5 Backyard Projects That Might Require a Skip Bin

1. Patio or decking installation

Wherever you are in Australia, the warm climate makes outdoor gatherings a pleasant experience. A good location to entertain your guests is outside on a deck or patio. But before you can install a deck or patio, you'll likely need to remove soil, rocks, rubble and even old concrete paving slabs. Fortunately, you can place all of these waste items into a skip bin.

But your skip bin provider might not class waste like rocks and paving slabs as garden waste. These items will likely fall under the general waste category. Make sure you check with your skip bin provider before you order your skip bin.

2. Tree removal and tree pruning

If you plan to remove a tree from your backyard, you'll need somewhere to dispose of the trunk, branches and stump. Skip bin companies usually consider tree clippings, stumps and branches garden waste. As such, you'll need to order a garden waste skip bin. However, you will need to cut the branches and trunk into smaller pieces before placing them into the skip bin.

Moreover, most skip bin companies won't take large tree stumps. Before you order your skip bin for tree removal, check with your skip bin provider for their specific requirements.

3. Landscaping

The autumn and winter months are a good time to beautify your backyard with some professional landscaping. Landscaping involves removing unwanted plants, tearing out weeds and clearing rocks and other solid obstacles from the soil. You might also want to remove compacted soil, dead soil or rubble so you can replace it with nutrient-rich topsoil, manure or mulch.

You can dispose of unwanted soil in a skip bin. A responsible skip bin provider will ensure your waste soil is recycled and then put to use elsewhere. The same goes for green waste like grass clippings, twigs, leaves and plant material. These waste items can serve as mulch and fertilizer that will benefit other green spaces in the future.

4. Fence or shed removal

If you are about to tear down an old fence or shed, a skip bin is the ideal place to dispose of the waste metal and wood. And if you choose an environmentally friendly skip bin provider, your waste won't simply end up underground. Instead, a recycling service will melt down waste metals and turn waste wood into chips.

5. Backyard clear-out

Have old pieces of garden furniture, bushy weeds and dead plants turned your backyard into a no-go zone? Then autumn is a good time to remove the clutter. Hire a skip bin and throw these items away without the need for trips back and forth to your local waste facility. But old garden furniture belongs in a general waste skip bin, not in a garden waste bin with plants and weeds.

Make sure you inform your skip bin provider if you have multiple types of backyard waste, such as plant material and garden furniture.

If you have an upcoming backyard project to take care of this autumn, a skip bin will help you dispose of the resulting waste quickly and responsibly. Get in touch with Green Bins today, and together, we'll make sure your backyard waste doesn't end up in a landfill site somewhere in Australia.