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Rubbish removal in the Northern Rivers costs $100 per cubic metre with Northern Removals, loaded and tipped. A box-trailer-sized load (about 2 cubic metres) is around $200, a single room clean-out $300 to $400, a full 20 cubic metre truck about $2,000. You point, we carry, the truck leaves full.
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How much does rubbish removal cost per cubic metre?
Northern Removals charges $100 per cubic metre across the Byron Shire and Northern Rivers. It is volume pricing, measured on the truck: a half-full truck costs half. Loading is included, from inside the house, the shed or the yard, and the load goes straight to the tip.
| Load | Volume | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Rate | per cubic metre | $100 |
| Box trailer | ≈ 2 m³ | ≈ $200 |
| Single room | ≈ 3-4 m³ | ≈ $300-$400 |
| Half truck | ≈ 10 m³ | ≈ $1,000 |
| Full truck | ≈ 20 m³ | ≈ $2,000 |
The quote you approve is the price you pay. If a load carries unusual disposal fees, we say so in the quote, never on the invoice. Full tables live on the pricing page.
What does a DIY tip run cost in the Byron Shire?
Doing it yourself from Byron Bay costs the gate fee at the Myocum tip, $39.50 per 100kg with an $18 minimum for 2026-27, plus a trailer and half a day. A typical 300 to 400kg clean-out load runs $120 to $160 at the weighbridge before your time counts.
| Item | Detail | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Gate fee at Byron tip | 300 to 400kg of mixed waste at $39.50 per 100kg | $120-$160 |
| Trailer | Free council courtesy trailer, weekdays, tow bar and booking required | $0 or hire |
| Loading | You load it twice: at home, then off at the weighbridge | Your back |
| Time | Loading, driving to Myocum, queuing, unloading | Half a day |
| Northern Removals, same load | About 2 cubic metres, loaded from inside the house, tipped | ≈ $200 |
The full DIY playbook, hours, free drop-offs and vouchers included, is in the Byron Bay tip guide.
What do the Northern Rivers tips charge?
For 2026-27, mixed household waste costs $39.50 per 100kg at the Byron tip in Myocum, $34.60 per 100kg at Ballina, $410 per tonne unsorted at Lismore, and $284 per tonne for residents at Stotts Creek in the Tweed. Those gate fees are what a skip company or removalist pays too.
| Facility | Notes | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Byron Resource Recovery Centre, Myocum | Minimum $18 | $39.50 / 100kg |
| Ballina Waste Management Centre | Household mixed waste | $34.60 / 100kg |
| Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre | Unsorted household waste, minimum $15 | $410 / tonne |
| Stotts Creek RRC, Tweed | Tweed residents, minimum $10 | $284 / tonne |
Tweed residents also get two free on-call kerbside collections per year, up to 2 cubic metres each. Byron Shire has no kerbside pickup at all, only tip vouchers and a weekday courtesy trailer, which is exactly the gap a $100 per cubic metre load-and-go service fills.
How does it compare with Sydney rubbish removal prices?
Sydney load-and-go operators commonly charge $100 to $150 per cubic metre, and the big franchises more again, checked July 2026. Northern Removals charges a flat $100 per cubic metre across the Northern Rivers. Same service shape, bottom of the city range, no travel surcharge from the Tyagarah depot.
What's included in the $100 per cubic metre?
Two movers, the truck, the carrying and the tip run. Northern Removals loads from wherever the rubbish sits, bedroom, backyard, under the house, sweeps up after, and runs the load to the tip the same day. House clean-outs, deceased estates, end-of-lease, garage and green waste all price the same way.
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Rubbish removal cost questions, answered straight
The questions Northern Rivers locals ask Northern Removals about rubbish removal prices, with the numbers in the answers.
- How much does rubbish removal cost in the Northern Rivers?
- Northern Removals charges $100 per cubic metre, loaded and tipped, across the Byron Shire and Northern Rivers. A box-trailer-sized load (about 2 cubic metres) is around $200, a single room clean-out $300 to $400, a full 20 cubic metre truck about $2,000. A half-full truck costs half.
- Does the price include the tip fees?
- The Northern Removals quote you approve is the price you pay. Loading, the truck and the run to the tip are all inside the $100 per cubic metre rate, and if a load carries unusual disposal fees we say so in the quote, never after the job.
- What do Northern Rivers tips charge for mixed waste?
- For 2026-27: Byron Resource Recovery Centre charges $39.50 per 100kg (minimum $18), Ballina Waste Management Centre $34.60 per 100kg, Lismore Recycling and Recovery Centre $410 per tonne unsorted (minimum $15), and Stotts Creek in the Tweed $284 per tonne for residents (minimum $10).
- How does Northern Rivers rubbish removal compare with Sydney prices?
- Sydney load-and-go rubbish removal commonly runs $100 to $150 per cubic metre, with the big-name operators above that. Northern Removals charges a flat $100 per cubic metre in the Northern Rivers, at the bottom of the city range, with the same two-man crew doing the carrying.
- Is it cheaper to hire a skip bin instead?
- For a one-off clean-out, usually not. A 4 to 6 cubic metre skip in the Northern Rivers typically costs $315 to $650 for a week and you load it yourself. Northern Removals is $100 per cubic metre, loads for you, and only charges the space you actually fill.
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