Rubbish Removal Brisbane

Take it away, Valentine

2012-02-14T11:27:00.002+10:00

It’s Valentine’s Day, and if you’re male then you’re probably looking for a gift that best communicates those three little words: I'm really sorry.

Because let’s face it: buying the perfect Valentine’s Day isn’t easy. It has to give the traditional Valentine’s Day message (“I am helping to keep Hallmark in business”), yet still be unique enough to make your loved one feel special.

That pretty much rules out flowers and chocolates (although she’ll happily finish off the box while you’re in the doghouse), and even jewellery can be a mistake—especially when you get your credit card bill.

And don’t even think about buying her an appliance. Not only will she hate you for buying something so impersonal, she’ll hate the way it clutters up the house. (And you will too, because it will be a constant reminder of how badly you screwed up.)

So what can you give your Valentine that’s personal, relatively inexpensive and won’t clutter up the house?

Here’s an idea: Forget about giving her something, and take something away instead.

No, I don’t mean taking that necklace back to the jeweller. (As if you’d be able to find the receipt!) I mean getting rid of some of the stuff that’s been lying around the place since… well, for as long as you’ve been together.

How about all those bits of timber in the back yard you’ve been threatening to turn into everything from bookshelves to an aviary? She knows you’ll never actually use it (the fact you don’t own a single power tool is a bit of a giveaway), so why not just get rid of it?

And then there’s that old couch. I know you’ve had it since uni and it holds a lot memories (not to mention pizza stains). But when even your dog refuses to sit on it, it needs to go.

There’s probably lots of other stuff you can get rid of as well: boxes for appliances you no longer own (she threw away your last Valentine’s Day present, remember?), the pile of lawn clippings that’s so high you can ski on it in winter, and all those attempts a DIY that ended up DOA.

But don’t waste the day carting it all away yourself. Get in touch with Brizzy Rubbish Removals and let them do it all for you so you can get on with more important things.

Like finding the receipt for that vacuum cleaner before she sees it.

The recovery process

2012-01-30T14:05:00.002+10:00

You’ve been through a lot in the past month or so—the whole Christmas thing, New Year’s Day, and of course Australia Day. And now it’s time to start the recovery process.

No, we’re not talking about your hangover (although we can get rid of all those empty bottles for you). We’re talking about getting rid of the other things you’d rather not think about (mainly because it hurts so much).

Maybe it’s that outdoor sculpture your family was given as a Christmas present that immediately lowered your property value. Honestly, it looks as if someone just whipped up a batch of concrete, let it set, and then half-painted it. It’s so hideous the birds won’t even crap on it.

Or maybe it’s your clothes line that, thanks to your brother-in-law’s kids, now leans at an angle as if it’s picking up alien signals from outer space. Of course, if it did pick up a message from outer space, it would probably be “You’re so lucky your father doesn’t own a ray gun”.

Maybe it’s the remains of the front hedge you decided to “trim” to look like Santa and his reindeer, but ended up looking like it came from the same artist who made your sculpture. Your six-foot privacy hedge is now only a foot high in some places, but should still do the job if the army decides to conduct its “commando crawl” training outside your house.

We can’t fix your clothes line or your hedge, but we can get rid of the evidence that it happened in the first place. (Well, you may want to flatten out that hedge before we come around.) We can pick it up, and more importantly take it away so no-one can accidentally peer inside your bin and discover your little secret. And if they comment on the Brizzy Rubbish Removals truck being at your place, just tell them you needed someone to get rid of all those empty bottles. They’ll understand completely.

On second thoughts, maybe you shouldn’t throw away that sculpture until the hedge is back to full height. It’ll be the perfect way to keep people out of your yard—if not your suburb.

Christmas: What a load of rubbish.

2011-12-22T10:53:00.001+10:00

As you can probably tell from all the tinsel and guys dressed in red suits, it’s Christmas.

(If you didn’t know, please tell us where you live so we can stay with you. It would be so nice to sleep without having to shield our eyes from next-door’s Christmas lights.)

And that means people you haven’t seen or even spoken to all year will suddenly get the urge to make contact once again.

If you’re lucky, it will just be a Christmas card--a snowman or some other “Christmas” scene that makes no sense in Australia on the front, and your name scrawled on the inside. (At least you think it’s your name. It’s either that or a prescription from your doctor.)

Cards are great. You just sit them on a clear surface to show people how “popular” you are, and then toss them all in the bin on Boxing Day.

But sometimes people feel so guilty about not knowing how to work a telephone they send you gifts instead. And these aren’t just any gifts. These are gifts that clearly say, “I have no idea what you’re interested in, so I’ve chosen the most hideous/impractical present I could find”.

Before you know it, your house is so cluttered with this crap you could quite easily turn it into a souvenir shop.

The good news is Brizzy Rubbish Removals can help you get rid of it. Just give them a call, and they’ll come around and take it all off your hands/mantels/patios. They won’t even laugh at all the crap you’ve received (well, not much).

Of course, the worst gift of all is the surprise visit from friends and/or relatives. Forget that whole “Silent Night, Holy Night” stuff. Your house will be turned upside-down (literally if the kids have their way). And when they finally leave (allow 6-8 weeks) you’ll face a house full of broken furniture and carpets so dirty you’ll wipe your feet to go outside.

Brizzy Rubbish Removals can help there, too. They can’t get rid of your guests for you (apparently there are laws about that), but they will help you get rid of all that broken furniture. They’ll even remove your carpet for you if you like. (The good news? Next time your “guests” come to visit you’ll be able to wash the floors with a hose.)

From everyone here at Brizzy Rubbish Removals, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. And remember: the post-Christmas sales are the perfect time to buy some new furniture.

And a security screen for your front door to keep everyone out next Christmas.

A moving experience

2011-11-30T23:12:00.001+10:00

It’s been a great year. Despite the GFC (or was it the KFC?), your business has gone from strength to strength. In fact things are going so well you had to hire more staff.

Unfortunately, while your business is growing, your building isn’t. You tried everything, including “hot desking” (i.e. stealing some from the offices next door). But no matter what you did, your staff still wound up sitting so close together they could actually communicating face-to-face instead of by email.

So now it’s time to find new accommodation for you and your team. But that shouldn’t be too hard, right? Find a place big enough to fit everyone, get everything moved over and set up, and your staff will be rearing to start work the next day, right?

Of course not.

Your first problem will be choosing the right location. You see, what’s right for one person won’t be right for another because it’s half a block further away from the train station. (Ironically, the same person will demand it be close to a gymnasium.) Or they’ll have to walk halfway across town for their favourite coffee. Or the building faces the wrong way and the whole Feng Shui of the place is wrong.

(This is why so many companies let their employees telecommute. It’s a lot easier to set up an IT network than to hire a hitman.)

When you eventually find a place everyone is okay with (allow three months and half a dozen lawsuits), you face the next challenge: seating arrangements. Some people will think it’s the ideal opportunity to shuffle people around a bit, while others will say something like “over my dead body” (another job for the hitman, I guess).

And of course everyone wants a window seat, which makes you think you should forget all about office buildings and start looking at greenhouses.

