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What rubbish do we remove from apartment buildings?
Rubbish has a way of turning up in apartment buildings without an owner. A couch appears beside the bin room over the weekend, a storage cage sits full months after the resident moved out, and by Monday morning it has become the owners corporation’s problem to solve.
The frustrating part is what happens next. When nobody will claim it, clearing it usually comes out of owners corporation funds, which means every lot owner ends up paying a share of somebody else’s mess. In the meantime it sits beside the bins, in a corridor or across a visitor bay, and the complaints land with the committee.
Go Easy Rubbish Removal clears dumped items, common property waste and bin room overflow across Melbourne, from high rise towers and walk up blocks to townhouse and villa unit developments. We work in buildings that are still occupied, so we keep the lift free, the corridors clear and the lobby tidy on the way out.
You get a fixed quote before we start, no skip bins parked across your visitor bays and nothing left sitting on site for days waiting to be collected. Not sure whether we take something? Send a photo through the form and we will tell you straight.
What rubbish do we remove from apartment buildings?
Most of what we collect from apartment buildings is not waste anyone put out properly. It is what gets left behind, abandoned or quietly added to over months until somebody has to deal with it.
Bin room dumping and overflow
Bin rooms attract everything a resident cannot fit in a bin. Furniture stacked beside the chute, boxes piled against the wall, and bins that cannot be wheeled out because something is parked in front of them. We clear the room properly so collection day is not a problem again.
Storage cage and basement clear outs
When a resident moves out and leaves a cage full, that space cannot be reallocated until it is emptied. We clear storage cages, basement store rooms and the overflow that gathers in corners of the carpark, and sort what can be recycled from what cannot.
Common area and corridor obstructions
Items left in corridors, stairwells and landings are more than an eyesore. Anything blocking an exit path is a safety issue your building can be held to account for, and it usually needs to be gone before an inspection rather than after it.
Whitegoods and appliances
Fridges, washing machines and dryers get left in bin rooms and carparks regularly, and they are the items residents are least likely to move themselves. We handle the lifting and take them for white goods removal and recycling.
E-waste and electronics
Televisions, monitors, computers and small appliances cannot go to landfill in Victoria. We take e-waste to licensed facilities so your building stays on the right side of the ban and the material is recovered properly.
Hard Rubbish Collection for Residents
Plenty of buildings now run their own hard rubbish day for residents. You pick a date, set aside a spot for everyone to pile up what they no longer want, and we clear the whole lot in one visit. Most buildings book a couple of weeks ahead and run it quarterly, so the committee approves the rate once and everything after that is a phone call.
Common situations we get called out for
Most enquiries we take from owners corporations start the same way. Something has appeared, nobody is claiming it, and it needs to go before it becomes a bigger issue. These are the calls we get most often.
Someone has dumped a couch in the bin room and no one will claim it
This is the most common call we take from building managers. An item appears over the weekend, there is no name on it, and no resident will admit to it. Unless the source can be identified, the cost of removing it is generally shared across all lot owners, which is why most committees would rather it be cleared quickly and cheaply than debated for a month. We can usually collect the same day.
A resident moved out and left their storage cage full
Cages get abandoned regularly, particularly after a tenancy ends in a hurry. The cage cannot be reallocated while it is full, and the contents are rarely worth storing. We empty it, recycle what can be recovered and leave the cage ready to reassign.
Items are blocking a corridor or fire exit before an inspection
Anything obstructing an exit path is a compliance problem, and it tends to be noticed at the worst possible moment. If you have an inspection coming up and items need to be gone, tell us when you call and we will prioritise the booking.
The building has used up its council hard waste collections
Most councils allow a limited number of hard waste collections a year, and larger buildings run through them quickly. Councils also refuse certain items outright. When the free option has run out or will not take what you have, we collect without the annual cap.
A renovation has left debris on common property
A lot owner finishes a bathroom or kitchen and the old fittings end up in the carpark rather than in a truck. We clear it, and where the owners corporation intends to recover the cost, an itemised invoice makes that conversation easier.
A tenant vacated and left goods in the visitor carpark
Move outs leave furniture, boxes and general household goods in visitor bays and loading zones, usually blocking a space the building needs back. We clear the bay and take everything in one visit. See our end of lease rubbish removal service for full property clear outs.
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How It Works
Booking a collection for a building takes about as long as reporting the problem to your committee.
Step 1 - Enquire online via our website
Send through an enquiry or call us on 0432 644 510. Tell us what has been left, roughly where it is in the building, and whether there are any access restrictions we should know about.
