Hi, we’re Linda and Gary of Bonza Bins. Our friends and customers will tell you first – we serve the Southern Suburbs because we love the area. We live here, we work here, and we want to serve our own community.
If we’re being honest, there’s more to our local service than the fact that we enjoy the place. When you take a look at what’s really needed with a skip bin hire, you realise it’s hard to deliver it whilst operating a large company over a large area.
Fast delivery and prompt pickup: Keeping our clients close gets us there quick. Tough to do across town with traffic the way it is nowadays!
Wide range of bins always in stock: We make sure to keep our bins in stock, to make sure you don’t have to settle for less or more than you need.
Advice (What size bin? Where should I set it down? Can you take what I’ve got? etc.): Quite difficult to manage through a busy call center. We find we’re better off serving areas we know and keeping volume to a level where we can spend that time giving advice.
Attention to Detail: Ever had your skip company miss something on pickup? Set the bin down on your garden, or (we hope not!) the neighbour’s garden? We never want to do that – and we want to be easy to get ahold of in case anything does crop up.
Repeat Business: A good lasting relationship makes things easier and more pleasant for all involved.
If like us you’re South of the river… and unlike us, you need a skip bin… get in touch!
Hire a bin online. Contact us. Call on 08 9331 7271
See the areas we serve here (at the bottom of our FAQ’s).
At Bonza Bins we believe in supplying products which are great value for money. And because we care about your wallet, we want to make sure you’re getting the most out of every dollar spent using one of our high quality skip bins.
That’s why we’ve put together this guide on the correct and most efficient way to use a skip bin. Follow these steps for your next skip bin hire to save even more time and money.
Avoid any hassles with local councils or neighbours by finding somewhere on your own property for the bin. If you can’t find any room, park your car on the street and place the bin where the car was.
Not only are these materials unsafe to dispose of in a skip bin, if asbestos is discovered in one of our bins it will incur an extra fee. So don’t risk your health or your wallet by putting the wrong stuff in the wrong bin.
If a bin has been overloaded, the driver picking it up may remove some of the items or ask you to remove the excess waste. They may even need to bring in a second bin, which means an extra cost.
If you have a big job or DIY project coming up, hiring a skip bin is a great way to handle the clean up in a quick and easy way – but if you’ve never hired one before, you might not be sure of exactly what you need.
With our step-by-step guide to hiring from Bonza Bins, the process couldn’t be easier.
Step 1
Give us a call on 08 9331 7271 to chat to one of our friendly staff members about what you’re looking for. Before anything else, they’ll want to know which suburb you live in and what size bin you’re looking to hire. Keep in mind that Bonza Bins only operates south of the river!
Step 2
Making sure you hire the right size skip bin is tricky, but important. If you’re not sure what size you need for the job you’re undertaking, our staff are here to help. They’ll ask you about the nature of the job you’re doing and what you think will be going in the bin – larger items such as furniture will require a larger bin than general garden waste.
We also have pictures up on our website, where you can take a look at our skips for yourself and see which one suits your needs.
Step 3
Once your skip bin has been chosen, we’ll let you know about the cost of your hire, and also let you know about our hire period of 7 days. We’ll also take down some information, such as your main point of contact, phone number, email address, delivery address, and where you would like the bin to be placed. We’ll also need your payment details at this stage, and any other important details about delivery that you think we should know!
Step 4
It’s important that our bins aren’t used improperly, so we’ll make sure you’re aware of which materials cannot be placed in the bins. Materials such as asbestos, types, and hazardous or liquid waste can cause harm to the environment, and as such are not permitted in our buns.
Step 5
With everything sorted out in one simple phone call, the only thing that’s left for you to do is wait for your bin to arrive! Our drivers will bring your delivery according to the date and location specified during your phone call with us. Keep in mind that your driver may require your assistance and input when it comes to decided on the best location for your bin placement.
