Homeowners throughout Australia are constantly finding themselves with too much waste and nowhere to put it. As a general rule, Perth and the surrounding areas see kerbside collection as their main method of dumping the trash. This is messy, unsightly, and sometimes bags burst. If you are wondering what a skip bin can do for you at home then this is the answer… fortnightly[i] kerbside collection just isn’t good enough.
The Skip Bin is the Simple Answer
It’s really very simple. If we turn to the model used in the UK for waste and refuse collection; we can see that local county council areas collect trash fortnightly – but that each household is given a large black outdoor bin to store it in[ii]. A skip bin for your home allows you somewhere to store your trash in between collection cycles. But that’s not the only benefit.
There are a number of reasons why having your own Backyard Bins skip is a great idea. They are big enough to hold your fortnightly rubbish until collection, while also being fully portable. When you order, they will deliver the skip to your yard and will even pick it up again once it is full. So you don’t just get the safety of having a storage facility for your trash, you also get it taken away for you.
Some of the other benefits of having your own skip include:
- The removed rubbish is often sorted and recycled for you.
- You can clear areas of your property and have the garden waste removed.
- You can store your garbage in a safe space, isolating the spread of bacteria. Infestation or contamination.
- The skip will be brought to your home and removed as part of the service.
- You can choose which size you need and dump what you want to without worrying about it laying on the pavement in the heat for two weeks.
The Environmental Impact of Kerbside Collection
When we look at the science behind waste management it soon becomes clear that human detritus left to rot in the heat has a negative impact on public health and safety. Besides the tripping issues, there is also the moulds and bacteria associated with rotting garbage. When we add the propensity towards the attraction of vermin, we can soon build a good argument for a backyard skip of your own.
That being said, if you need any further convincing you can read this article from the Royal Society of Chemistry. It is research exactly like this which has led the UK to adopt its current scheme. Since temperatures in Perth, Australia are hugely different to temperatures in Perth, Scotland, we can magnify the rate of decay and expect a potentially deadlier outcome.
In the most basic of ways, hiring a skip to collect the waste from your family home is several times safer than leaving it out on the kerb, or piling it up somewhere to wait for collection day. Hiring a skip for your yard also keeps you safer from pests. It is our advice that a rubbish container for any Australian garden should be made mandatory… but until then, we suggest you hire a skip.
[i] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7235177/Rubbish-reality-having-FORTNIGHTLY-bin-collections-Australia.html
[ii] https://www.gov.uk/browse/housing-local-services/recycling-rubbish