Then there’s the drama of getting everything moved to your new offices. Oh, don’t worry. Getting it all over there is easy. It’s the squabbling over whose mouse is whose (despite them all being exactly the same) that will make you wonder if hitmen offer any sort of discount. It would have been easier to sell everything on eBay and start again.

So as you can imagine, the last thing you’ll want to do is go back to your old office and start cleaning up/throwing things out.

That’s where we come in. We can get rid of your old equipment, furniture, and anything else you left behind (such as the fridge that’s developed its own ecosystem and is in rapidly becoming a biohazard).

Let us take care of the rubbish so you can focus on more important things. Like telling your staff about the latest person you’ve hired.

And why he’s wearing dark glasses and carrying a sniper rifle.

Advice you can’t afford to skip

2011-10-31T21:15:00.001+10:00

So you’ve finally bitten the bullet (or maybe your partner has threatened you with one) and decided to get rid of all the rubbish around the house. You’re looking forward to more space, less clutter, and not having to sleep with one eye open.

Just one question: How are you going to get rid of it all?

You may think the best solution is hire a skip, throw everything in there, and then have it hauled away a week later. But before you make that phone call or hit that website, here are a few things you should know.

Size matters
The first thing you’ll be asked is what size skip you need. Unfortunately there’s no “big enough to get all my crap out of the garage” size to choose from. No, in skip-land, everything is in cubic metres.

Now you may vaguely remember what a cubic metre is from your high school days, but do you have any idea how big that actually is? And can you look at your piles of rubbish and say “Oh, there’s exactly three cubic metres of junk there”? Of course not. So you’ll either hire a skip that’s too small for your stuff, or waste money paying for one that’s much bigger than you need.

Height restrictions
How heavy is the stuff you’re getting rid of? That’s important to know, because if you hire a skip you’ll have to lift everything at least a metre off the ground to get it over the sides. And if you hire a big one, you may have to lift it even higher.

So unless you’re a Jedi knight or have a burly neighbour, you may not be able to get rid of the heavier stuff no matter how much you want to.

The grass isn’t always greener
Chances are your skip is going to be sitting on the front lawn for a week. (It just seems longer, that’s all.) And while the skips on the website may look in pristine condition, chances are the one they give you will look pretty ugly. So if you’re trying to impress the neighbours (or maybe potential buyers) with how nice your house looks, this isn’t the way to go about it.

Even when they’re taken it away again, you’ll probably have a patch of ugly yellowed grass from where it was sitting. Unfortunately most skips are rectangular rather than circular, so no-one will believe your story about the spacecraft landing there.

There’s a new skip on town
One other thing you should be aware of: you’re not the only person in your neighbourhood with stuff to get rid of. And you’ll find out soon enough when you have a skip sitting in your front yard. When word gets around there’s an empty skip on your lawn, people from miles around will start making daring midnight runs to dump their stuff. (They obviously have burly neighbours.)

So what’s the alternative?
Well, you can give us a call. We won’t dump a skip on your front lawn for a week and leave you to it. We’ll bring our own truck, do all the lifting and carrying, and then take it all away. And we only charge you for the amount of rubbish you have, not the amount of rubbish you think you have.

And when we’re done, you’ll have plenty of space (not to mention energy) to do what you really want to be doing.

Like practising those Jedi moves.

All Fired Up

2011-09-28T14:45:00.002+10:00

It looks like Brisbane has skipped spring completely and gone straight into summer. (Don’t panic. I’m talking only about the weather. The footy finals are still on, okay?) That means the bushfire season has started early. And believe me, this is one game you don’t want anything to do with.

So it’s time to prepare for the months ahead by making sure your home is as safe from bushfires as you can make it. And before you say “But my house is in a safe area”, remember that some of the bushfires Victoria experienced in 2009 travelled at up to 100km/h. Still think you’re safe? Some people can’t even drive that fast—especially on the highway.

It’s time to get to work.

If you’ve got trees in your backyard you’ve been meaning to trim, now’s the time. Grab your chainsaw/bushman’s saw/Ginsu steak knife and go to work. But please, no re-enacting scenes from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, okay? The only limbs we want removed are those from the trees.

Next, grab a ladder and clear out the roof gutters. Yes, you may have to buy one if you can’t beg, borrow or steal one from the neighbours. But chances are you’ll recoup most of your money selling the tennis balls, toy planes and Frisbees you find up there back to the kids next door.

What about those “storage areas” such as the garage and under the house? Chances are they’ve become a dumping zone for cardboard boxes, old paint tins and anything else you don’t use but can’t throw away “just in case”. Sorry, but it’s time to use ‘em or lose ‘em. Get rid of the paint tins (it’s a lot easier than painting), and unpack the boxes you’ve had in there for the past five years. (You could even gather the family for a bit of reminiscing as you open each one. “And this was my very first... Gaaaaa! A spider!”)

Okay, you’ve trimmed the trees, cleaned out the gutters, unpacked the boxes and even become a volunteer for the Spider Relocation Program. Now what? You don’t own a trailer. And there’s no way you can borrow one from the neighbour since you stole his ladder.

That’s where we come in.

Brizzy Rubbish Removals can get rid of all those dead branches, piles of leaves, cardboard boxes and old paint tins. (We’ll leave the spiders for you to sort out.) You won’t have to lift a finger—except maybe to change channels with your remote.

Your yard will look great, the rain might actually go down the drainpipes for once, and you’ll have all that memorabilia to get embarrassed about. (Honestly, what were you thinking when you bought that suit?)

And now that your place is ready, how about helping some of your neighbours get their houses ready as well? After all, you’ve already got a saw and a ladder.

And I’m sure there are plenty more toys on their roof you can sell.

Time for a little Garden Spring Cleaning?

2011-08-24T22:10:00.001+10:00

Just when you’ve shed those winter pounds and you’ve got your summer swimsuit body ready to put on a show (freak show in my case) it’s time to strip back the garden and get it looking its best for spring.

Prune back the winter flowerers

It’s the time of year to cut back the winter flowerers and deciduous trees. Prune away hibiscus, camellias and lasiandra and cut back frangipani’s. Check deciduous trees for dead wood and then give them a moderate pruning to give them strength and room to sprout in the coming weeks.

Gently trim back winter flowerers in the garden beds. Fuchsias, lavender, geraniums and even star jasmine can benefit from a trim now. Remove any dead annuals and test woody stemmed plants for signs of life.

Get rid of dead wood

It’s been a dry old winter, there may be a few casualties in the garden. Use a pen knife to score bark on sick trees, if there’s no sign of life, completely remove dead branches, prune the tree back and give it a good watering and some fertiliser. Ask your local nursery if it’s really struggling, they’ll have some advice, and no doubt products, to help it recover.

Mow, aerate, fertilise…..

It’s time to do that first mow after the winter respite and your lawn will love you for giving it a bit of aeration too. Hire an aerator from your local garden or hire shop or buy a mower attachment to do it automatically. It’s also time to fertilise and mulch and show the garden a bit of love. Replace your annuals with new colour and add a little spring to your garden!

Love is….a tidy garden shed.