Step 6
We like to keep the payment process as simple as possible at Bonza Bins, so unless you tell us that you’d prefer a hard copy, our invoice will be sent to you via email. Typically, our customers pay us via credit card, but we’ll also allow you to pass the cash to your delivery driver on the date your bin is delivered. If you have any questions about our payment options, we can discuss these with you over the phone.
Step 7
When your big project is done and dusted, it will be time for your bin to be picked up. Our drivers will automatically pick up your bin 7 days after delivery, but if necessary you can contact us to arrange an early collection or an extended hire.
And there you have it – your start to finish guide on how to hire the perfect Bonza Bin for you. One phone call is all it takes to get the ball rolling – it’s as simple as that! If you’re planning a project in early 2017, call today to organise your skip bin hire before the Christmas festivities begin.
In a nation that consumes enough to produce over 3 billion aluminum cans every year, recycling is a big deal. Australians take it seriously, and as a family-owned Australian business, so do we.
It goes without saying that we recycle the basics. Products typically associated with recycling include metal, glass and plastics. But what about green waste?
Green waste is one of the largest sectors of the refuse market, with over 7 tonnes of organic food waste being created annually. That’s a ton of material, and if you’re not careful, yours will end up in a landfill, when it could in fact be contributing to our economy!
Not all skip bin companies recycle green waste, but with Bonza, you can rest assured that you’re not doing unnecessary harm to our beautiful nation. Here are the ways your green waste gives back when you use Bonza Bins:
Direct Usage
From our green bins, two types of recycling happens. First, the material is sorted to remove any brick, steel, or other non-organic material. Then, the product is shredded. For garden waste, such as hedge and tree trimmings, the shredded mulch is used directly. Some of it is sold to companies that retail it. Town councils may also give away surplus mulch to home-owners for use in their landscaping.
Organic Mulch
For more diverse “green” waste, composting is necessary. The product is processed, then left to dry before being used as fertilizer. The resulting compost is a natural, chemical free alternative to commercial fertilizers, and helps to produce healthier plants, while removing a huge amount of waste from our environment.
When to Choose a Green Waste Bin
If you have more green material to dispose of than your normal bins can handle, a green waste skip bin is your best option. Rather than requiring a full sort, the material can be delivered directly to a green waste recycler, saving time and money.
So if you’ve got lots of the green stuff, give us a shout! We’ll be over in a heartbeat to deliver a skip. And when you’re done loading it, we’ll whisk it away to where it can best serve Australia and your community.
With summer just around the corner, it’s time to get the last of the spring cleaning done. If you’ve got a big cleaning job to do, you might be wondering what you’re going to do with all the waste. You could leave it all out on the verge and wait for the next verge side pickup for your area, or you can try hiring a skip bin.
But how do you know if skip bin hire is the right option for you? Here are a few points to help you decide.
All in One Go
If you’re doing a job with a really big clean up afterwards, like a full garden renovation, there may be too much junk to fit it all on the verge at once. You could end up having to make a few trips to the tip to get rid of it all – and the tip may only be open on certain days. All that back-and-forthing can be a lot of hassle and take a lot of time and energy.
Skip bins are designed to hold large quantities of waste – you can hire a skip bin as large as 10m3! This means you can do a big job and dispose of all the waste in just one go. Not only will you have the convenience of disposing of all your waste at once, it’ll even get picked up for you and taken to the relevant recycling or transfer station.
No Waiting Around
For many areas, verge side pick up only happens once a year. This means if you choose this route, you’ll have to plan your clean up jobs around this date. Local councils usually have strict rules about when you can put out your rubbish for collection, often demanding it’s put no earlier than 1 week prior to the collection date. So if your area’s collection date is May and you have a whole lot of mess to dispose of in November, you’re on your own.
With skip bin hire, there’s no waiting around. You can organise skip bin hire any time of year, when you really need it. You’re in control. If you need to extend your hire period, you can organise that and when time’s up, the trash is taken away from you, so you don’t have to deal with it.