Step 2 - Get an accurate quote, onsite
We assess the job onsite, including how we will get to it. Carpark height, lift access and how far the items sit from the loading area all affect the job, so we confirm them before quoting. The quote you get is the price you pay on collection day.
Step 3 - Book a collection time that suits the building
We work around resident access, loading dock availability and whatever your building’s rules allow. If collections need to happen outside standard hours, let us know when you book.
Step 4 - We collect and clear the area
Our team does the lifting, loads everything out and leaves the area clear. You do not need to arrange residents to help or move anything in advance.
Before & After Results
It’s quite astonishing how quickly rubbish, hard waste and unwanted appliances acumulate over time. Tackling this mess is challenging enough on it’s own and can take time away from things that are more important. But that’s where Go Easy comes in. We specialise in making you’re life easier by dealing with all your household waste removal needs. To showcase the quality of our work, we’ve compiled a collection of before and after images that demonstrate our commitment to excellence.
Browse through some of our before and after photos in Melbourne:
Why Go Easy Rubbish Removal?
Owners corporations have a different set of problems to a household clear out, and the things that matter to a committee are not always the things that matter to a homeowner.
Scheduled bin room servicing
If dumping is a recurring problem in your building, a scheduled collection costs less than calling someone out every time it happens. We can set up regular clearing on a frequency that matches how quickly your bin room fills.
Fully insured to work on common property
We are licensed, insured and trained, and we can provide documentation if your committee or manager needs it on file before approving a contractor.
E-waste compliant disposal
Electronic waste is banned from landfill in Victoria. Anything electrical we collect goes to a licensed facility for recovery, so your building is not relying on a contractor who takes it to the tip.
No skip bins, no permits, no blocked driveways
We do not use skip bins. That means no permit application, no skip sitting in a visitor bay for a week, and no complaints from residents about where it has been parked. We arrive, load and leave.
Same day service available
When something is blocking access or needs to be gone before an inspection, waiting a week is not useful. Same day collection is available across Melbourne subject to availability.
Fixed quotes your committee can approve
Owners corporations approve spending by committee, and a moving price makes that difficult. Our quote is fixed before we start and does not change on collection day, so what goes to your committee is what gets invoiced.
Enquire today for your fast, no obligation quote with same day booking available.
Responsible body corporate rubbish removal in Melbourne
Apartment buildings produce a large amount of material that never needed to go to landfill. Furniture, whitegoods, electronics and cardboard all have recovery pathways, but only if someone sorts them rather than tipping the lot into general waste.
There is a direct cost to your building in getting this wrong. When recyclables are contaminated, the load can be rejected and sent to landfill in full, and the disposal charge lands back on the owners corporation. Sorting properly is not only better environmentally, it keeps the building’s waste costs down.
We separate what we collect and send recoverable material to recycling rather than landfill wherever it can be recovered.
We service apartment buildings across Melbourne
We collect from apartment buildings, unit blocks and townhouse complexes across greater Melbourne, including the high density areas where bin room and carpark access is tightest.
That includes Melbourne CBD, Docklands, Southbank, South Yarra, St Kilda, Richmond, Carlton, Prahran, Hawthorn, Box Hill, Footscray and Brunswick, along with the surrounding suburbs.
If your building sits outside these areas, call us anyway. We cover most of greater Melbourne.
Body corporate rubbish removal FAQs
Can you access underground carparks and basement storage areas?
Yes. Carpark height clearance is the main limitation in apartment work, so we confirm access during the onsite quote before committing to a collection method.
Do you offer scheduled or recurring rubbish removal for apartment buildings?
Yes. For buildings where bin room dumping is an ongoing issue, a regular scheduled collection is usually more cost effective than repeated one off callouts. We can set the frequency to match your building and provide a quote for your committee.
Can you provide a written quote we can take to the committee?
Yes. We provide a fixed written quote before any work begins, and the price does not change on collection day. That gives your committee a firm figure to approve rather than an estimate that moves.
Can you invoice the owners corporation directly?
Yes. We invoice the owners corporation, the building manager or your OC manager, whichever suits how the building handles its accounts. Nobody needs to pay on the day. Just tell us who the invoice should go to when you book and we will send it through once the job is done. If your building books us regularly, such as a quarterly hard rubbish day, the rate only needs approving once and each collection is invoiced as it happens.
Can you remove items that council hard waste collection will not take?
Yes. Councils limit the number of hard waste collections per year and refuse certain items outright. We are not bound by those limits and can collect items council will not, including large furniture, whitegoods and electronic waste.
Enquire today for your fast, no obligation quote, with same day booking available.
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