Skip Bin Sizes: What Size is Right for Me?

After you have made the decision to hire a skip bin for your waste disposal, the next challenge that will hit you is what size will suit your needs best. The ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach can not apply to skip bins since depending on the project carried out, different amounts of waste will be generated. 

There is also the issue of estimating the amount of rubbish you will need to dispose of. If you plan on hiring a skip bin beforehand, you are liable to make mistakes since very few people are that good at this kind of math. So, how do you make sure you hire the right skip bin size that will get you the best value for your money?

The following guidelines are based on the most recurrent projects that require households to hire skip bins. Using this information, I have broken down the different sizes of skip bins you should hire depending on the amount of waste you need to dispose of.  

Since Marrel skip bins are among the most reliable and recognized skip bins in the market, it makes sense to use the skip bin sizes they have to offer as reference.

1. Moving House

Of the many challenges you will face when moving house, cleaning up and dumping waste sit at the top. Depending amount on the things you have accumulated over the years, you will face a hard decision on what you will carry and what needs to be dumped.  

Unless you are a hoarder, moving house will definitely leave you with rubbish to dispose of. If you are doing a small clean up and you have general junk items to throw out, the 3m³  or the 2m³ Marrel skip bin would be ideal for you. 

In the case of a large clean up where you might end up getting rid of bikes, exercise equipment or white goods, then anything from a 6m³ to an 11m³ Marrel skip bin is recommended.

2.Renovating

Waste generated from renovation mostly depends on the size of the room being renovated. If you are doing a small bathroom or a small kitchen renovation, a 4m³   Marrel Skip bin is recommended.

A large kitchen renovation will generate waste like benchtops, cabinetry and an odd dishwasher or stove. The best pick for this case will range from a 4 m³ to a 6 m³ Marrel skip bin. This also applies to rooms in the house with a lot of wall fixtures like wardrobes and shelves.

3. Building Or Construction Renovation

Depending on the scale and type of your project, the waste can vary from broken slabs as a result of paving your driveway or heaps of soil from removing your lawn. These types of jobs often generate a generous amount of rubbish so hiring a larger skip bin would be prudent. Better to have something and not need it than to need something and not have it 

A 9m³ Marrel skip is what would serve best you in such home construction or major renovation projects.

4. Garden Clean Up

The type of skip bin you require for disposing of your rubbish after a garden clean up largely depends on the size of your garden but since branches and twigs will form a huge part of the waste that will pile up, a larger skip bin will suit you best. 

Marrel skip bins ranging from the size of 6m³ to 8m³ are recommended. This is due to the fact that branches and other hardy plant parts are not easy to compact. Unless you have the time to chop them up to size, a spacious skip bin will serve you best.

Generally, here are some two tips you will want to bear in mind before deciding which skip bin size is right for your project: 

• The materials you want to dispose of - You have probably noticed that the materials you want to get rid of largely determines the size of the skip bin you will need. Is it old furniture, waste from a construction project, garden clean up or a renovation?  Lighter and smaller items will definitely require smaller bins, say 2 to 3 m³ Marrel skip bins, and vice versa. 

• Space For Placing The Hired Skin Bin - You are definitely going to need a place to keep the skip bin you will hire. Parking it on the road or public property is illegal and could see you land in problems. So before ordering one, find out whether the available space will be able to accommodate one. 

Wrap Up 

All of the above tips are great but they are a bit general. To really lockdown on the skip bin sizes that suit your needs best, you will need to pile up your trash, then measure its length, width and height. After multiplying these measurements you should be able to approximate the size of Marrel skip bin you will need to hire.