1100 Litre Wheelie Bin Hire Adelaide SA

The 1100L is the biggest wheelie bin we hire out, and from $149 for 7 days it's the one most people pick for a real cleanout. Your postcode's price shows when you book. Garage clearouts, single-room renos, big yard tidies, end-of-lease jobs on a 3 or 4 bedroom place. GST, delivery and pickup are all in the price. We drop it on your chosen day, you fill it across the week, and we're back the following week to take it away.

How much actually fits in 1100 litres

1100 litres sounds like a number until you put a real load next to it. In practical terms it's about one trailer load, or roughly 7 of the 140L council general-waste bins back to back. If you pack it sensibly (flat-pack the boxes, snap timber to length, break down anything bulky), you'll use every bit of its 1.1 cubic metres.

For a tangible picture, that's enough room for a full kitchen rip-out from a 3-bedroom house: old cabinetry, benchtops, the splashback, the broken dishwasher, packaging from the new fit-out, plus the fortnight of household rubbish you generate while the kitchen's out of action. Or it's a solid garage sort-out, lifetime of bits and pieces included.

Footprint and where it sits

The 1100L is bigger than a council bin but smaller than a skip. The footprint is around 1.4m long by 1.1m wide, and it stands about 1.4m tall. It rolls on four heavy-duty wheels with a brake on the front two, so once it's in position it stays put. It sits flat against the side of the house, on the driveway, or in the carport. No verge, no permit, no traffic management. That's the whole point of a wheelie bin over a skip.

A skip needs a flatbed truck to drop and lift, a permit if it touches the verge or the road, and a clear straight run to drop it down. A 1100L wheelie bin gets wheeled in by hand. It's about 1.1m wide, so it needs about a 1.1m gap and usually sits on the driveway or out front. If you're tight on access, have a look at the FAQ or send a photo of the side path before you book.

Jobs the 1100L is built for

The size genuinely fits these jobs without you running out mid-week:

• Garage clearout. A proper one. Old paint tins (empty), camping gear, boxes from the move 8 years ago.
• Single-room reno. Kitchen, bathroom or laundry strip-out. Light renovation waste: plasterboard, timber offcuts, carpet.
• End-of-lease on a 3 or 4 bedroom house. The stuff you didn't want to move, plus the deep clean leftovers.
• Yard cleanup post-storm. Branches, broken outdoor furniture, lifted fence panels.
• Downsizing or estate clear. When you need to get a whole house empty in a week.
• Light builder job. A week's worth of timber offcuts, plasterboard, packaging and carpet from a small site. Builders bins for light construction waste are available. Call 0481 274 420 for a quote.

Access: what we need to wheel it in

The 1100L is about 1.1m wide, so the access matters. It needs about a 1.1m gap and usually sits on the driveway or out front. The wheels handle a gentle slope and brick paving. Loose gravel and steep steps are the two things that stop it.

If the bin needs to go through a side gate, the 660L is the better call. It fits most side gates. If you want the breakdown, the skip bin vs wheelie bin comparison covers access and permits side by side.

What can and can't go in

A 1100L wheelie bin takes general household waste (packaging, furniture, broken whitegoods, mattresses, small extra fee on some), green waste, and light renovation waste (plasterboard, timber offcuts, carpet), within 150 kg per bin. The full list is on the what can go in a hire bin post.

The big no-go list is short but firm: no asbestos, no soil, dirt or fill, no bricks, concrete or rubble, no liquid paint, no oil or chemicals, no gas bottles, no batteries, no tyres, no bulk food waste. Wheelie bins aren't engineered to carry the weight of soil and rubble, and the limit is 150 kg per bin. A bin half-full of bricks is heavier than the truck can safely lift, so the driver will leave it and we have to come back with a different vehicle. If your job has any of that material, give us a ring first and we'll point you to the right option.

Pricing, extra days, and what's included

The 7-day price starts from $149, set by postcode, and the price for yours shows when you book. GST is in, delivery is in, pickup is in. If you need the bin for longer than the week, extra days are charged per bin per day, at $5 per bin per day. No fuel levy, no permit fee (because there isn't one), no surprise weight charge as long as you keep to what can go in. Full price list for every size is on the prices page.

When the 660L is the smarter pick

The 1100L is the right size for a real cleanout. If the job is smaller (a single room rather than the whole garage, a yard tidy rather than a full clear, one trade rather than a reno), the 660L from $99 will probably do the job for less. Rule of thumb: if you think the job is about half a trailer load, get the 660L. If you reckon it's closer to a full trailer load, the 1100L is the safer call. The size guide walks through the comparison properly.

Where we deliver

Adelaide metro, Monday to Friday. Delivery days depend on your area; the booking form shows the next day we can come. Call us on 0481 274 420 if your postcode isn't bookable online. Full coverage list is on the service areas page.

Booking the 1100L

Picking a date takes a couple of minutes on the 7-day hire page or straight through to book online. Pick a drop day, pick the address, pay, done. We drop the bin on the day you pick and come back to collect after the 7 days.