About us
Cairns skip bins, run by locals.
Locally owned and operated out of Holloways Beach. 800 bins, 10 trucks, and every suburb from Palm Cove to Gordonvale.
- 800
- bins in the fleet
- 10
- trucks on the road
- 841
- Google reviews
- 30,000+
- Cairns locals served
Our story
How a Cairns local built the fleet.
Jared’s, since 2019.In 2019, Jared Lacco took over Tropical Skips Cairns with a simple goal: give locals a skip bin hire service that actually does what it says.
Jared had spent more than 15 years in the building industry with Fletcher Insulation and James Hardie, becoming the youngest branch manager in Fletcher’s history at just 26. He knew skip bins in Cairns could be done better. So he built it himself.
It started with 2 trucks and 115 bins. Today it is 800 bins and 10 trucks covering every suburb from Palm Cove to Gordonvale.
The size has not changed how we operate. Bre still answers the phone by name, and our drivers still place bins with a smile, even up the steep ones.
15+ yrs
In the building industry
With Fletcher Insulation and James Hardie before skips.
26
Youngest branch manager
In Fletcher’s history, at just 26.
2019
Took over Tropical Skips
With 2 trucks and 115 bins, and a simple goal: do what it says.
Today
800 bins, 10 trucks
Still locally owned and run.
The fleet
Two trucks to ten.
Keep scrolling. Each mark is one bin or one truck.
- Bins
- 800
- Trucks
- 10
- The 115 we started with
- Added since
Our triple guarantee
Three promises, in writing.
01
Full Transparency Guarantee
Every cost is confirmed and every scenario explained before you book. If we did not mention it, you do not owe it.
02
On-Time Guarantee
We deliver and collect on the day we said we would. No chasing, no ghosting.
03
Environmental Guarantee
Every collection gets sorted for what can be recycled: green waste to mulch, concrete to road base, metals to scrap recycling.
Our own trucks
Painted the colour of a Cairns dusk.
The yard at Holloways Beach is where all ten trucks start the day.
At the yard
Under the palms
Delivering beside a park
Out on a job
Arms up, ready
Cairns streets
Into the cab
Where it goes
Sorted, then recycled.
Most of what we collect comes back to our own sorting area before anything reaches landfill. The metals, concrete and green waste that goes into our skip bins can be completely recycled when kept separate from general household waste.
- Green waste is shredded and turned into mulch and compost.
- Concrete and masonry are crushed and screened into drainage gravel and road base.
- Metals go to a scrap metal recycling plant, reducing the need to mine for new metals.
By talking to us first about the kind of waste you have, we can work out the right bin for the job, saving you money and keeping material out of landfill.
Sorted by typeWord of mouth
What Cairns says.
841Google reviews, rated 5.0
“Easy to deal with, paper work free, timely service”
George
“Great service and friendly staff. Would definitely use again. Thanks.”
Ryan Paiaro
“Tropical Skips provided a timely and professional service.”
Laurie Coyne
“Easy to contact, flexible to change arrangements and fast delivery”
Kasper Fratczak
“Excellent prompt service and was kept up-to-date with text as to when bin was arriving and being picked up excellent service”
Stef Baksaj
“Absolutely great service highly recommend”
Liam Elder
“Efficient, professional and competitively priced.”
Mohan Chinnappan
“Very organised, everything has been done on time. Very good communication.”
katy zhou
“Friendly, prompt and always keen. The best skip service we’ve ever seen. For many years you’ve helped us through, so here’s a heartfelt thank you!”
Beverley Gribble
“Delivered on time, very happy with service.”
McCarthy Tegan
“Punctual , professional, great service.”
Don Wong
“Promot and great to deal with”
Alan Pullen
“Great experience – From the outset, Bree was a pleasure to speak to and then through to the delivery, price and pick up. I would definitely recommend without hesitation.”
Christine Clifford
“Excellent service, modern equipment delivered in a timely basis with no complications and ease of invoicing and payment.”
Steve Crampton
“Very punctual on time dilivery and pickup”
Sunia Tuirara
“One week was ample time to fill this 2 square metre skip with my green waste. It was delivered on time and collected one week later. Thanks for the service.”
Dorothy Barker
“Two skips ordered. Both delivered and removed quickly. Thank you so much for a smooth transaction. Highly recommended. 5 stars!”
Joanne Houghton (The Artful Maverick)
“We recently used Tropical Skip Bins and were extremely impressed with the service from start to finish. The booking process was simple, delivery was right on time, and the driver was friendly and professional. The skip bin was clean, placed exactly where we needed it, and picked up promptly when finished. Pricing was fair with no hidden surprises. It made our clean-up so much easier. Highly recommend Tropical Skip Bins to anyone needing reliable and hassle-free skip bin hire.”
Noel Andersen
“Friendly and quick service, highly recommended.”
Joshua Ferguson
“Great service, great price. Made everything easy”
Patimah Singe
“Awesome to deal with everything was easy from delivery to pickup”
Rylan Hearn
“Very happy with the experience as a whole, have delt with a few skip companies in cairns and tropical are by far the best to deal with”
Tym Peterd
“Thank you so much! Prompt, friendly and efficient. Will definitly recommend and use again when needed.”
Lynne Rees
“Best price, prompt service, no issues, very happy.”
Sergey Yashumov (Русский гид в Австралии)
“Fast, efficient service from Tropical Skips. Highly recommend and would use again”
mandy ross
“Great and easy service! Enquired Tuesday and had a skip bin delivered at the exact time requested Saturday morning. Highly recommend!”
Rachel Walsh
“Had a great experience with Tropical Skips Cairns. Was hesitant about ordering a skip bin but everything went smoothly and the price was more than reasonable for hiring a 6m2 skip for 3 days. I made sure I was waiting for the driver when they deliver and also had the gates open. Will definitely use them again if needed.”
COURIER 6
“Always reliable and super friendly local crew. Keep up the good work team.”
Gabby Azzopardi
“Great service at reasonable price, nice job. Strongly recommended if I need bins hires.”
Giang Nguyen
“Great service and Value. Great people to deal with. The driver was a legend and very helpful”
Matt Zaccour
“Fast efficient service (delivery & pick up) Friendly staff with professional outlook.”
Gada Morris
“I called Tropical Skips close to closing time on Saturday for an urgent delivery. They were very helpful and were able to accommodate. They were very polite and punctual and r reasonably priced.”
Tammy Saunders
“Cheap, easy not fuss service 😁”
Mimi Blow
“They were great to deal with, communication was 150%. Prompt, put the bin where I wanted it even though it was a bit tricky, picked it up with no fuss when we were done. Highly recommend.”
Jenelle Morris
“So easy to deal with, Bri was fabulous in the office & no fuss, in & out with the skips. Thanks team x”
Suzanne Whitten
“Great, friendly, professional service.”
Sue MJ
“Fast and efficient service, couldn’t fault Tropical Skips”
PETER SMITH
“Reliable service and easy, hassle free process 🙌🏼”
Kiara Sclip
“Good service as always 😊👍”
Jori Poutanen
“Great service - reasonable price”
Alison H
Find us
563 Captain Cook Highway, Holloways Beach.
563 Captain Cook Highway, Holloways Beach QLD 4878
7 am – 5 pm Mon–Fri · 7 am – 12 pm Sat
Where we deliver
Every suburb from Palm Cove to Gordonvale, beaches to tablelands. More than 50 suburbs across the region.
See all delivery areasGet a skip on the way.
Get an express quote and the price comes back by email and text within minutes. Or ring 0407 167 776 and talk to Bre.