After a few months cold weather, your shed might be bulging at its seams too. It’s time to get tidy and organised for the spring and summer ahead with a full shed clean out. Check expiry dates, chuck out the broken items and do a good sweep and muck out - you’ll feel like a new man (or woman). Don’t forget under the house too.

A family that cleans together….has to listen to the kids moan all day….

While you’re spring cleaning the garden and shed, why not get the whole family involved and get the house ready for a new season. Make two piles, charity and chuck out and call us in to take the lot away.

Deceased Estates – Brizzy Rubbish Removals is Helping out at the Hardest Time

2011-07-12T23:03:00.003+10:00

At Brizzy Rubbish Removals, we pride ourselves on professionalism and service at the best of times, but even more so at the worst. There’s nothing harder than losing a loved one. Beside the grief, the pressure of dealing with your loved one’s estate can be hard on the whole family. It’s pretty overwhelming at an already difficult time.

Brizzy Rubbish Removals take special care to make your difficult task as easy as it can be.

Brizzy Rubbish Removals Take Care

Some jobs are just too tough to take care of yourself. If clearing your loved one’s home is just too much for you, Brizzy Rubbish Removals can help. Once you’ve collected those precious keepsakes and family heirlooms, call in Brizzy Rubbish Removals to sort and remove the rest.

The team will donate usable items to the Salvation Army on your behalf and take the rest away. In most circumstances, we can even organise a professional cleaning service to finish up so you don’t have to worry about a thing.

Brizzy Rubbish Removal’s Special Expat Service

There is nothing worse than being far away at a time like this. If your loved one lived in Brisbane, but you’re in another city or country, we can help take care of these arrangements on your behalf. We can liaise with you about your loved one’s property, remove any rubbish and ensure it’s fully prepared for new tenants, for sale, or to just hand the keys back to the owner.

Don’t Worry, You’re in Good Hands

Brizzy Rubbish Removals have worked on countless deceased estates. We understand that it’s a hard time; we understand that you don’t need any other worries. You can trust our removalists to act with the professionalism and respect you and your loved one deserve.

Rubbish Management Tips for Commercial Fit Outs and Renovations

2011-07-06T21:33:00.001+10:00

Whether you’re a shopfitter, builder or if you’re a small business owner saving a few dollars by renovating or removing old fittings yourself, managing rubbish on site can be a nightmare. Don’t worry, Brizzy Rubbish Removals will be by your side to keep your site tidy and safe.

Designate your Brizzy Rubbish Removal Collection Point

Where possible, pick an easy-to-access spot that won’t be in the way of your builders or the public. If necessary, cordon off the area to ensure nobody gets hurt. It’s a good idea to find a spot that’s not easily visible from the road, that way, your neighbours won’t be tempted to add their old computer monitor or broken office chair to your pile!

Avoid Rubbish Overflow

The bin inside your fit out or renovation area ALWAYS seems full! It might not seem like a big deal, but allowing your site bin to overflow means double handling your rubbish and creating dangerous trip hazards. If that rubbish also contains nails, that trip hazard could turn into a hospital trip hazard. Emptying the inside bin regularly keeps your site safer and tidier and helps you to monitor how much rubbish you’ve accumulated. Brizzy Rubbish Removals can come daily but if you have a different arrangement, you’ll know when it’s getting time to call us in.

The only good kind of breakdown on the job…

Breaking down larger items will mean less strain on your back and a safer, neater rubbish pile so always break down the big stuff before carrying it out to your rubbish pile. You’ll only pay for what we remove but large, whole objects such as display cases or cabinets will make it tougher for us to fit all your rubbish in our trucks. Besides, who doesn’t like smashing stuff? It’s the best part of the job!

Keep the neighbours happy

Don’t get your new business started on the wrong foot. Neighbouring shops and offices are still open for business and don’t want their customers looking at your eyesore of a worksite. Keep them happy by minimising the mess and clutter visible from the outside. Brizzy Rubbish Removals’ daily service keeps neighbours happy and pedestrians safe by ensuring a clean, clear site every night.

Safety first, second and third…

When tearing out old fittings, be sure to check for any safety hazards. Old water heaters could still be connected to gas mains. Old walls could contain asbestos and if you’re not a pro, you might not know where to look for electrical wiring or pipes. Be sure to check over the plans before you touch anything structural and contact “Dial Before You Dig” on 1100 before working on floors, driveways or car park areas. Of course, take care lifting all that rubbish too.

We’re all about helping you have a safer and tidier site, that’s why Brizzy Rubbish Removals is Brisbane’s favourite rubbish service for commercial and building waste removal.

Keeping Beaches and Oceans Clean

2011-05-23T21:27:00.009+10:00

What’s twice the size of America, made of plastic (mostly) and eats seafood alive?

Give up? It’s the revolting Pacific Ocean Trash Vortex or Patch. It’s so big, it’s got an Eastern and a Western hemisphere and it’s thought to be responsible for up to 1,100 000 bird and sea life deaths a year. Although it’s formed by sea currents, it could some day end up on a beach very near you! Brizzy Rubbish Removals are not here to lecture about the state of theenvironment, but we would like to offer a few tips on keeping our beaches and oceans clean – because we love adorable little birds and tasty seafood as much as you do!

Picture Courtesy of The Daily Mail, London.

Our Top 5 Tips for Protecting Our Oceans

Bin it, don’t flush it. Like Nemo says, all drains lead tothe ocean – so if it ain’t bio-degradable, don’t flush it.

Don’t be a butt flicker. Flicking one butt from a car window or dropping it on the footpath may seem harmless but Australia flicks an estimated million butts a year that end up in the ocean. You might only have a tiny butt but it’s amazingly toxic!

Bottles of Poison. Plastic bottles and other disposable packaging is the number one offender in the battle. Not only do they take forever to biodegrade (literally forever for many plastics) but they create a toxic chemical soup as they leach nasty toxins. You’ve heard it a million times; recycling reduces land fill and uses fewer natural resources but it also keeps plastic out of our waterways. Buy a recyclable, reusable water bottle and fill it from the tap like we did in the good old days (get one with a filter if you’re worried about our waterways!), recycle your plastic bags and most importantly, take extra care around waterways.

Photo courtesy of Greenpeace

Clean Green. You know those little scented toilet perfume cages that hang in there and serve some largely unknown purpose? How about the quadruple action skin peeling laundry liquid you use on your delicates (seemingly the ones you wear down the coal mine)? What about that all-powerful, lung-singeing bleach you’re using daily to remove fingerprints from your tap ware? All those things, no matter how you delight in the brightness of their results, flush a chemical cocktail into our waterways. This can create environments where sea life can’t live, but toxic algae flourishes, poisoning the water for months or years.

Don’t take any ship! Approximately 20% of the rubbish dumped in the ocean comes directly from ships. It’s not just about choosing a cruise ship that has a green waste disposal policy; it’s about buying local where you can. We love buying Aussie-made, and if it can avoid the need for yet another freighter taking a plastic dump in the ocean then it was worth it! While Australia’s environmental policies need some work, they’re downright hippy compared to some other countries, so it’s hard to know how much industrial waste was created and then dumped in producing your imported goods!

