How much does it cost to dispose of concrete in Brisbane?

At a tip or transfer station, expect gate fees above $80 per tonne for clean concrete plus the Queensland waste levy of $105 per tonne on construction and demolition waste, before trucking. On-site crushing, by comparison, runs around $10 per tonne and as low as $8 per tonne on higher-tonnage jobs, with no levy because the material never leaves site.

Can I put concrete in a skip bin?

Yes, for small volumes. Concrete weighs about 2.4 tonnes per cubic metre, so skips reach their weight limits quickly and heavy-waste skip pricing reflects that. Skips suit a broken path or a few footings; past a couple of truckloads they become the most expensive option per tonne.

Do you take concrete away?

No. We are a crushing service, not a disposal service. We crush clean concrete, brick, rock and reclaimed asphalt on your site into road base, drainage gravel and aggregate that stays on the job for reuse. If your material genuinely has to leave site, a tip or skip is the right option and we will tell you so.

Does the QLD waste levy apply to concrete?

Yes. Clean concrete leaving site for landfill disposal is levied at $105 per tonne as construction and demolition waste, on top of the gate fee. Concrete that is crushed and reused on the same site never becomes waste, so no levy applies. Where crushed material is taken to a different site, beneficial reuse rules can apply, so check the site-specific requirements.

What is the cheapest way to get rid of a large amount of concrete?

For any worthwhile volume of clean concrete, crushing it on site is usually the cheapest path in Brisbane: around $10 per tonne, as low as $8 per tonne at higher tonnage, versus $185 or more per tonne in combined gate fees and levy before trucking. It also replaces the road base you would otherwise buy in.

13 July 2026 · 6 min read

Concrete disposal in Brisbane: your options and what each one really costs

Searching for concrete disposal in Brisbane usually means one thing: a pile of demolition concrete that has to go. Here are the real options, from the tip to a skip to crushing it where it sits, what each costs per tonne in 2026, and how to pick the right one for your volume.

Demolition concrete being processed for reuse on a Brisbane site instead of being disposed of at a tip

If you are searching for concrete disposal in Brisbane, you have a pile of demolition concrete, an old slab, footings or kerb that has to go, and you want the cheapest legitimate way to make that happen. There are three real options: take it to a tip or transfer station, put it in skips, or crush it on site and reuse it. Which one is right depends almost entirely on how many tonnes you have. Here is what each option actually costs in 2026, including the parts of the bill people forget, so you can make the call with real numbers.

Option 1: cart it to a tip or transfer station

The default option, and the most expensive per tonne once you count everything. Clean concrete tip fees in Brisbane now exceed $80 per tonne at the gate. On top of that sits the Queensland waste levy at $105 per tonne for construction and demolition material going to landfill. Then there is the trucking: every load is a truck hired, loaded, driven, queued at the gate and driven back. And if the site needs fill or road base afterwards, you pay again to buy material in and truck it back. Disposal is never one cost; it is four.

Gate fee: $80 or more per tonne for clean concrete at Brisbane facilities.
QLD waste levy: $105 per tonne on construction and demolition waste to landfill.
Trucking: haulage out, and often haulage back in for replacement material.
Program cost: excavators and crews waiting on truck cycles and tip queues.

Option 2: skips and small-volume removal

For a genuinely small amount, a broken path, a few footings, a single small slab, a skip or a rubbish removal contractor is often the right answer. You pay for convenience, and at small volumes convenience wins. The catch is weight: concrete is roughly 2.4 tonnes per cubic metre, so skips hit their weight limits fast, and heavy-waste skip pricing reflects that. Once you are past a couple of truckloads, the per-tonne cost of skips climbs well past every other option.

Option 3: do not dispose of it at all, crush it on site

For any real volume of clean concrete, brick, rock or asphalt, the cheapest option in Brisbane is usually to stop thinking of it as waste. We bring the RM 70GO! 2.0 mobile impact crusher to your site and turn the pile into compactable road base, drainage gravel and 5 mm or 10 mm aggregate, right where it sits. Most jobs land around $10 per tonne, and higher-tonnage jobs can come in as low as $8 per tonne, weighed on the machine's onboard belt scale so you pay for exactly what is produced. Because the material never leaves site, there is no gate fee, no waste levy event, no trucking, and you keep the product instead of buying base back in.

