What Can You Put in a Skip Bin?
Almost everything a clean out or renovation produces can go in a skip. A short list of things cannot, and a few things can only go in the right type of bin. Here is the full list, and where the banned items go instead.
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Short answer: household rubbish, furniture, appliances, garden waste, timber, metal, bricks, tiles and concrete can all go in a skip bin. Asbestos, paint, chemicals, liquids, food scraps, insulation, gas bottles and batteries cannot. Soil and rubble need their own bin.
Updated October 2026.
Yes, these can go in
- Household rubbish and clutter
- Furniture, including couches and beds
- Fridges, washing machines and other whitegoods
- Cardboard and paper
- Toys, clothes and kitchen goods
- Garden waste, prunings and small branches
- Timber, including treated timber in mixed heavy bins
- Metal and steel
- Bricks, tiles and concrete (mixed heavy or rubble bin)
- Soil, clay and sand (soil bin only)
No, these cannot
- Asbestos of any kind
- Paint and paint tins
- Chemicals and chemical containers
- Liquids, oils and fuels
- Food scraps and rotting waste
- Insulation
- Gas bottles
- Car and household batteries
Ask first
These are not banned outright, but most operators charge extra or need to know in advance.
| Item | Why we ask |
|---|---|
| Mattresses | Tips charge per mattress, so there is usually a fee each |
| Tyres | They cannot go to general landfill |
| TVs, computers and other e-waste | Better recycled through an e-waste drop off |
| Large tree trunks and stumps | Over 150mm wide or 550mm long will not go in a general or green bin |
| Synthetic grass | Not accepted in mixed heavy waste loads |
Got something not on the list? Call and ask before it goes in.
Which bin for which waste
| You have | Book this bin |
|---|---|
| Household clutter, furniture, light garden waste | General waste |
| Renovation waste with bricks, tiles or timber | Mixed heavy waste |
| Only concrete, bricks, tiles or rock | Clean waste or mixed rubble |
| Soil, clay, sand, rock from digging | Soil or excavation bin |
| Prunings, leaves, branches, untreated timber | Green waste |
Where the banned items go
Paint, gas bottles, batteries, motor oil, fluoro tubes and smoke detectors. NSW Community Recycling Centres take these free from households, up to 20 litres or 20 kilograms per type. Search “Community Recycling Centre” on the NSW EPA website to find your nearest one.
Household chemicals. Pool chemicals, pesticides, solvents and the like go to a Household Chemical CleanOut event. Councils run these through the year.
Asbestos. It has its own rules and its own disposal sites. See asbestos and skip bins.
Food scraps. Your kerbside bin, or a compost or FOGO bin if your council provides one.
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Common questions
What can you not put in a skip bin?
Asbestos, paint, chemicals and chemical containers, liquids and oils, food scraps and other rotting waste, insulation, gas bottles and batteries. Soil and rubble can go in, but only in the right type of bin.
Can you put a mattress in a skip bin?
Usually yes, but most Sydney operators charge extra per mattress because tips charge them separately. Tell us how many when you book.
Can you put tyres in a skip bin?
Tyres are normally a separate charge or not accepted, because they cannot go to general landfill. Ask before you load them.
Can you put paint in a skip bin?
No. Household paint, including empty tins with paint residue, can go free to a NSW Community Recycling Centre, up to 20 litres per type.
Can you put a fridge or TV in a skip bin?
Fridges and washing machines are generally fine. TVs and computers are better taken to an e-waste recycling drop off. Call us if you have a lot of them.
What happens if I put something banned in the bin?
The tip finds it, the load gets reclassified or the item gets pulled out, and the cost comes back to the hirer. In the case of asbestos the whole load can be rejected.
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