Photo courtesy of Planet Save.com

In addition to binning and recycling your garbage, the recent floods taught us that keeping a clean and clear yard and “under the house” area is a must. Anywhere your rubbish can be swept away by wind or water should be clutter free. We all saw the terrible footage of so much rubbish on our beaches after the floods, it’s time to learn from that and do our bit to keep the ocean and environment safe.

*Thanks to Jean Michel Cousteau and Greenpeace websites for further information.

There's nothing rubbish about Easter

2011-04-28T13:39:00.000+10:00

There's nothing rubbish about Easter…..

Usually, we like to talk about what's rubbish and what's not and pass around a few tips on removing rubbish from your life, but it's Easter and it's hard to find something rubbish about chocolate. Instead, we thought we'd show you all the rubbish that companies bring out, just in time for holidays and special days.

Jesus Eggs….

Now, don't get us wrong, we're not bagging Jesus – we're just wondering how this particular product helps you to celebrate Christmas, Easter or any other of the religious holidays.

Santa on a Cross….

Someone in the cultural understanding and sensitivity department at this Japanese store might need to rethink their career. In December 2001, a well known Japanese department store, with good intentions, created a window dressing thatconfused western visitors. At the same time, Santa on a Cross Christmas gifts were available at various markets in Osaka and Tokyo.

Healthy Easter Treats

Ok, so not strictly rubbish but imagine being the kid who gets shafted by the Easter bunny with some delicious corn and carrot jelly eggs. Talk about a rubbish Easter Sunday that kid's having!

E-Cards

Remember when a card was the most important part of a gift? Remember when you agonized over selecting just the right card and thought about what heartfelt message to add? If it's the thought that counts, e-cards, (this particular cracker courtesy of www.someecards.com whose tagline is "when you care enough to click send" shows how little thinking and counting is really going on.

Holiday Sales – Anything Must Go!

OK so we get that jewellery shops sell up big before Valentine's Day and that costume shops have a great Halloween, but if you're pushing white vinegar as an Easter gift, you're just taking the mickey. There's nothing like a holiday season to bring out the worst in retailers and we think it's rubbish that they set out to "cash in".

Um……

We're not really sure what's wrong with this picture; we're just sure it is wrong. And therefore rubbish. So stop it.

We've all felt it, the idea that various Easter eggs seemed bigger last year. Is it the delightful memory of smooth flowing minty/creamy/caramelly goodness tricking our minds or is it the most rubbish thing you can do to a person – steal some of their chocolate?! Easter eggs are already outrageously priced and each year those prices seem to skyrocket and on top of that, they're getting smaller! It's not just one either. Those little caramel ones, the mint chip ones – all shrinking year by year while prices rise! It's not right to mess with a man's chocolate! So we at Brizzy feel that shrinking chocolate eggs are the most rubbish thing about Easter!

Whether Easter is about your faith or about your sweet tooth, we hope you enjoy your family, friends and time together. If you're using the long weekend to do a clean up or even to create a mess, Brizzy Rubbish Removals will be back in the office bright and early Tuesday. From all at Brizzy…

A Tribute to "All Things Irish"!

2011-03-16T10:50:00.000+10:00

They say St Patrick himself was removing rubbish when he heard his calling…well, mucking out pig pens, but in the 4th century Ireland, that's about as close to rubbish removal as you got. Here at Brizzy Rubbish Removal we're fond of the grand ole' Irish and all that they've given the world, so this is our tribute to all things Irish, that aren't rubbish!

At Brizzy Rubbish Removals, we love Irish Beer

Let's raise a pint to the beer that takes 119.53 seconds to pour properly (in two stages) and should only be served at precisely 6°C. To the beer we've seen where the bubbles travel down, not up and where the head can just about be cut with a knife. There's nothing rubbish about a Guinness.

At Brizzy Rubbish Removals, we love Redheads

While real red hair is extremely rare (only 4% of Caucasians are naturally red), around 46% of the Irish population carry the red head gene. While we know not all redheads are Irish, we also know that there's no woman like a fiery Irish redhead and if there's one woman on Earth that won't take any rubbish, it's her!

At Brizzy Rubbish Removals, we love 90s Boy Band Westlife

Nah, just kidding, they really are rubbish.

At Brizzy Rubbish Removals, we love the Irish Brogue

Actually, at Brizzy Rubbish Removals, the women on our team love the Irish Brogue… in fact, they're crowded around a video of Colin Farrell now, not doing any work….I am told that Colin Farrell is definitely not rubbish! The Irish accent changes from one end of Dublin to the other and has impacted on accents all around the world – including adding a lyrical bounce to Jamaican intonation and is blamed for the extreme R's in American English.

Most of all, we LOVE St Patrick's Day

Yes, it's because love a bit of craic, a good Irish beer, the idea of a little green man who'll give us a pot of gold and of course, we love the one day of the year we get to sing Oh Danny Boy at an unmelodic threshold of pain…. Happy St Patrick's Day Brisbane from all of us at Brizzy Rubbish Removals!

Rubbish Management for Natural Disasters

2011-02-28T23:42:00.001+10:00

Wow, what a terrible month! Brizzy Rubbish Removals has been busy helping with the flood clean-up and those terrible images of devastation will stay with us for a long time. If it isn’t a flood in South East Queensland, it’s a cyclone up north and out west or an earthquake across the ditch. Mother Nature is having a shocker of a year! While there isn’t much we can do to prevent natural disasters, Brizzy Rubbish Removals can help you prepare. Here are our top tips for minimising damage caused by junk in your home or workplace.

Rubbish Management for Floods

Check if your home or workplace is in a flood zone and if so, what the predicted high water level is. Your local council should be able to provide this information.

Move valuable items above the high water level and dispose of any dangerous chemicals, waste containers or poisons.

Have large “hard rubbish” items removed from your property to avoid any damage they could cause if dislodged.

Anchor (or better remove) any fuel containers or tanks.

Anchor (or better remove) any unnecessary objects under your home or workplace or in your yard or car park.

Assist neighbours to anchor or remove any dangerous items.

Secure (or better remove) any unnecessary buoyant objects.

Clean out and organise your shed or warehouse to minimize loss.

Rubbish Management for Earthquakes

Clean out overhead cupboards and secure stored items

Remove any unnecessary or waste glass from your property. Remove any dangerous materials such as asbestos or lead containing paints.

Remove any rubbish from utility rooms (for fast access to gas and electricity mains).

Clear your yard of any objects that could block the path to outdoor utility mains (such as your water mains).

Remove any unnecessary objects or furniture which could block exits.

Dispose of fuel containers, old paint and other flammable objects.

Dispose of any unnecessary chemicals.

Clear out ceiling cavities and attics.

Rubbish Management for Storms and Cyclones

Cover and anchor all outdoor items.

Remove damaged fence palings or building fixtures.

Cut back all branches close to your building or power lines.

Clean out gutters and check downpipes for damage.

Clear all clutter from patios, decks and landings.

Assist neighbours with preparing their homes or businesses.

Secure or remove any hanging items such as potted plants.

Clear rubbish from under your house.

Ensure car ports or car parks are free of rubbish to avoid damage to vehicles.

Rubbish Management for Bushfires

Clean out gutters.

Remove all old gas and fuel containers from your home or workplace.

