A skip is a large open-topped waste container designed for loading onto a special type of lorry. The term is only encountered in British, Australian, Irish, and New Zealand English. An inexact North American equivalent is a dumpster, dumper, or debris box.
Skip Bin Hire Prices In South Africa
Skip hire prices range from R700 to R12100, depending on the size and how long you want to keep the skip for.
Your skip can be delivered directly to your premises for filling and then collected whenever you are ready. The rubbish will then be dumped responsibly and recycled where possible.
Have garden or building rubble that you need to get rid of? Choose the easy and cost-effective option and hire a skip! You can put anything in your skip, except hazardous waste.
Here is a useful guide to skip bins prices:
| Description | 2-Day Skip Hire | 3-Day Skip Hire incl. weekends | 7-day Skip Hire | Month-long Skip Hire with 4 Collections |
| Mini Skip (2 cubes) | R700 | R850 | R990 | R2860 |
| Mini Skip (3 cubes) | R800 | R950 | R1130 | R3250 |
| Midi Skip (4 Cube Skip) | R1000 | R1250 | R1550 | R4340 |
| Midi Skip (6 cubes) | R1500 | R1950 | R2350 | R6825 |
| Maxi Skip (11 cubes) | R2800 | R3300 | R3800 | R12100 |
What Type of Skip Do I Need?
The type of skip you’ll need will depend on the volume of rubble you want to get rid of.
Skips come in 5 sizes:
- Mini skip (2 cubes)
- Mini skip (3 cubes)
- Midi skip (4 cubes)
- Midi skip (6 cubes)
- Maxi skip (11 cubes)
Mini Skip (2 cubes) Prices
Mini skips are the smallest skips and the price range for mini skip hire ranges from R700 to R2860, depending on how long you want it for.
Below is a guide to mini (2-cube) skips:
| Dimensions (mm) | Size of: | |
| Mini Skip (2 cubes) | 2400 (l) x 1300 (w) x 1000 (h) | 8 wheelie bins or 2 standard trailers |
Mini (2 cube) skips are perfect for:
- General household waste (eg. cardboard, bottles, newspapers)
- Small amounts of building rubble (eg. bricks, stones, tiles)
- Commercial waste
- Garden refuse
- Soil and sand
- Anything else that will fit into the skip
Mini Skip (3 cubes) Prices
3-cube mini skips are a bit bigger than 2-cube ones and their hire prices range from R800 to R3250.
Here is a table explaining 3-cube skip uses:
| Dimensions (mm) | Size of: | |
| Mini Skip (3 cubes) | 2400 (l) x 1300 (w) x 1300 (h) | 12 wheelie bins or 3 standard trailers |
Mini (3 cube) skips are great for:
- Garden waste
- Building refuse
- Recyclables
- Sand, soil or cement
- Anything else that will fit into the skip
Midi Skip (4 cubes) Prices
Midi skips are perfect if you have a lot of household rubble. Mini Skip hire prices range from R1000 to R4340.
| Dimensions (mm) | Size of: | |
| Midi Skip (4 cubes) | 3200 (l) x 1600 (w) x 1100 (h) | 16 wheelie bins or 4 standard trailers |
What you can put into your midi (4 cube) skip:
- Large volumes of recyclables
- A lot of household waste
- Building rubble
- Commercial or industrial waste
- Unwanted soil or sand
- Wood
- Garden waste
Midi Skip (6 cubes) Prices
6-cube midi skips can accommodate a large volume of household and commercial waste. The cost of the midi skip hire ranges from R1500 to R6820.
The following is a great guide to midi (6 cubes) skips:
| Dimensions (mm) | Size of: | |
| Midi Skip (6 cubes) | 3600 (l) x 1500 (w) x 1300 h) | 24 wheelie bins or 6 standard trailers |
Below is what can be put into a Midi (6 cubes) skip:
- Large quantities of residential waste
- Recyclables
- Wood
- Sand, stones, and soil
- Building refuse
- Commercial waste
- Industrial waste
- Anything that will fit into the skip
Maxi Skip (11 cubes) Prices
Maxi skips (11-cube skips) are the largest skips and can handle large volumes of rubble.
The cost of maxi skip hire is between R2800 and R12100, depending on how long you want to keep it.
Here is a table explaining maxi skips:
| Dimensions (mm) | Size of: | |
| Maxi Skip (11 cubes) | 6000 (l) x 2200 (w) x 1500 (h) | 48 wheelie bins or 11 standard trailers |
You can fit the following into a Maxi (12 cubes) skip:
- Very large volumes of residential waste
- Recyclables
- Industrial waste
- Soil, sand, and cement waste
- Commercial waste
- Anything else that will fit into the ski.
How big is a 9m skip bin?
General and garden waste
| Nominal Capacity | 9m³ |
|---|---|
| Length | 3.6m – 3.9m |
| Width | 1.5m – 1.7m |
| Height | 1.8m – 1.84m |
| *sizes and availability vary |