Coolangatta skip bins for units, lets and houses
Three Coolangatta homes in four are apartments, so step one is a spot your building will allow. Then book online; give us 36 hours and the card lists the soonest drop-off you can choose.
Earliest date you can book
36 hours from booking
We need 36 hours' notice. Book before midday, Queensland time, and tomorrow is the earliest date you can pick.
The last suburb before the border
Nothing on the Gold Coast lies further south. Kirra is its northern beach; past Coolangatta and Greenmount, the sand ends at Rainbow Bay and Snapper Rocks. Boundary Street heads inland from Point Danger along the state border with New South Wales. Down on Marine Parade stands the heritage-listed Kirra Beach Pavilion; St Augustine's Church in McLean Street carries a heritage listing too. Your bin travels down from BOSH Bins' Burleigh Heads yard, around 20 minutes away and mostly via the M1.
Finding a spot in a unit block
In a unit block, the call on placement belongs to the building manager or body corporate. Likely answers: a visitor space, the loading zone, one end of the driveway. Underground car parks usually lack the height for the truck to lift a bin, so look for somewhere open to the sky. When your date's confirmed, pass it on so other residents know what's coming.
Rentals, move-outs and holiday lets
In 2021 more than 40 per cent of Coolangatta homes were rented, so tenant and owner move-outs are regular skip work here, alongside holiday-let refreshes and unit kitchen or bathroom refits. Furniture and boxes suit a General Household bin; waste stripped from a kitchen or bathroom suits General Builders. The town's smaller stock of detached houses brings full renovations too. Asbestos, tyres and batteries are banned across the board, and contaminated loads attract fees.
Common property, street or footpath
Inside the boundary, council isn't involved, and that includes common property once your body corporate agrees. Kerbside is different. Any spot on public land, whether street, footpath or verge, calls for a City of Gold Coast permit. The application and the responsibility both sit with you; we never apply for customers.
Sizes that fit shared driveways
Clearing one unit or refitting one bathroom: a 3m³, roughly a dozen wheelie bins' worth, or the 16-wheelie-bin 4m³. The smaller footprint also leaves the visitor parks freer. Renovating an entire apartment: a 6m³, around 24. Renovating or knocking down a whole house: the 9m³ or, where the block can fit it, the 15m³ hook bin. Concrete stops at 6m³ and dirt at 4m³.
Sizes for Coolangatta jobs
The big number is the green waste price; general waste is underneath. GST, drop-off, collection and 14 days of hire are all in the figure.
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3m³ skip bin
A shed, a garage shelf-out or one small bathroom.
12 wheelie bins · 3 trailer loadsAbout 2.4 × 1.5 × 0.9 m
from $340general $535 · GST incl.
Book a 3m³ bin -
4m³ skip binMOST POPULAR
The size most people pick: a kitchen or bathroom strip-out, or a dirt job (dirt tops out at 4m³).
16 wheelie bins · 4 trailer loadsAbout 3.0 × 1.5 × 1.0 m
from $380general $590 · GST incl.
Book a 4m³ bin -
6m³ skip bin
Two or three rooms at once, or the contents of a family home.
24 wheelie bins · 6 trailer loadsAbout 3.6 × 1.5 × 1.2 m
from $460general $830 · GST incl.
Book a 6m³ bin
Coolangatta questions
Will a skip truck fit in my building's basement car park?
Rarely. Most basements here don't have the clearance the truck needs to lift a bin. Ask the building manager or body corporate to approve an uncovered spot instead, such as a visitor space, loading zone or end of the driveway, before you book.
I'm refreshing a holiday let. Which bin type?
General Household for furniture, boxes and everyday clutter. If a kitchen or bathroom is being pulled out as well, book General Builders. Keep asbestos, tyres and batteries out regardless of bin type.
Does an approved spot on common property need a permit?
No. Common property is inside the boundary, so council isn't involved. Public land out front, meaning the roadway, footpath or verge, is where a City of Gold Coast permit becomes your job.
How do I warn other residents that a bin is coming?
Once you've booked, pass the date and your morning or afternoon request to the building manager so they can tell residents. We aim for the half-day you choose, but it isn't a booked slot, so allow some slack.
Clearing a Coolangatta unit?
Get the building's okay first, then pick a bin and book the soonest date.