or general – no weight limit	About 2 trailer loads. Bathroom strip-outs, a small garden tidy, or a few rows of pavers.
3m³	2.51 × 1.60 × 0.97 m	Walk-in door	Heavy or general – no weight limit	Roughly 3 trailer loads. Kitchen or laundry renos and small slab breakouts.
4m³	3.30 × 1.60 × 0.97 m	Walk-in door	Heavy or general – no weight limit	Around 4 trailer loads. Our go-to for brick, tile and soil jobs on suburban blocks.
6m³	3.70 × 1.60 × 1.30 m	Walk-in door	Heavy or general – no weight limit	About 6 trailer loads. Full backyard makeovers and mixed renovation rubbish.
8m³	3.70 × 1.60 × 1.65 m	Walk-in door	Heavy or general – no weight limit	Around 8 trailer loads. Larger renovations, extensions and site clean-ups.
9m³	3.85 × 1.58 × 1.52 m	Walk-in door	General & light waste	About 9 trailer loads. Bulky light waste such as timber, plaster and old furniture.
12m³	4.80 × 1.55 × 1.70 m	Walk-in door	General & light waste	Around 12 trailer loads. Office fit-outs, house clear-outs and big volumes of light waste.

Rule of thumb: one cubic metre is about one box-trailer load heaped level. If you’re torn between two sizes, the bigger one usually works out cheaper than paying for a second bin.

Heavy waste vs general waste

Heavy waste is anything dense: soil, clay, sand, rock, bricks, tiles, pavers and concrete. Put it in a 2–8m³ bin and we won’t charge you for weight. A load that is only concrete (reo is fine) attracts a lower price again.

General waste covers household junk, renovation offcuts, timber, plasterboard, cardboard and green waste. It’s lighter per cubic metre, so the bigger 9m³ and 12m³ bins make sense.

Load it level

Please don’t pile rubbish above the top edge. Our drivers can’t legally lift or carry an overloaded bin, and it’s the one thing that slows a pickup down.

Walk-in skip bin from Moreland Bin Hire on a residential building site

What can’t go in a skip

For the safety of our drivers and the transfer station staff, these items aren’t accepted:

Asbestos or anything that might contain it
Paint, poisons, chemicals and oils
Liquids of any kind
Gas bottles and fire extinguishers
Food scraps
Tree stumps
Synthetic grass
Silica dust

Mattresses and tyres can go in, but each one carries a small surcharge. Not sure about something? Call us before you load it. More answers in our FAQ.

Skip Bin Sizes & Dimensions

Pick a bin by size, then by what’s going in it

Heavy waste vs general waste

Load it level

What can’t go in a skip

Know your size?