Green waste removal in Brisbane, straight off the lawn.
Prunings, clippings, branches and the whole weekend's garden pile, loaded by hand and driven away. Book a hauler with a ute or van, leave the heap where it is, and the yard is clear without a trailer or a trip to a transfer station.
- Garden piles collected across Greater Brisbane, seven days
- Green waste goes to green waste recycling where available
- Priced on the space the pile uses in the vehicle
Green waste removal in Brisbane for garden waste already cut
A Brisbane garden grows back fast, and one afternoon with the hedge trimmer leaves a pile taller than the wheelie bin. The bin takes a fraction of it, a trailer means finding someone with a towbar, and the pile sits by the driveway going brown. PicUp sends a hauler to load it and take it away, in one booking, on a day you choose.
Green waste removal covers what has already been cut. Prunings, lawn clippings, branches, hedge trimmings, palm fronds, weeds and whole garden clear-outs all go. PicUp does not do tree lopping or stump removal, so the cutting is your part or your arborist's part. Once it is on the ground, it becomes a pickup.
Garden waste that goes in the load
Most Brisbane bookings are a mix of soft clippings and heavier woody material:
- Lawn clippings, raked leaves and weeds
- Hedge trimmings, prunings and shrub cuttings
- Branches and limbs already cut into liftable lengths
- Palm fronds, bamboo, vines and dead pot plants
- Whole garden clear-outs, including lifted turf and old garden beds
When Brisbane gardens need a pickup
After a weekend of pruningThe hedges and the jacaranda out the front are done, and there is more on the lawn than the green bin will take in a month of collections.
Once the storm cleanup is cut upLimbs are down and already sawn into lengths. A hauler loads them and the yard is usable again.
An overgrown yard before an inspectionTenants and property managers clearing long grass, weeds and cuttings ahead of an exit inspection or an open home.
Rebuilding a garden bedOld turf, spent plants, edging and prunings from a bed being started again, cleared in a single visit.
Green waste pickups run across Greater Brisbane, from the inner suburbs out to Ipswich, Logan, Redcliffe and the bayside. If the pile has furniture, whitegoods or boxes mixed through it, that is junk removal in Brisbane, and both can go in the same booking.
How a green waste pickup works
Loaded by hand from the yard
The pile can stay where you made it, out the back or beside the driveway. Haulers carry it to the vehicle armful by armful.
Sent to green waste recycling
Garden waste goes to green waste recycling where a facility is available, rather than being tipped in with general household waste.
You pay for the space it fills
A boot-load of clippings and a yard full of branches are not charged the same way. The quote follows the room the pile takes up.
What a Brisbane green waste quote covers
Green waste is quoted on the space the pile occupies in the vehicle plus the labour to load it. You see the figure before confirming, and it stays put unless the pile grows between booking and pickup.
Every quote includes:
- Hand loading from the back yard, side path or kerb
- A ute, cargo van or pantech sized to the pile
- Travel to a green waste recycler or transfer station
- Disposal of standard household garden waste
- Live tracking on the day and a fixed price up front
Not included: tree lopping and stump removal are not PicUp services, so branches need to be cut before the hauler arrives. Asbestos, paint and chemicals, gas bottles, tyres, car batteries and liquid waste are excluded from every load, which includes garden chemicals and part-used sprays.
Booking a Brisbane green waste pickup: book online at picup.com.au/bookings in about a minute, or call 1300 174 287 to talk through a big clear-out. A photo of the pile next to the wheelie bin gives the best sense of scale.
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Brisbane green waste removal FAQs
How much does green waste removal in Brisbane cost?
The quote is based on how much room the pile takes up in the vehicle plus the labour to load it, not an hourly rate. A few bags of clippings and a full yard of branches are therefore priced differently. Describe the pile online or send a photo, and a fixed figure comes back before you confirm the booking.
Does PicUp cut the trees and hedges as well?
No. Tree lopping and stump removal are not PicUp services. Green waste removal is a pickup for material that has already been cut, whether you did it yourself or an arborist did. Cut branches into lengths one person can lift and the hauler handles everything from there.
Does the garden waste need to be bagged or bundled first?
It does not have to be. A loose pile is fine, and haulers load it by hand. Bagging clippings or tying branches into bundles does make the load pack more tightly, which can mean less space used in the vehicle, so it is worth doing if the material is already sitting in bags.
Where does the green waste end up?
Prunings, clippings, branches and garden clear-outs go to green waste recycling where a facility is available, so the material is processed rather than mixed into general waste. Anything that cannot be recycled goes to a licensed transfer station.
Can soil, pots and household rubbish go in the same load?
Yes. Pots, bagged soil, old garden furniture, timber offcuts and general household items can travel with the green waste, and adding them adjusts the space-based quote before you confirm. Asbestos, paint and chemicals, gas bottles, tyres, car batteries and liquid waste stay out of every load.
Get the garden pile off the lawn this week.
Tell PicUp roughly how big the pile is and pick a day. Haulers load it, take it to green waste recycling, and the yard is yours again.