What is the difference between rubble removal and junk removal?

It is the same crew and the same truck — the words describe the load, not the service. Rubble removal usually means heavy building waste: bricks, concrete, tiles, plaster and demolition debris. Junk removal usually means household bulk: furniture, mattresses, boxes, appliances and post-renovation clutter. Both are priced the same way, by the volume of the load, so you do not need to work out which label fits before you phone us.

Do I have to load it myself?

Only if you choose a skip. On a collection our crew carries and loads everything, and that labour already sits inside the quoted price — you point at the pile. With skip hire we deliver an empty bin, you fill it at your own pace over the hire period, and we collect it. That is the single biggest difference between the two services and it is usually what decides which one suits a job.

Is a skip cheaper than a collection?

For the same volume, hiring a skip is usually the lower number, because you are doing the loading. A 6 m³ midi-skip is R1,400–R2,000 for a 3–5 day hire, while a 6 m³ collection with our crew loading is R2,800–R3,800. The skip only wins if you actually have the time, the people and the driveway space. A skip on a public road also needs a City of Cape Town permit at roughly R200 a week, and days beyond the hire period run R80–R150 each, so a bin that sits too long can close the gap.

Can one load take garden waste and builders rubble together?

Yes. We sort the two streams on the verge before loading so the clean green waste and the rubble each go to the right facility. Sorting takes crew time, so a genuinely mixed load carries a surcharge of about R200–R500. If the two piles are big and separate it is often cheaper to have them collected as two clean loads than as one mixed one — tell us what is in each and we will price it both ways.

What is already inside the price you quote?

Labour and loading, transport, the disposal charge at the facility, site clean-up and VAT. The number we give you before the crew leaves is the number you pay. Two things sit outside it: Atlantic Seaboard addresses carry an access surcharge of R200–R400, and the far South Peninsula and deep Helderberg add R150–R300 for the travel. Both are quoted up front, never added afterwards.

Rubble Removal Services in Cape Town — 6 Types of Waste We Collect

Comprehensive rubble removal solutions for residential and commercial projects across Cape Town

We provide complete rubble removal services tailored to your specific needs. Whether it's household clutter or post-renovation chaos, our appliance removal service handles fridges, geysers and e-waste separately, and whether you're a homeowner tackling a DIY project or a contractor managing a large construction site, we have the equipment, expertise, and team to handle any job efficiently and professionally.

Which service do you actually need?

Most people arrive here knowing what they want gone and not which service to book. It comes down to two questions, and neither of them is about what the waste is called.

The first is who does the loading. On a collection our crew carries everything out and lifts it onto the truck, and that labour is already inside the price. With a skip bin dropped at your gate you fill it yourself, at your own pace, and pay less for the same volume because of it.

The second is whether the pile already exists. A finished pile wants a single collection. Waste that is still being made — a bathroom this weekend, a kitchen the next — wants a bin standing on site for the whole job. Get those two right and the rest is just volume.

Junk removal

Our crew loads

A pile that already exists and you want gone today — furniture, post-renovation clutter, a garage or a whole house.

R600 – R7,500 a load

Small load to a full house clearance

See junk removal loads

Garden refuse removal

Our crew loads

Green waste only — leaves, clippings, prunings, branches and tree-felling waste after a weekend in the garden.

R600 – R3,800 a load

Small clean-out to a 6 m³ load

See garden refuse prices

Skip bin hire

You load it

Waste that is still being made — a renovation or demolition running over days, where you want a bin standing there the whole time.

R900 – R3,500 a hire

4 m³ mini-skip to 12 m³ maxi-skip

See skip sizes and rates

Appliance removal

Our crew lifts it out

One heavy item, or a handful — a dead fridge, a replaced geyser, a washing machine, old TVs and computers.

R350 – R650 an item

R300 – R400 each when you bundle three or more

See appliance rates

Still not sure? Describe the pile and your suburb on the phone and we will tell you which one is cheaper for your job, including when that is not the one you called about.

The six kinds of waste we collect

Whichever way you book it, these are the loads that go on the truck, and one crew running same-day rubble removal across Cape Town handles all of them. Most real jobs are a mixture of two or three of them, which is fine — we sort as we load.