Remove all rubbish from your yard or car park.

Trim tree and bushes and cut back any branches close to your building.

Mow your lawn short and remove clippings.

Cut back (or down) “oily” trees such as Eucalypts.

Remove barbecue gas cylinders.

Remove any rubbish or debris that could obstruct fire crews from accessing your water mains.

Clear away all rubbish from under your home.

Clear flammable rubbish from within your ceiling or attic.

Dispose of any chemicals that emit toxic gas when heated.

Remove scrap timber and other building materials.

Rubbish Management for Animal / Insect born pandemics

Remove old tires or any vessel that will allow water to sit stagnant.

Clear gutters, repair downpipes and ensure water tanks are protected from insects.

Clear any rubbish or green waste preventing effective drainage.

Replace torn or broken fly screens.

Never store old mattresses (they make the ideal rat’s nest).

Remove all cardboard and natural fiber based rubbish (they make the ideal mouse nest).

Do not store compost waste close to the home and always comply with the manufacturer’s instructions on compost bins and worm farms.

Avoid placing meat and dairy based foods in compost bins.

Regularly clean out your pantry.

Avoid leaving toys and playground equipment uncovered to prevent contamination by bird and other animal feces.

Remove all rubbish stored on bare dirt and regularly treat pets with flea and tick treatments.

These are just a few things you can do to prepare for natural disasters. For a comprehensive list, contact your local SES or Council. For everything that is preventable before and everything that needs clearing away after, Brizzy Rubbish Removals is here for Queenslanders.

Brizzy, The Commercial Rubbish Removals Dream Team!

2010-12-17T17:08:00.000+10:00

You've probably seen a Brizzy Rubbish Removals truck hauling rubbish from a house near you – but because we're the masters of the tricky pick up, we're Brisbane's favourite commercial rubbish removal business too – and we love a good commercial pick up!

Over the years we've hauled away some of Brisbane's strangest rubbish – and we've had our share of funny looks! But it's not all bad, in fact, often we're the envy of men everywhere…don't believe us? Brizzy Rubbish Removals are living the dream….

Brizzy Rubbish Removals lives the "fashion model" dream….

2 Brizzy employees, 100 perfect fashion models, all naked…..what a dream it is too! We were called in to take the lovely ladies away, all shop mannequins (unfortunately!) from the 17^th floor of an inner city building. We attracted more than a few strange looks as we carried the girls across a busy square and down to our trucks – and the looks didn't stop as a Brizzy Rubbish Removals truck made its way through the city, full to the brim with various lady limbs.

Brizzy lives the "beer" dream….

If every man's dream is a beer fridge in front of the telly, then Brizzy got to live that dream 400 times over! We were called in to a luxury inner city hotel to take away 400 televisions and 400 bar fridges – men lined the streets to solute us as we passed!

Brizzy Rubbish Removals lives the "end to red tape" dream…

For anyone who has ever been driven insane by a government department or a rude call centre operator, this one is for you! We cut through the red tape, the carpet, desks, computers – in fact we busted up and hauled away an entire government department! Four floors of bureaucracy smashed up and binned by Brizzy Rubbish Removals! In true bureaucratic style, they'd already cut the power off – so even while we were taking it down from the inside - the government still kept us in the dark!

Brizzy Rubbish Removals lives the "moonshine" dream….

Whether you dreamed of being the bad ass detective or the criminal mastermind moonshine bootlegger (or maybe you just dream of lazing on a beach with your own still) Brizzy Rubbish Removals learned a thing or two about liquor when we took away a giant still after a suburban moonshine bust. We're not talking a little still under the kitchen sink either – this baby filled up a whole truck and was pumping out enough moonshine to keep all of Logan happy!

Living the "Satellite TV" dream…

If you dream of sitting on your backside, flicking through 900 glorious channels, delivered through one little satellite dish, Brizzy is about to blow your couch potato mind! Not one satellite dish – two big Brizzy Rubbish Removals truckloads collected from an industrial park! Tens of thousands of potential channels! Imagine it. All you need now is one of those beer fridge and TV combos and you'd be set!

At Brizzy Rubbish Removals, we're living the commercial rubbish removal dream. We're the masters of the tricky pick up so no matter how tight your space, how difficult your access or how strange the load, Brizzy Rubbish Removals is the dream team for the job.

Beauty is in the Eye of the Lease Holder

2010-10-04T12:23:00.000+10:00

Commercial Property Sales - Brizzy Rubbish Removals Helps You Package the Product

No matter how well located, no matter how spacious, your commercial property will always attract better rent when it has that “wow” appeal for potential lessees. You may be a great real estate agent or a savvy property owner but how are you at visual merchandising? Your retail tenants specialise in it….

Package up the property for maximum rental returns! With a little help from Brizzy Rubbish Removals, we’ll have tenants fighting for your commercial property in no time!

Lease at First Site – Giving that Wow Factor First Impression

The secret to retail success is creating that inviting atmosphere, inside and out, drawing them in to the store. Leasing Commercial Property is no different. Just as you make sure the listing photos look fabulous, make sure the actual product creates that wow factor.

The moment a potential tenants lays eyes on the property, their minds should whirl with the potential, not cringe with distaste. While the cleaners may be taking care of the inside, property owners may neglect that all important first impression.

* Fix any car park potholes, broken pavers or other trip hazards
* Remove all rubbish from under the building, in stairwells, car parks, loading docks or other often neglected spots
* Remember retail clients are obsessed with good visual appeal so stand in front of the property and see it through their eyes
* For shopping centre properties, ensure the staff entrance way is clear, tidy and inviting for potential clients
* Tidy gardens, mow lawns and replant any dead spots
* Wash windows and replace any cracked louvers
* Wash guttering and eaves
* Touch up any flaws in the paint work
* For dated buildings, consider a few modern touches or features such as concrete rendering or stone mosaic tiling

Call in Brizzy Rubbish Removals to remove old, broken pavers, glass and garden waste, and removal and to take away any outdoor or renovating rubbish. Whether you need a skip or a truck, Brizzy Rubbish Removals specialises in removing rubbish from tight spots and tricky places. Brizzy Rubbish Removals' years of commercial property work means we’ll get it done quickly and hassle free.

It’s what’s on the Inside that Counts (And Earns)

When the cleaners have left, you may still have items that need addressing and depending on the renovation budget of your property owner (they love spending money on their properties), you can go a long way to increasing that rental value.

* Try to see every part of the space through visual merchandisers’ eyes – that’s what your potential lessees will be doing, after all!
* Replace flickering lights
* Touch up paintwork
* Give the impression of as much light, “air” and space as possible
* For dated properties, consider renovation work to give a more modern look (such as removing a wall to create a large open plan or modernizing window dressings)
* Replace any stained or tatty carpet
* Ensure staff and hygiene facilities are clean and well lit
* Clean air-conditioning filters to stop dust accumulating while the property is on the market
* Air the property to remove any bad smells from cleaning or previous tenants. Consider room deodorisers to keep the property smelling fresh.
* Remove all trace of previous tenants including rubbish and abandoned materials or merchandising props.
* If there are shop fittings, ensure they are a “blank slate” for new tenants
* Remove any dramatic colours or old branding
* For light industrial or large showroom sites, ensure access is clear and easy. Turn small steps to ramps to minimize any potential “objections” from lessees.
* Using brighter, targeted lighting to draw attention to building features
* Target to the right audience – for example if your property caters to small food operations, use lighting and even furniture to highlight alfresco dining opportunities. For a potential fashion store, repaint in contemporary colours and install attractive lighting.
* Use pictorial signage in shop windows to highlight “what could be” not just “for lease”.

