How a bulk bin rental runs

Bulk jobs are scheduling problems. Here's how we run one, from the first call to the last collection.

1. We scope the volume

Desk count, file volume, unit count, floors, and how many days the move spans. Ten minutes on the phone gets us close enough to quote. For anything above a couple of hundred bins we'd rather walk the site first than guess.

2. We agree a delivery schedule

Bins arrive staged against your plan — a floor at a time, a block of units at a time, or the whole volume up front if you have somewhere to put it. This is the step that separates a bulk rental from a bulk purchase, and it's usually the reason people call.

3. Your people pack on their own timeline

Departments or tenants pack and label their own bins. Uniform, stackable and rigid, so they load square on a truck and nothing collapses under a box of files. Dollies come at whatever ratio the job needs.

4. Collection on a fixed date

We collect on the date in the quote, not whenever a pickup slot opens up. For turnovers that matters — the building needs the corridors clear before the next intake.

Lead time

Office relocations want two to three weeks' notice for a clean schedule. Student turnover weekends in late August and early September need to be locked in by July.

The bins themselves

Every bin is the same heavy-duty tote ToteRental.ca rents: one size, rigid sides, lid attached. Here is exactly what arrives.

Illustration of three black bins with yellow lids stacked on a hand truck dolly, with one open, empty bin beside them
28.6 in (72.5 cm)19.6 in15.3 in102 L
ToteHDX 102L stackable tote (model 292015-001)
Capacity102 L (27 US gal)
Size28.6 × 19.6 × 15.3 in (72.5 × 49.8 × 38.8 cm), exterior at the top
Weight7.2 lb (3.3 kg) empty
LidSnap-on lid with lockable slots; black base, yellow lid
StackingManufacturer rates the lid for at least 900 lb of distributed weight stacked on top

Packing a 102-litre bin without hurting yourself

A bin packed full of books is too heavy to lift safely. Put books and dishes in the bottom third, fill the rest with linens, towels or clothes, snap the lid on, and roll stacks on the dolly instead of carrying them.

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