Residential Rubble Removal

Perfect for homeowners undertaking renovations, extensions, or general cleanup projects.

What's Included:

Kitchen and bathroom renovations
Home extension debris
Garden rubble clearance
Garage cleanouts
General construction waste

Typical Duration: Same day to 1-2 days typical

Construction debris loaded from a commercial site in Cape Town

Commercial Rubble Removal

Tailored solutions for businesses, retail spaces, and office renovations.

What's Included:

Office fit-outs and renovations
Retail space clearance
Restaurant and shop renovations
Commercial construction sites
Industrial waste removal

Typical Duration: 1-3 days depending on volume

Crew raking leaves and loading branches onto a bakkie for garden waste removal

Garden Waste & Green Rubble

Eco-friendly disposal of all garden and landscaping waste materials.

What's Included:

Tree felling debris
Branch and leaf removal
Landscaping waste
Soil and topsoil removal
Grass cuttings and hedge trimmings

Typical Duration: Same day service available

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Two-man crew clearing demolition debris from a Cape Town property

Demolition Waste

Safe handling and removal of debris from full or partial demolition projects.

What's Included:

Full structure demolition
Partial demolition projects
Wall removal debris
Roof demolition waste
Foundation clearance

Typical Duration: 2-5 days typical

Pile of broken bricks, concrete and timber offcuts being loaded from a building site

Builder's Rubble

Specialized removal of construction materials and building waste.

What's Included:

Bricks and concrete
Tiles and ceramics
Plaster and drywall
Wood and timber offcuts
Packaging materials

Typical Duration: Same day to 2 days

Fridge, armchair and mattress loaded onto a bakkie during a household clear-out

Mixed Waste & Same-Day Junk Removal

Comprehensive solutions for projects with various types of waste materials.

What's Included:

Combination of rubble types
Renovation cleanup
Estate clearances
Moving house cleanup
General property clearance

Typical Duration: 1-3 days typical

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A skip standing on site, or a one-off collection?

This is the decision that changes the price most, and it is not really a decision about waste. It is a decision about your weekend.

A skip is the cheaper number for the same volume — a 6 m³ midi-skip is R1,400–R2,000 for a 3–5 day hire, against R2,800–R3,800 for a 6 m³ collection where our crew does the carrying. You are paying less because you are supplying the labour. That trade is worth it on a renovation that runs over days and terrible on a Saturday when nobody is available to fill the bin.

Two things narrow it further. A skip needs somewhere to stand: a driveway is free, a public road or pavement needs a City of Cape Town permit at roughly R200 a week. And the hire period is part of the price — days beyond it run R80–R150 each, which is the most common surprise on a final skip invoice. If the bin is going to sit half-full for a week, a collection usually wins.

A loaded skip bin standing at the kerb in a Cape Town street, ready for collection

You load it — skip hire

Delivery, collection, the disposal charge and VAT are inside each figure.

4 m³ mini-skipR900 – R1,400
1–3 days hire · holds about 16 wheelie bins
6 m³ midi-skipR1,400 – R2,000
3–5 days hire · holds about 25 wheelie bins
12 m³ maxi-skipR2,800 – R3,500
7 days hire · holds about 50 wheelie bins

We load it — collection

Flat-rate by volume. Labour, transport, disposal and VAT are already in the number.

1–2 m³R600 – R900
A few bags and one bulky item
2–3 m³R1,200 – R1,800
A garage corner or one room cleared
4–5 m³R2,000 – R2,800
A double garage or a post-renovation pile
6 m³R2,800 – R3,800
A two-bedroom flat emptied
12 m³R5,000 – R7,500
A full house or estate clearance

How much waste is that, really?

Cubic metres mean very little when you are standing in front of a heap in the driveway, and almost everybody under-estimates. The most useful yardstick is the wheelie bin you already own: a 4 m³ skip holds about 16 of them, a 6 m³ holds about 25, and a 12 m³ holds about 50.