Call Brizzy Rubbish Removals in to remove any rubbish and renovating materials, from the tiniest retail back doorway to large industrial sites. We can help with quick, easy, hands on help to minimize your downtime and maximize your rental return.

The Brizzy Rubbish Removal’s Salute to Property Managers!

2010-08-25T21:53:00.000+10:00

It’s the landlord charging for Champagne in a Passion Pop neighbourhood…
It’s the tenant who demands a rent reduction because the paint colour upsets her chakras….
It’s the accumulation of old couches….
And the mystery stain that is totally invisible to the ex-tenants
And it’s the smell of “the dog that never lived there’.

These are the battle grounds of the modern property manager, and they’re not pretty…

Brizzy Rubbish Removals wants Brisbane Property Managers to know, we’re on your side. So, here are a few pictures that have given us a giggle (and a grimace) over the years, and hopefully we can brighten your day. Oh, and if you’re not a Brisbane Property Manager, have a read, have a laugh and send it to your local real estate office!

We love landlords – and we know you do too – but there’s always one isn’t there? He’s a tad, well frugal, and his property descriptions show he is a truly creative man (or woman)!

How he described
the property...

How he estimated
the rent...

The actual
property...

And now it’s up to you to find a professional couple, who’ll pay top dollar rent, to live in his hovel….

But it’s not just the cheeky landlords, no matter how good they look on paper, no matter how glowing the reference check, there’s always one tenant that will drive you mad!

The piggy professionals…. They seemed like a good bet, young I.T. professionals…. might do a bit of cabling work at home….

The young working family… Dad works, mum works, and kids have busy schedules – not much time for cooking (or cleaning)

The bunch of university students… you know it’s a risk but let’s face it, nobody else wants to live in the dump….

The non-smokers… who never smoked in the apartment. The walls are yellow and there’s a foul stench of nicotine…. Must have blown in off the street!

The Renovators… They can’t wait to get out of renting and into their own home. And they’re more than happy to do your landlord a favour and get a bit of renovating practice in.

The kind souls…. Who just thought the next tenants might need some furniture.

Whatever you face in the Property Manager Battleground, Brizzy Rubbish Removals are your brothers in arms, your wingmen, your back up – we’ll come in, clean it up and take it away, while you sit back and refuse to refund the bond! Give us a call or look around the site to see what we can do for you.

Recycle Your White Goods And Be Healthy, Wealthy And Wise!

2010-08-25T21:49:00.000+10:00

When white goods turn to rusty goods, it can be more serious than you think. They’re not just bad for your wallet and the environment; they can be bad for your family’s health. But don’t do your back and waste a whole Saturday hauling them off to the dump… call in Brizzy Rubbish Removals to get rid of them hassle free.

Did you know…

Recycling aluminum saves 95%* of the energy it takes to convert it from bauxite, plastic saves 88%* and using recycled material in steel production saves 75%* of the energy needed to make new steel, reduces emissions by 90%* and water use by 40%* - so it’s lucky Brizzy Rubbish Removal is all about doing your recycling for you – so you can feel 100% good with 0% effort!

Running that old fridge as a drinks fridge might seem like a good idea in summer but old, near empty, inefficient fridges might be costing you more than you think. A five star, modern, energy efficient fridge uses HALF^ the power of a poorly rated, inefficient model (probably like the one in your garage, laundry or shed!)

Older CFC (Chlorofluorocarbon) refrigerant gasses are detrimental to the environment and frequently leak out as the fridge or freezer ages. It can be hard to know if there is a leak because they are completely odourless. Brizzy not only removes your old fridges and freezers but ensures (where possible) they are recycled responsibly.

Very old refrigerators and chest freezers may be a serious risk to your family’s health. These old fridges and freezers may look charming and antique but they can contain the deadly combination of Freon gas and copper parts. The amount of Freon that could leak from a refrigerator is harmless to people (but detrimental to the environment) in it’s natural form. However, when it meets with copper tubing that is exposed to the environment, or with extreme heat, it forms a chemical called Phosgene – a deadly chemical warfare agent. It’s extremely rare these days but if you are keeping an antique fridge in the garage, you might want to get it checked out before you do any welding near by!

Computer and electronics parts (including those found in some modern white goods) are made up of some highly toxic materials (such as Beryllium Oxide, a powerful carcinogen) and some highly recyclable ones (including many common metals) making it especially important to keep these items out of landfill and to put them through the proper recycling process. Don’t just dump your computer parts in the bin; let Brizzy Rubbish Removal collect them when we come for that old fridge!

Call Brizzy now to save energy, money and maybe even your health (oh, and of course, your precious Saturday!)

*Data provided the Washington State Department and City Of Melbourne Recycling
^Data provided by the Australian Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

Brizzy Business Braces for tax time!

2010-05-31T09:49:00.000+10:00

It’s that time of year again; time to gather the receipts, print the reports, and to stay in the accountants good books – yep, it’s tax time!

Right now, clever Brizzy businesses are using tax time to streamline the whole work environment for a more productive 2010-2011 financial year – and that’s where Brizzy Rubbish Removals can help – write off all those items taking up unnecessary space and we’ll come take them away for you – and we’re tax deductible too!

How? Well, tax time offers some great opportunities to be out with the old and in with the new!

Depreciation Appreciation. Your accountant will no doubt be updating you soon on the value of certain assets in your office. Some things, like computers depreciate quickly and become obsolete impossibly fast. When the depreciated value meets the resale value, it might be worth shipping them off for sale, allowing you to get brand spanking new, super efficient, staff pleasing machines for the new financial year.

The Boat Anchor. Every office has at least one of these…. These are old, obsolete items that take up double, triple, four times the space of their newer, more efficient cousins – whether it’s an old photocopier, a postal franking machine or that company director that just won’t retire (jokes), tax time is a great time to write these items off and get a great deduction for a brand new replacement. Speak to your accountant as soon as possible to ensure the maximum deduction.

The high value of low value pools. Replacing items that aren’t worth much can also make a dent in your tax bill. That printer that always jams and drives your PA crazy, that coffee machine that makes every coffee bitter… speak to your accountant to see if items like these should be replaced now to get you the biggest deductions and the happiest, most caffeinated staff.

The furniture grave yard. It’s where office furniture goes to die. It’s a store room that has no room to store things, a break room that has no room for employee breaks or a fire escape that…well, that could get you in deep trouble. Replace the wobbly desks and the broken office chairs with deductible new items, reclaim your space and call Brizzy Rubbish Removals to take the old stuff away.

The big clean. Cleaning, de-cluttering and getting rid of all your old furniture, boat anchors, depreciated obsolete electrical equipment and your out of touch company director (seriously, we know people ) can not only start the new year off on a positive note but your Brizzy Rubbish Removal service fee, is totally tax deductible too!