Easy and Convenient
Verge side pickup simply can’t match the convenience of a skip bin hire, which lets you dispose of your waste when you want and have it dealt with by professionals. You will have peace of mind that your trash is being disposed of in an environmentally responsible way and you won’t have to go through the hassle of organising it yourself. It’s especially useful for people who need to do a big cleanup, but don’t have the necessary equipment, like a trailer, to get rid of it themselves.
So if you have a big cleaning project on the horizon, why not give skip bin hire a go? Contact Bonza Bins to organise skip bin hire today.
It’s been a long winter, but the sun is finally starting to peep through the clouds as spring comes into full bloom. Flowers are sprouting, bees are buzzing and you’re going to want to be out soaking up the sunshine in your backyard. So why not start the spring cleaning in the garden to help it grow beautifully this season?
If you want your garden looking its greenest for spring, here are a few steps you can take.
The first thing you’ll want to do to renew your garden is to remove any dead or dry debris leftover from the cold winter. Remove weeds and any dead or winter-damaged leaves and branches from your plants, soil, trees and shrubs. Tidy and prune overgrown perennials to make room for new growth. Rake up any leaf cover left over from winter to warm the soil and allow nutrients and water to flow in.
Now that spring is here, it’s time to nourish and nurture your surviving plants with some nutrient-rich food. The food plants like best? Fertiliser! Work a thin layer of fertilizer around all your flowering plants. Fertilising your garden will give it a steady food supply: as the fertiliser breaks down, it can be absorbed by plant roots to aid their growth and flowering.
Spring is the perfect time to repot and transplant any trees, shrubs or flowering plants which have outgrown their pots or bed. Remove plants carefully and try to keep the roots moist while you’re moving the plant. Once you’ve moved the plant to its new home, don’t forget to top up with fresh potting mix or mulch. Buying new pots for repotting can help add a fresh dash of colour to your garden.
With the sun and the rain of spring helping to keep plants healthy, it’s a great time to create new garden beds and plant anything you please! Why not start your own veggie garden or add some colour to your backyard with flowering spring annuals? The sky’s the limit, so plant as much as you want – but make sure you allocate enough space for each one to grow (both across and up!).
Once you finish all your spring cleaning, you’re going to want to sort out all the green waste from your choppings and trimmings. Get in touch with us today to organize hire of a green waste skip bin for your next garden spring clean.
At Bonza Bins we are experts in bin rental for large cleanup projects. We recognise that many times, our customers don’t know how to handle their clutter. So, here are a few tips to help you solve clutter issues.
When starting a major cleanup, it helps to determine what you are trying to accomplish. There are as many reasons to clear clutter as there are clutter clearers, but here are a few tips to help you decide.
Many of us have attics, basements, garages and other storage areas filled with items in bins and boxes. Dealing with these spaces presents its own challenges.
The key to remember is that this should be reducing your stress, not adding to it. It may be beneficial to enlist the help of a friend who is not sentimental to help you get rid of unwanted items. Let us know how much that will be, and we’ll gladly help with the carry off.
When you’ve got enough rubbish to need a skip bin, you’re likely not looking for any other hassles. These are typically project based hires and you need to get your work done, load the skip and be done with it. But, if you look at online reviews for companies in our business, there are a lot of ways that things can go sideways into skip hiring hell. Here’s what you need to know before you pay for your hired skip.
We’d love to service every skip bin hire across the globe, but that’s impractical. When looking for a skip bin company, ask for personal recommendations. Then, check online reviews and complaints. When you call, ask questions about payment, placement, and contact. Hiring the wrong company can bring you nothing but grief.
Skips are not one size fits all, and unscrupulous operators may try to sell you on a larger skip to make more money. Take the time to go over your project and determine what you need. Your skip hiring company will be able to help you with this.
Nothing is worse than paying for something you can’t use. Schedule a specific date with your skip hire company before you hang up the phone and call back to confirm with them a day or two out. If your skip shows up early, you’re paying for days you can’t use and if it’s late, work may have to halt until it gets there.
