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Melbourne, VIC . price report

Rubbish Removal cost in Melbourne

Hand-loaded rubbish removal is priced per cubic metre or per truckload, with labour and disposal included. It beats skip hire when you cannot load a bin yourself.

See also: Skip Bin Hire cost, Green Waste Removal cost, Tree Removal cost.

The national ranges below are the honest baseline for Melbourne: no published Melbourne-specific figures met our sourcing bar, so local quotes land inside these bands, with VIC labour rates and disposal fees the main local variables. This edition therefore points at the national Rubbish Removal report as the canonical version until a sourced Melbourne figure lands.

Price ranges by job#

Figures are GST-inclusive guides compiled from published Australian cost sources. Bars sit on a shared log-scale axis (declared on the chart), so per-unit rates and whole-job prices read together; colour marks the position, money-green at the value end to ochre at the premium end.

  • Per cubic metre$50 to $150 per m3
  • Standard house clean-up load$200 to $600
  • Medium truck load (5t)$500 to $700
  • Large truck load (10t)$700 to $1,000

What moves your quote in Melbourne#

  • 01Volume and weight of waste
  • 02Waste type: green, general, e-waste, mattresses priced differently
  • 03Access and carry distance to the truck
  • 04Tip fees in your city flow straight into the price

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Rubbish removal providers in Melbourne

  • All Rubbish Removals

    Local rubbish removal serving St Kilda, Brighton, Eltham, Flemington. Listed from a public directory.

    Website

  • Bluey's Rubbish Removals

    Local rubbish removal serving Abbotsford, Albert Park, Brighton, Carlton. Listed from a public directory.

    Website

  • Same-Day Rubbish Removal Melbourne

    Local rubbish removal serving Carlton, Richmond, St Kilda, Doncaster. Listed from a public directory.

    Website

  • A Smile Bin Hire

    Rubbish removal services, VIC.

    Website

  • Aarons Rubbish Removals, Demolitions & Stripouts

    Rubbish removal services, VIC.

    Website

  • Activ Group

    Rubbish removal services, VIC.

    Website

Contact details are shared by SMS when you request a quote. We never publish provider phone numbers.

Common questions#

Rubbish removal or a skip bin: which is cheaper?

If you can load it yourself over a few days, a skip is usually cheaper per cubic metre. If you want it gone in one visit with zero lifting, hand-loaded removal wins.

What items cost extra to dispose of?

Mattresses, tyres, e-waste and chemicals carry per-item disposal fees at most transfer stations, and removalists pass those through.

Other cities#

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  • Nearby

    Len McKeown Tree Services

    Arboriculture company with over 25 years experience in tree removal, stump grinding, pruning and arborist reports across Melbourne's eastern suburbs. Listed from web research.

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    Tree Culture

    Local tree removal serving Altona, Footscray, Newport, Spotswood. Listed from a public directory.

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    Leon Kennedy Removals & Storage

    Local removalists serving Balwyn, Box Hill, Kew, Doncaster. Listed from a public directory.

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Sources#

  1. Airtasker rubbish removal cost data
  2. ServiceTasker rubbish removal guide
  3. ServiceSeeking rubbish removalist prices

Checked against these sources on 8 July 2026.