Garden waste goes in a standard skip bin, and if you keep the load clean it is the easiest kind of waste to deal with: a clean load of garden material goes straight to composting with no sorting at all. Mix anything else in and it stops being a green load.
What counts as green waste
- Branches, prunings and hedge trimmings
- Lawn clippings and leaves
- Weeds and pulled-out shrubs
- Soil and clean dirt
- Small tree stumps — ring us first about size
What turns it into a mixed load
One bag of household rubbish reclassifies the entire bin as mixed waste at the higher rate. So do plastic plant pots, treated pine, painted timber, and rocks or concrete mixed in with the soil.
It feels harsh, but the transfer station cannot sort a composting load by hand. One contaminated item and the whole thing has to go through general waste processing.
Soil is heavier than it looks
A bin full of soil hits its weight limit long before it looks full. If you are digging out garden beds or levelling a yard, expect the bin to look part empty when it is already at its limit. Tell us it is soil when you book so we can size it properly.
Timing matters in Victoria
Green waste demand spikes twice a year — spring growth, and again before summer when everyone clears around the house for fire season. If you are in a bushfire-prone area, book earlier than you think you need to. Those weeks get busy across the whole industry, not just with us.
Ring 0432 118 814 and tell us what you are clearing.