Mini skip hireSmall skips across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs
2 and 3 m³ skips for one bathroom, a shed, a weekend in the garden, a townhouse driveway, or a steep block in the hills where a bigger skip won’t go.
- Fits tight and shared driveways
- Right-sized for tiles and plaster
- Help choosing the size
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What a mini skip is for
A 2 or 3 m³ skip: a bathroom strip-out, a shed or laundry clear-out, or a garden tidy-up. It’s also the right size for small heavy jobs, because tiles, render or broken concrete reach the weight limit before they’d fill a bigger skip. Yarra Valley Skip Bins publishes limits of 0.6 tonnes (light) and 0.9 tonnes (heavy) for 2 m³, and 0.8 and 1.0 tonnes for 3 m³.
Published mini skip dimensions
| Mini skip | Yarra Valley Skip Bins | ASAP Bin Hire | Suburban Skips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 m³ | 1.6 x 1.6 x 0.9 m (at the upper edge) | 1.8 x 1.5 x 0.9 m | 1.6 x 1.4 x 0.9 m |
| 3 m³ | 2.5 x 1.6 x 0.9 m (at the upper edge) | 2.4 x 1.5 x 0.9 m | 1.8 x 1.4 x 1.2 m |
Length x width x height as each company publishes them. Skips taper towards the base, so measurements at the rim overstate the volume a little, and every fleet’s bins differ. Checked 1 October 2026.
By our arithmetic, a 2 m³ mini skip holds about eight 240-litre wheelie bins of waste, and a 3 m³ about twelve.
Tight, shared and steep driveways
Shared townhouse driveways, narrow carports and steep drives in the Dandenongs are where a mini skip earns its keep. A skip on the driveway needs no permit; if it has to go on the street, we arrange the council permit.
- Measure the space: the width of the driveway, carport or gate.
- Look up: wires, branches and carport roofs decide where it can be set down. Yarra Valley Skip Bins, for one, asks for 3.5 metres of overhead clearance.
- Shared driveways: check with neighbours or the owners corporation, and leave room to get past.
- Hills blocks: tell us if the drive is steep, gravel or slippery after rain.
Mini skip prices
Published prices from three companies in the east.
Published mini skip prices in the east
| Skip and load | Published price | Who publishes it |
|---|---|---|
| 2 m³, general waste | $290 | ASAP Bin Hire, Kilsyth (main table) |
| 2 m³, light mixed load up to 0.6 t | $425 | Yarra Valley Skip Bins, Dixons Creek |
| 2.5 m³ mini skip | from $340 | Boss Bin Hire, Manningham |
| 3 m³, general waste | $390 | ASAP Bin Hire, Kilsyth (main table) |
| 3 m³, light mixed load up to 0.8 t | $495 | Yarra Valley Skip Bins, Dixons Creek |
| 3 m³ skip | from $395 | Boss Bin Hire, Manningham |
Each row is one company’s published price, not ours. None of the three states whether GST is included. ASAP Bin Hire’s page also shows a second, slightly higher price guide; Boss Bin Hire’s are “from” prices without a waste type. Council permits are extra. Checked 1 October 2026.
Extras and every published price: skip bin prices.
Common questions
Does a mini skip have a door?
Usually not the smallest. Yarra Valley Skip Bins says all its bins except the 2-metre bins have doors, and ASAP Bin Hire describes its 2 m³ skip as non-walk-in and 3 m³ and above as walk-in.
How long can I keep the skip?
We confirm the hire period with the price. Published standard hires in the east are mostly 3 or 4 days: Yarra Valley Skip Bins lists a standard 3-day hire, and M Tucker & Sons includes 3 days and charges $25.00 for each day beyond.
Where these figures come from
The prices and rules on this page come from these published pages, checked on 1 October 2026.
- Yarra Valley Skip Bins: skip bin hire prices · Skip hire business, Dixons Creek (Yarra Ranges); price table by size, waste and weight limit, no visible date, GST not stated
- ASAP Bin Hire: Bayswater skip bins · Skip hire business, Kilsyth; main “Our skip bins” table (the page also shows a second, different price guide), GST not stated
- Boss Bin Hire · Skip hire business, Manningham; “from” prices by size, waste type not stated, GST not stated
- M Tucker & Sons: skip bins Ringwood · Skip hire business, Mount Evelyn; published hire terms and extra charges (no price table), GST included
- Suburban Skips: prices · Skip hire business, Kilsyth; published sizes and prices
Other skips
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