Skips are large and cannot be easily moved. A wrongly placed skip can cause traffic problems, block access to property and make the job of loading your rubbish into it a lot harder. Make sure you describe your ideal placement before the driver shows up and ask them to write it down. Make sure you, or someone who understands what you need is there to meet the driver on delivery, or it may get dropped in the easiest location.
Make sure you write down all of the details of who you hired the skip bin from, delivery and pickup dates, and where the skip bin is to be placed. Also get receipts on all payments and confirm details with the skip hire company and the driver at every opportunity. Having a paper trail is your best defence of any issues that may arise in the future.
Moving house can be a stressful and difficult ordeal, but it is one we will all go through at some point in our lives. Whether you’re moving out of home for the first time, buying a new place, or moving to your 5th or 6th rental, while you’re packing you will no doubt find you’ve been hoarding things you don’t really need to take along for the move.
You don’t want to waste precious space in a pricey mover’s truck for things that belong in the bin – but then what are you going to do with all that leftover junk? You won’t be able to stuff it all in your outdoor bin.
The easy solution: save yourself some stress during the move by hiring out a skip bin from Bonza Bins. Here are a few tips on how to make your move easier and maximise the use of your skip bin:
Get Prepped
Being well prepared and organised can help reduce the chaos of moving house. That’s why it’s a good idea to get started on the clean-out several weeks before it’s time to go. Choose one of Bonza Bin’s sturdy skip bins and get the ball rolling nice and early. Go through your items and divide them into categories such as: “Keeping”, “Selling”, “Donating” and “Chucking”. Everything in the “Chucking” pile can be disposed into the skip bin (as long as it complies with the permitted items for that particular bin).
You don’t even need to worry about splitting the waste into “recyclable” and “non-recyclable”: we take all the waste we receive to recycling stations or transfer stations where the waste is sorted and recycled where possible.
Hassle-Free Disposal
Once your hire period is up, our friendly staff will come to collect the bin and dispose of the waste – and just like that the mess is gone! One massive task for the move is taken care of and you can focus on getting the important things sent over to the new place then relax and enjoy your new home.
If you’re about to make a big move of your own, get in contact with us today via our website or calling on 08 9331 7271.
Need to hire a skip bin? Whether you’re expecting a lot of waste from a house party, home renovations or a major garden makeover, a skip bin hire is an easy and affordable way to dispose of large quantities of waste.
If this is your first experience hiring a skip bin, you may be wondering how to get the most out of your hire. To make sure you get the best bang for your buck, we’ve put together some tips for getting the most out of your skip bin.
There’s no need to hire the largest bin if you won’t produce enough waste to fill it. Not sure how much waste will fit a certain sized bin? To give you an estimate, our smallest bin (3m³) holds approximately 3 to 4 standard trailer loads of rubbish. A 4m³ bin would hold 4-5 trailer loads of rubbish and a 6m³ bin would hold 8-9 trailer loads.
When you use a skip bin, it should only be filled to the top edge of the bin with no loose bits sticking out. When filling, getting the most out of your space is a bit like Tetris – try to fit as much in as you can. Little things count – break down cardboard boxes and lay them flat, push the air out of plastic bags, and take a minute to think about how you’ll load it before starting (you won’t want to dig in and do that after it’s full! Overfilled bins are a safety hazard, so if you’ve overloaded, we cannot collect the bin. We may need to contact you and ask you to remove the excess waste. Save yourself the hassle by only filling it to the top edge to begin with.
Bonza Bins accepts most types of waste, but we do have a few no-go items. For safety reasons, you cannot put the following items into the bin: truck tyres, hazardous waste, liquid waste (chemicals, oil, paint, etc.), car batteries and asbestos. If you’re unsure whether something, like a piece of fencing, contains asbestos, you can ask the driver to look at it during delivery time. It pays to make sure, because if a driver notices asbestos while tipping the bin, there are extra costs associated with an asbestos contaminated bin.
When you hire a bin with Bonza Bins, we want you to enjoy the full benefits, so give us a call today.
