Miami skip bins for cottages, units and duplexes

The suburb traces back to Miami Shore, an early-1920s land release at North Burleigh that borrowed its name from Miami Shores, Florida. Timber and fibro bungalows filled estates of that kind, and the name survives in Miami Shore Parade. The Gold Coast Highway now splits the suburb north to south. Hythe Street links the highway with the beach; westward run Christine Avenue and Pacific Avenue, where you will find the Pizzey Park sporting complex.

Check the fibro first

According to the QBCC, which regulates Queensland building, homes built before 1990 are quite likely to contain some asbestos. No bin takes it, and if asbestos turns up in one, the processing fee is $1,500. If an older cottage has sheeting you are unsure about, get it tested before demolition starts.

Placement by home type

The suburb covers about three square kilometres. Separate houses were 31 per cent of homes in 2021; townhouses, duplexes and similar attached homes 32 per cent; flats and apartments 37 per cent.

• Own driveway: a 3 m³ or 4 m³ goes in easily.
• Duplex on a shared driveway: your neighbour has to agree, since a bin can block their way in and out until it is collected.
• Unit complex: the body corporate's rules come first.

Sizes for Miami jobs

Refreshing a unit kitchen or bathroom: 3 m³ or 4 m³. Gutting an older cottage: 6 m³ or 9 m³. A full knock-down: the 15 m³ hook bin, holding around 60 wheelie bins, and possibly more than one. Dirt caps at 4 m³ and concrete at 6 m³; heavier loads are split by phone on 1800 462 674.

Street permits

Private land needs no permit. Kerbside is council land. Before a bin goes on the roadway, footpath or verge, council must first grant a permit (City of Gold Coast), lodged in your name and on your responsibility. Tiger Skips does not apply for them.