Waste Types
Waste Types
RAW Skips is committed to improving the environment with our extensive recycling and recovery operations. We provide easy solutions for you to dispose of your waste, while we work to sort and recover your waste to be recycled for other uses, minimising our impact on landfill.
We encourage you to minimise contamination by ordering the right skip bin for your needs, allowing us to provide more clean, renewable materials for reuse.
The following provides a guide on bin types:
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Bin Type |
Includes… |
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General |
Clothing, Toys, Paper, Kitchen Utensils, Furniture & Appliances, Cupboards, Cabinets, Lounges, Fridges, Washing Machines, Computer Monitors, Hard Drives, Printers |
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Green |
Leaves, Grass Clippings, Prunings, Palm Fronds, Shrubs & Twigs, Wood Chips & Bark, Timber Fence Palings, Tree Trunks, Dirt / Soil Waste, Sand, Soil & Clay. |
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Construction and Demolition |
Dry Treated & Untreated Wood, Dry Gyprock, Dry Carpet, Tools, Dried paint in tins, Bricks, Concrete, Tiles, Bricks, Clean & Broken Concrete, Rocks, Dirt, Pebbles, Asphalt, Roof & Floor Tiles, Concrete Blocks, Scrap Metals & Batteries |
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Dirt, Soil and Hard Fill |
Simply soil and dirt only |
Important guidelines
Certain types of waste are prohibited as they may be hazardous (such as asbestos) or dangerous materials. These items should not be placed in the skip bins. If necessary, please speak to us directly, or contact your local council, to find out how to dispose of the item safely for the environment and others.
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Prohibited Substance |
Includes… |
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EPA regulated waste or dangerous goods |
Flammable goods, sharps, empty chemical containers, CCA treated timber |
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Asbestos |
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Materials subject to decay |
Food, perishable goods |
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Liquids (whether contained or not) |
Paint, oils, chemicals, solvents, chemicals, pool chemicals, sharps, empty chemical containers |
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Unrecoverable Waste |
Polystyrene, Large volumes of plastic, wall and roof insulation |