In collection terms — the same bands used in our 2026 breakdown of rubble removal costs — a small bakkie load of 1–2 m³ is a few bags and one bulky item at R600–R900. A full bakkie of 4–5 m³ — a double garage, a shed, a post-renovation pile — is R2,000–R2,800. A two-bedroom flat emptied is about 6 m³ at R2,800–R3,800, and a full house or estate clearance runs 12 m³ at R5,000–R7,500.

Size to the whole job rather than to today's pile. A mini-skip filled on day two of a week-long strip-out means paying for a second delivery, and a second delivery costs more than the next size up would have. If you are unsure, send a photo of the pile with something familiar beside it — a wheelie bin, a car, a doorway — and we will size it for you before anything is booked.

Builders rubble, broken concrete and timber heaped along the side passage of a Cape Town house before clearance — Before. Rubble and offcuts filling a side passage — a load most people guess at half its real volume.

The same side passage and lawn swept clean after the builders rubble was removed — After. The same passage, cleared and swept. Site clean-up is part of the job, not an extra line.

Our Process

Contact Us

Call, email, or submit a quote request with your project details

Get Quote

Receive a free, transparent quote based on your requirements

Schedule Service

Choose a convenient date - same-day service often available

We Handle It

Our team loads, transports, and disposes of all waste responsibly

What goes on the truck — and what doesn't

Between the four services almost everything a Cape Town property produces is covered. The shorter list is the one worth reading before you start piling, because it is cheaper to ask than to have a load turned away at the gate. It also helps to know which pile counts as rubble and which counts as green waste, since the two are tipped at different facilities.

On the truck

Builders rubble — bricks, concrete, rubble, tiles, plaster and timber offcuts
Demolition debris, from a single wall to a full structure
Household furniture, mattresses, boxes and general clutter
Garden waste — leaves, clippings, prunings, brushwood and sectioned logs
Branches up to roughly 150 mm thick, which we chip on site
Fridges, freezers, washing machines, stoves and geysers
TVs, monitors, computers and printers, routed to an accredited e-waste recycler
Mixed garden waste and rubble together — we sort the streams on the verge

Not in a standard load

Asbestos sheeting or lagging — specialist abatement only
Liquid paints, solvents, pesticides and pool chemicals
Batteries and high-voltage e-waste, which are a separate regulated stream
Wet kitchen organics and food waste
Anything still plumbed in or wired to the grid — disconnect it first
Tree stumps over 200 mm — a stump grinder job, booked separately from the load
Bulk soil and gravel — a different category, quoted apart from a rubble load

If something in the pile is not on either list, ask before it goes in rather than after the bin is full. It is a thirty-second phone call against a wasted collection.

Waste streams separated into bins and skips at a licensed transfer facility before disposal

Where your waste actually goes

Every load leaves your property sorted. Usable furniture and appliances are offered to local charities, clean recyclables go to the right recycler, and e-waste — televisions, monitors, computers, printers — routes to an accredited handler, because it is a regulated stream that cannot go to general landfill.

What is left is tipped at a facility licensed to receive it. That matters more than it sounds. The City's public drop-off sites across Cape Town are free for residents arriving in a car, trailer or light vehicle up to 1.5 tons, up to three loads a day — genuinely useful if you are moving a small amount yourself. They are not commercial tipping sites, though. A load coming off a removal truck goes to a Council disposal facility — Coastal Park, Bellville South or Vissershok — and is charged at the published tariff.

That tariff is already inside the figure we quote you, along with the labour and the transport, which is why the number does not move after the truck is loaded. You get the tipping receipt afterwards if you want it.

What arrives, and what the price covers

The vehicle is matched to the load when you book, so a one-fridge job does not arrive in an eight-ton truck and a house clearance is not done in four trips.

Equipment We Use

Various sized trucks (1-ton to 8-ton)
Skip bins and containers
Mini-loaders for heavy loads
Professional loading equipment

Pricing Includes

Labor and loading
Transportation to disposal site
Legal disposal fees
Site cleanup and sweeping

We collect across all 66 Cape Town suburbs on our list, from the Atlantic Seaboard through the CBD and Southern Suburbs to the Northern Suburbs and the South Peninsula. Bookings confirmed before 11am usually get a slot the same afternoon.