General waste, commingled recycling and cardboard wheelie bins in 240L, 660L and 1100L, collected weekly across Melbourne's CBD and suburbs. What each size suits, how inner-city access works, and how to get your exact price.
Melbourne businesses can book general waste, commingled recycling and cardboard recycling wheelie bins through Bin Hire Australia, each in 240L, 660L and 1100L, collected weekly. Booking is free. You enter your address and what your business does, see your exact per-collection price in about two minutes, and a vetted local provider delivers the bins, runs the collections, and invoices you directly. No markup is added on top of the provider's price.
This guide covers what each bin size suits, where coverage runs, and the access realities of running commercial bins in inner Melbourne.
| Bin | Holds roughly | Typical fit |
|---|---|---|
| 240L | 3-4 full garbage bags | Small office, boutique retail, salon, clinic |
| 660L | A week of waste for most food venues | Cafe, restaurant, busy shop, mid-size office |
| 1100L | High-volume sites | Supermarket, large venue, warehouse, shared bin room |
Collections run weekly as standard, and your exact schedule is confirmed in the quote. If one bin is not enough for your peak week, the answer is usually a second bin rather than a bigger promise. Our bin size guide by industry works through the sizing logic in detail.
Active provider coverage spans the Melbourne metro area, including the CBD, Southbank and Docklands, the inner north (Carlton, Fitzroy, Collingwood, Brunswick, Northcote, Preston), the inner south and east (South Yarra, Prahran, Richmond, Hawthorn, St Kilda, Brighton, Moorabbin), the west (Footscray, Sunshine, Werribee), and the growth corridors out to Frankston and Dandenong. Enter your postcode in the quote flow and coverage is confirmed on the spot. The Melbourne locations page has the metro-wide picture.
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Get your exact priceMelbourne's inner suburbs run on laneways, and laneways are where bin setups fail. Three things to sort before your first collection:
Storage. Councils across inner Melbourne require commercial bins to be stored on your premises, not on the footpath or in the laneway, outside collection windows. If your tenancy has no rear space, measure the doorway before choosing a bin: a 1100L bin does not fit through a standard door, a 240L does.
Shared bin rooms. CBD towers and converted warehouse buildings often run a shared waste room. Check whether your building manager controls provider access and what hours the room is open before you book, and label your bins clearly if the room is shared.
Collection windows. Inner-city collections typically run early morning to avoid pedestrian and delivery congestion. Your provider confirms the window that applies to your street when you book.
Recycling and cardboard are now bookable. A Victorian provider prices commingled recycling and a separate cardboard-only stream, each in 240L, 660L and 1100L on the same weekly collection as general waste, so a business can split bottles, cans and paper into recycling and boxes into cardboard instead of paying general-waste rates to bin all three together.
Food organics is the one stream still not priced by any Victorian provider. Coffee grounds, prep scraps and spoiled stock still go in general waste for now, and Victoria's four-bin reform applies to household kerbside collection, not businesses, so there is no separation mandate forcing the point; we cover what that reform actually means for Victorian businesses separately. Eligible drink containers still earn refunds through Victoria's container deposit scheme, and reducing what lands in the general bin is still the fastest way to cut waste costs: here is how.
Every price is specific to your address, bin size and business type, which is why this article contains no rate table. Get your exact Melbourne price: about two minutes, locked before you book, and the provider's own advertised rate with nothing added on top.
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240L, 660L and 1100L wheelie bins across general waste, commingled recycling and cardboard, collected weekly. Small offices and shops usually run a 240L, food venues and busy retail a 660L, and high-volume sites a 1100L or multiple bins.
Recycling and cardboard, yes: a Victorian provider now prices commingled recycling and a separate cardboard stream, both in 240L, 660L and 1100L on the same weekly collection as general waste. Food organics is not yet priced by any Victorian provider, so kitchen scraps still go in general waste for now.
A vetted local Melbourne provider. Bin Hire Australia is a free booking platform: the provider delivers your bins, runs the weekly collections, and invoices you directly at the price you saw when booking.
Weekly is the standard cadence across Melbourne, and your exact schedule is confirmed in the quote. If your volume outgrows one bin, adding a second bin on the same weekly collection is usually the right fix.
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