Press and data

Local Skip Bin Hire is an Australian skip bin marketplace and commercial publisher of dated, source-linked skip-bin information. Journalists, researchers and councils are welcome to use the public releases below with the edition date and methodology.

Media contact

Brett Taylor — Founder, Local Skip Bin Hire
Email: info@localskipbinhire.com
Phone: 1300 778 978
Operated by Always You Pty Ltd, ABN 31 643 501 991

Brett founded the business in 2016 after 15 years working across building, renovation and property projects, and can speak to skip-bin booking considerations, how advertised prices vary by suburb, and how council placement rules differ.

Current verified releases

Australian Skip Bin Price Index — September 2026

The September edition uses Local Skip Bin Hire’s published marketplace catalogue snapshot dated 27 August 2026. It publishes indicative general-waste from-price averages for seven skip sizes across nine metro areas. These are not exact quotes or a survey of every Australian supplier.

Read the September price index · Read the methodology

Australian skip-bin permit audit — 100 councils

The council audit publishes permit, fee and lead-time summaries for 100 Australian councils, checked on 29 August 2026. It records “not published” where a council does not publish a value and provides an official permit-information link for each row. Council fee structures are not directly comparable, so the release does not publish a cheapest-council ranking.

Read the 100-council permit audit

What we can provide

• Clarification of the published price-index method and metro tables.
• Source-linked context on council permit fees and placement requirements.
• Comment on practical skip-bin booking considerations for households, property managers and trades.

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