To be clear about what we are not: we are not a tip and we do not cart concrete away. We are a crushing service. If your job genuinely needs the material gone from site, and some do, one of the first two options is the right call, and we will say so. But on most civil and demolition jobs the crushed product is exactly what the site needs next: fill, sub-base, hardstand, trench backfill, working platforms.

The maths side by side

Take 300 tonnes of clean slab and footings from a Brisbane commercial demolition. Carting it away: tip fees at $80 per tonne are $24,000, the waste levy at $105 per tonne adds $31,500, and trucking runs several thousand more. You are past $60,000 before you buy a single tonne of road base back. Crushing on site: at $8 to $10 per tonne the same pile costs $2,400 to $3,000 plus mobilisation, and the site keeps about 300 tonnes of usable base. That difference is not marginal; it is a different budget line altogether.

What civil and demolition contractors actually do

Across Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan and the coasts, the pattern on well-run jobs is consistent: small contaminated or mixed loads go out in skips, and the clean hard material stays and gets crushed. Contractors tendering on council and government work increasingly write on-site crushing into their waste management plans because it satisfies the waste hierarchy and engineers the levy out of the project. The two-stage setup, the Komplet Krokodile shredder feeding the RM 70GO! 2.0, handles oversized slabs and heavily reinforced material, with the rebar liberated and separated by the onboard magnet and sent to scrap.

How to decide, quickly

Under about 20 tonnes: use a skip or a removal contractor; a crusher will not pay for itself.
Mixed or contaminated material: dispose of it properly; crushing needs clean, hard feed.
A worthwhile pile of clean concrete, brick, rock or asphalt, and any use for base on site: crush it where it sits and keep the product.
Unsure? Put your tonnage and tip fees into our online cost calculator, or send us the job details and we will tell you straight which option is cheaper, even when it is not us.

Areas we cover

We crush across Brisbane and all of South-East Queensland, including Ipswich, Logan, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba, and throughout New South Wales including Sydney, Western Sydney, the Central Coast and Newcastle. Recycling King is QLD ERA licensed and fully insured.

Before you pay Brisbane tip fees and the waste levy on material you could reuse, get a per-tonne price for crushing it on site. Call 0401 803 662 or request a quote.

Common questions

How much does it cost to dispose of concrete in Brisbane?: At a tip or transfer station, expect gate fees above $80 per tonne for clean concrete plus the Queensland waste levy of $105 per tonne on construction and demolition waste, before trucking. On-site crushing, by comparison, runs around $10 per tonne and as low as $8 per tonne on higher-tonnage jobs, with no levy because the material never leaves site.
Can I put concrete in a skip bin?: Yes, for small volumes. Concrete weighs about 2.4 tonnes per cubic metre, so skips reach their weight limits quickly and heavy-waste skip pricing reflects that. Skips suit a broken path or a few footings; past a couple of truckloads they become the most expensive option per tonne.
Do you take concrete away?: No. We are a crushing service, not a disposal service. We crush clean concrete, brick, rock and reclaimed asphalt on your site into road base, drainage gravel and aggregate that stays on the job for reuse. If your material genuinely has to leave site, a tip or skip is the right option and we will tell you so.
Does the QLD waste levy apply to concrete?: Yes. Clean concrete leaving site for landfill disposal is levied at $105 per tonne as construction and demolition waste, on top of the gate fee. Concrete that is crushed and reused on the same site never becomes waste, so no levy applies. Where crushed material is taken to a different site, beneficial reuse rules can apply, so check the site-specific requirements.
What is the cheapest way to get rid of a large amount of concrete?: For any worthwhile volume of clean concrete, crushing it on site is usually the cheapest path in Brisbane: around $10 per tonne, as low as $8 per tonne at higher tonnage, versus $185 or more per tonne in combined gate fees and levy before trucking. It also replaces the road base you would otherwise buy in.