Choose by what you are clearing, not by the price
Cape Winelands District · Stellenbosch, Drakenstein, Witzenberg, Breede Valley and Langeberg
Skip Bin Sizes: 2m³, 4m³, 6m³ and 8m³
The right size is the one that takes your whole load without a second bin and without a weight problem. Here is what each size is for, and the question to ask before you book.
By the Winelands Skips request desk · checked 19 October 2026 · written and fact-checked in house · every municipal fact is sourced on the guide page
The four sizes, and the job each one is for
Skip sizes are given in cubic metres. The number tells you the volume of the bin, not the weight it may carry — and with rubble, weight is what catches people out. A bin that is half full of broken concrete can already be at its weight limit.
Start from the job. A single room, a garage, a bathroom strip-out and a whole-house renovation are four different bins.
| Size | Best for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|
| 2m³ | One room, a small garden clear, a single-unit move-out | Fills fast with rubble; ask about the weight limit |
| 4m³ | A bathroom or kitchen strip-out, a garage clean-out, a small flat | A second bin is common on a full kitchen and bathroom together |
| 6m³ | The standard renovation and building-rubble skip | Rubble reaches the weight limit before the bin looks full |
| 8m³ | Whole-house renovation, estate or farm clean-up | Needs room for the truck and a legal place to stand |
Why weight matters more than volume
Building rubble, sand, soil, tiles and concrete are heavy. Garden waste, packaging and old furniture are light. Two loads that fill the same bin can differ enormously at the weighbridge, and the operator pays tip fees on weight.
So a 6m³ bin of concrete and a 6m³ bin of branches are not the same booking and not the same price. Tell the operator what the load is made of. If it is mostly rubble, ask whether a smaller bin with a known weight allowance is the better deal.
When to go one size up
Go up a size when you are clearing a room and the garage in the same week, when a renovation is still running and you know more rubble is coming, or when the bin has to last through a project rather than a weekend.
Go down a size when the load is heavy and small — a bathroom's tiles and screed, for example. A smaller bin that is within its weight limit is cheaper than a large bin that cannot legally be lifted.
Asking for a swap instead of a second bin
On a long renovation the practical arrangement is a swap: the full bin goes and an empty one takes its place. That keeps the site working without paying for two bins to stand at once.
Ask for the swap when you book. Arranging it after the bin is full usually means waiting for the next available truck.
Questions before you book
Short answers. Where the answer depends on the operator, the page says so instead of inventing a number.
How big is a 6m³ skip?
Six cubic metres of volume. In practice it is the size that handles a kitchen or bathroom strip-out or a few weeks of building rubble without a second bin.
Can I mix rubble and garden waste?
Ask first. Some operators will take a mixed general-waste load and some will not, and a load that has to be sorted costs more. Mixing building waste into household waste is also specifically prohibited by Stellenbosch's waste by-law.
What if I fill it before the hire period ends?
Call for collection when it is full; you should not be paying for days you do not use. Agree the collection arrangement when you book.
The request
Request a bin for your address
The town and one line about the job — what you are clearing, the size, the date and any access constraint. The town decides which operator sees it, and the price comes back as a quote, not a guess.
- One form. No account, no card, no obligation.
- A local operator confirms the size, the hire period and the price.
- Nothing is dropped until you accept the quote.
The request desk is not the skip company: the operator who quotes you delivers and tips the bin. The footer of every page says the same thing.
The request slip
Five fields. Your town decides which operator sees it.