Many home owners and business owners across Australia turn to skip bin hire companies when they need to have rubbish removed from their properties. This is because these companies ensure hassle-free removal of rubbish from their client's properties at an affordable price. But as Australians become more conscious about the need to protect the environment, many residential and commercial skip bin renters now want to know what happens to their rubbish once it has been picked up. Well, keep reading on below to find out how the waste is managed.

Sorting of the waste.

When waste is picked up from a client's location, it is first taken to a central waste transfer station. In the waste management world, a waste transfer station is a place where all waste is taken so that it can be sorted into recyclable and non-recyclable materials.

Recyclable waste materials such as glass, metal, paper, cardboard, plastics, concrete and wood are taken to a waste recycling centre or facility that can deal with such waste appropriately. At the appropriate local recycling centre, recyclable materials are processed to create new raw materials, which can be used to manufacture new products.

Concrete waste from a building demolition job, for example, can be crushed and used as aggregate or road base for a new driveway installation project. This helps give waste material a new lease of life, and it also ensures that as little solid waste as possible ends up being deposited at a landfill.

Hauling of non-recyclable materials to the landfill.

Once the recyclable materials have been dealt with, the remaining waste — the non-recyclable waste — will be transferred to a local landfill site, where it will be buried. The landfill is a large waste disposal hole lined with a membrane to prevent contamination of the surrounding area. At the landfill, skip bin hire companies are charged a tipping fee, which varies depending on the quantity of waste being disposed. The greater the amount of waste being deposited at the landfill, the higher the tipping fee — this is meant to encourage skip bin service companies to recycle and re-use as much waste as they can.

To ensure that your waste is handled in the most environmentally friendly way, it is best to seek the help of a reputable skip bin service company local to your area. Contact your preferred skip bin service provider beforehand to find out how they manage and dispose of waste.