So, from all of us here at Brizzy Rubbish Removals, happy new financial year, and we remind you to stay safe this festive season - by staying out of the accounting team’s way!

6 Easy Steps To A Rubbish Free Office!

2010-05-17T15:06:00.000+10:00

It’s time to organise the troops, organise the office and declare war on rubbish with a Brizzy Rubbish Removals Rubbishpolooza! We load, you relax - too easy!

Call in Brizzy Rubbish Removals to do the whole job – we can take all of your office clutter away from anywhere in Brisbane City and Greater Brisbane, and we’ll even clean up afterwards. All you have to do is point out what needs to be removed from where. Or, if you’d rather do it all yourself, we’ll just take it all away after you get it all ready for removal!

Clutter, old files, waste packaging, broken office chairs, and of course, that server from 1997 – it’s all just rubbish getting in the way of your staff doing great business. Organising an office de-cluttering can be easier than you think, with a little help from your staff, your cleaners and Brizzy Rubbish Removals.

1. Get organised. Make a list of all the areas that need attention and all the rubbish that needs to go. Allocate a staff member or team to be in charge of de-cluttering each area. Plan how you will move your rubbish out of the office and to a collection point (usually in your car park). Check with your building’s body corporate if you have any concerns. Consider if there is room for improvement on your current office lay out, this could be a good time to shuffle those desks around and use your space better. You may also wish to book a carpet cleaning service to really complete the clean up. Book a free consultation with a Brizzy Rubbish Removalist so you know roughly how much needs to go and all the ways we can help you!

2. Hold Rubbishpolooza 2010. Motivate your staff to do an excellent job by providing incentives and treats. Turn this usually dreaded task into a fun, friendly team building experience by offering prizes for a job well done. After the big de-clutter, offer refreshments and some social time, and use the whole event to improve the relationships in your team and the cleanliness of your workplace.

3. Give plenty of notice. Choose a quiet day and time and email all staff well in advance. This gives them time to plan for the disruption and to consider what should go from their own work stations. Allow plenty of time, better to have time left over than to be stuck with clutter!

4. Get ready to clean! Have plenty of cleaning products and rubbish bags on hand. If there are areas that your cleaners have not accessed in some time, ensure you have a vacuum and dusters on hand. If there are heavy items such as furniture and computers, Brizzy Rubbish Removals can help. The night before your Rubbishpolooza, have staff clear away items on their desks ready for a big dusting and spring cleaning in the morning. It’s also a good idea to ensure your first aid kit is fully stocked and to remind staff of correct lifting techniques just in case.

5. CLEAN! On the big day, get everybody motivated and excited about the big event (prizes and doughnuts work a treat). As staff members complete tasks, tick off your check list and have extra jobs ready for fast workers. Ensure there is plenty of water available. Leave instructions for cleaners to go over newly emptied areas to ensure there is no residual dust. Organise a pick up point with Brizzy Rubbish Removals and we’ll take it from there!

6. Plan for no next time! A clean, clutter free, well organised office might just bring renewed vigour and motivation to your staff. So, have a plan ready for using your new space more effectively so that it doesn’t become a rubbish pile again any time soon.

If it all sounds too hard, call in Brizzy Rubbish Removals for an obligation free quote to do the lot. We’ll take out your trash!

Office Rubbish Clearout & Removal

2010-01-19T14:43:00.000+10:00

Whether you are moving office, have completed a new office fitout or have just had an office cleanup ready for the New Year, there's often an awful lot of junk left over that needs to be removed! We know because we've seen it all before! Most of our commercial rubbish removal clients are located in the Brisbane CBD where you don't really want to be using a skip bin and prefer to have all junk removed ASAP (without lifting a finger beyond making that initial enquiry!). Our professional removalists take away everything from old computers (which we recycle) to broken office furniture, carpet and LEFTOVER fitout garbage. The New Year is often the perfect time for an office clearout too. Many are still on holidays so it can be quiet whilst everyone is getting back into the swing of things after Christmas. We have more time to get organised than what's normally available during the busy times when day to day pressures of an inner city office take over. Our commercial rubbish removal clients are varied, from small businesses to large corporations plus we have a number of body corporate managers on our books for some well known Brisbane retail centres. Ask about these when you call to get your junk removed and get organised for 2010!

Seasons Greetings

2009-12-23T14:43:00.000+10:00

Brizzy Rubbish Removals would like to thank all clients for their support this year. We've been able to help a huge range of people with diverse rubbish and junk collection needs. Everything from shop and office clean-ups to apartments and home rubbish removals. Stay safe over the holiday period and have a great time with family and friends - see you again next year! Note that we are still open for business and still taking new bookings for rubbish collection for both existing and new clients. All the best, Mike.

Retail Rubbish

2009-11-29T13:22:00.000+10:00

Christmas is on the horizon again and with that comes a massive increase in the amount of rubbish generated from packaging and wrapping at retail shopping centres. In fact many commercial business experience an increase in rubbish at this time of year (of course) as deliveries are massively increased in preparation for the Christmas boom. It's great to see many centres have finally implemented recycling bins in the food courts (this has been happening overseas for many years already) but what's happening 'out the back' of the offices and shops? What happens to the rest of the commercial waste and rubbish? Not all centres provide access to skip bins and it's not always convenient to have to wait for a replacement when they are already overflowing. When time is limited and you want rubbish out of sight and out of mind ASAP a truck and a dedicated rubbish removalist is often the most convenient solution.

Be nice to your planet with computer recycling in Brisbane

2009-09-29T15:15:00.000+10:00

E-waste and computer recycling is a hot topic at the moment, particularly due to the speed at which "new" technology quickly becomes obsolete. With many small businesses taking advantage of the Australian Government's recent 50% Investment Allowance to update their computer equipment, the question on everyone's lips is "What do we do with our old computers?"

Fondly known as WEEE, or "Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment", you could stockpile this surplus in a storeroom somewhere in case Windows 3.1 ever comes back into fashion, but you'd be doing your company, your staff and the planet a favour by choosing to recycle the computers instead. The question then becomes "Where can we find a computer recycler in Brisbane?"

Brizzy Rubbish Removals are local and their professional teams will come to your Brisbane metro or Brisbane CBD business and collect and dispose of your computers and old office equipment at Brisbane's premier recycling stations.

The Winter Cleanup

2009-08-13T22:57:00.000+10:00

The cold nights and cool windy days are a sure sign that winter is upon us. Now is the time to get ready for spring by getting a little dirty in your garden.

Where do I start?

Get out a pen and make a plan. Even the trickiest cleanups can be accomplished when you have a clear idea on how to tackle it. It also helps you to focus and cut cleanup time. You may want to organise your rubbish removal service in the planning stage. Organising your rubbish removal now will give you a cleanup deadline.

Okay so what’s the plan of attack?

You should remove all plants and outdoor features that didn’t make it through the winter. The recent rain may have caused irreparable damage to some of your plants and outdoor furniture. Remove these and any other plants that won’t make it to spring.

Next you should cut back plants and trees to promote spring growth and reduce the risk of a tree falling, which could take power lines and part of your home down with it. Most trees and plants benefit from a good pruning, so don’t spare your trees feelings. If you cut back just to clear the power lines, then you will require another prune in next to no time and pruning new growth will damage and stunt trees.

Finally, get Brizzy Rubbish Removals to remove your garden waste. You should always remove the garden waste from your property quickly to help reduce weed outbreaks and the fire hazard (plus piles of garden rubbish are a bit of an eyesore).

Is your Garage filled with Rubbish and Junk?

2009-03-05T14:01:00.000+10:00

A very wise person once pointed out how silly it was that we fill our garages with useless junk and clutter while parking our most valuable possession in the driveway. If this sounds like you then maybe it's time to clean up and clear out your garage!

Brizzy Rubbish Removals have compiled a "How To" for cleaning out your garage to make things a little easier for you.

How to Clear Out Your Garage with Brizzy Rubbish Removals:

1. Check the Brisbane weather report to make sure there's no rain forecast, then gather up a few likely friends or family members to help out - it helps if you offer snacks and drinks, and put on some energising music.

2. Take everything out of the garage and sort it into three piles: "Rubbish", "Donate" and "Sell". Anything that doesn't go on one of those piles gets put neatly back in your garage.

3. Call Brizzy Rubbish Removals on 1300 BRIZZY (1300 274 999) to take away the "Rubbish" pile for you. Don't worry about boxing it up, or hiring a skip bin... just point them at the rubbish pile and leave them to it. To make it even easier, you can book the rubbish removal service online.

4. Load the Donate pile into your car to drop off at one of the charity collection bins, or if you have bigger items then call them to come and collect it for you. With the "Sell" pile, you can either box it up ready for a garage sale, or acquaint yourself with one of the many online auction sites or classified newspapers.

5. And finally, once you have finished, park your most valuable possession back where it belongs where it will be protected from the weather and opportunistic crims. (Your insurer might even drop your premiums a little once you are parking in a locked garage again - why not ring and ask them?).

We said it was going to be easy, didn't we?

Junk Removal - Out with the old, and in with the new!

2009-01-30T20:16:00.000+10:00

Christmas has been and gone, New Years resolutions made and broken, and the kids are back at school for another term. Now there's just one more thing to do before you relax and that's the post-holiday cleanup. If you're in Brisbane and you have junk to remove, don't waste time adding it to the wheelie bin week after week, or let it collect dust on top of the wardrobe. One of the best ways to keep the clutter at bay is to get rid of something old each time you get something new, and what better time than right now! Just call Brizzy Rubbish Removals on 1300 BRIZZY (1300 274 999), point them in the right direction, and make yourself a cuppa (on the new espresso maker you got from Auntie Beryl) while they do all the hard work for you. Too easy! And since you're already online, you don't even need to reach for the phone... just use the handy online Junk Removal booking form.

It's Brisbane storm cleanup time!

2008-12-05T20:49:00.001+10:00

If you live in Brisbane, you'll be no stranger to the Summer storms that have been lashing the city a little earlier than usual. Brizzy Rubbish Removals are dedicating their time and vehicles to help with garden rubbish clean up after the recent storms, so if you've been hit by these storms and are in need of help to clean up the storm debris, give Brizzy Rubbish a call on 1300 BRIZZY (1300 274 999) and ask how they can help you. For those who were lucky enough to escape damage, it's not too late to secure your property by clearing out loose items around the yard and pruning back trees and dead branches.

On a lighter note, with Xmas holidays fast approaching now is a great time to think about having a spring clean. Do you need to clear out the "junk room" to make room for holiday guests? Are you wasting valuable storage space on broken toys from years gone by? Is your New Year's Resolution to stop hoarding junk? Brizzy Rubbish can make it easier than you think... whether it's storm debris or household rubbish, just point us to it and we'll make it disappear so you can sit back and concentrate on having a relaxing Summer break. And for an extra $10 in your pocket, why not use the Junk Removal Online Booking Form. Happy Holidays!

Let's talk about Office Junk Removal!

2008-10-27T00:30:00.000+10:00

Is your office or workplace having a cleanout or moving premises before the holidays? Office cleanups can be a bit of a problem. You have no idea how much office junk you'll end up with, and you don't have the space for a skip, plus a lot of time you're not even allowed to lug all the junk downstairs anyway in case of injury. So what can you do? You can give Brizzy Rubbish Removals a call! They have easy access vehicles and their team will take your rubbish and junk down from almost anywhere... from ground floor or top floor, suburban business, clinic or shop to highrise office towers. Why fill up your storeroom with all that junk? Photocopiers, computers, printers, room dividers, whiteboards, furniture, fridges from the lunch room, old files and archive boxes, carpet... anything and everything that you could possibly find in an office/busness, they can remove for you! So what are you waiting for? Give the Brizzy Rubbish guys a call today on 1300 BRIZZY or for an even better deal, why not book online using their Office Rubbish Removal Booking Service and take advantage of the online booking discount. With Brizzy Rubbish Removals on the job, your office clean-up can be crossed off the to-do list, leaving you to relax and enjoy the holidays.

Garden rubbish removal in Brisbane

2008-09-27T21:40:00.000+10:00

Brizzy Rubbish Removals offer a garden rubbish removal service, sometimes called a green waste removal, that’s perfect for this time of year. With Winter finally behind us and Summer fast approaching, now is the ideal time to check your garden and get rid of all those fallen branches and palm fronds as well as pruning out the dead wood and shaping your shrubs and trees ready for new growth. But what to do with the garden rubbish once you’re done? Do you really want piles of branches and twigs sitting in your yard attracting termites? Not to mention the chance of this rubbish getting picked up and hurled through your window during a good ol’ Queensland summer storm. Why not give Brizzy Rubbish Removals a call on 1300 274 999 or hop online and use our easy Garden Rubbish Removal Booking Service to get your special online booking discount, then sit back with a cuppa and watch us take it all away! This includes any other garden rubbish you might have lying around, such as broken planter pots, rotten fence posts, the long-suffering shrub that never quite made it, and all that junk you finally managed to clear out of the garden shed! You know what to do…. Just make the call. 1300 BRIZZY. We load, you relax… too easy.

Got rubbish? Forget the mini skip Brisbane!

2008-08-23T22:15:00.000+10:00

Household rubbish removal in Brisbane quite often amounts to the hire of a mini skip bin - not exactly the smartest solution in this day and age for a variety of reasons. To start with, who really wants a junky old, scratched up mini skip sitting on their sidewalk? Not a great look! Then there's the very strong possibility that every man and his dog will feel the need to make their own little household junk and rubbish contribution before you've even donned your gardening gloves and workboots ready for a hard days work filling it up. That's right, don't forget that YOU are the one who will be doing all the hard work here, moving junk and rubbish from under the house or clearing out all that garden waste. Nice way to spend the weekend? Lets get real here - you have far better things to do with your time that clear out rubbish! We have a much better solution than the outdated mini skip bin. Call Brizzy Rubbish Removals - Brisbane. We come to you, we clearout your junk and rubbish, we load up all the junk and rubbish and the best part is that we take it away immediately. All you need to do is make the call. We load, you relax, too easy. 1300 274 999