Hamilton moving supplies
First, to be clear: these are reusable plastic moving bins with secure lids — hand-carried moving boxes that hold 102 litres each, not dumpsters or portable storage containers.
Chasing down cardboard is the worst part of getting ready to move. Binsley delivers heavy-duty reusable moving bins anywhere in Hamilton for $5 per bin the first week, then collects them once your last bin is unpacked.
From a Durand walk-up to a Mountain bungalow, the bins arrive clean, stack flat on a dolly and fit through standard doorways and stairwells — no tape, no store run, no flattening boxes for the blue bin.
$5 per bin for the first week · $1.50 per bin each extra week · delivery & pickup included.
| Reusable bins from Binsley | Cardboard moving boxes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $5 per bin first week, $1.50 after — delivery and pickup included | $2–$5 per box, plus tape, plus a run to the store |
| Time | Delivered on a Mon, Wed or Fri you pick | Hours spent sourcing and assembling |
| Strength | Rigid walls, 102 L, safe to stack loaded | Crush under weight and after one move |
| Weather | Snap-on lids keep contents dry | Ruined by rain or a wet driveway |
| Cleanliness | Washed and sanitized before every rental | Used boxes can bring dust and pests |
| Afterwards | We take them away | Break down, store and recycle |
Hamilton's mix of century homes, mid-rise apartments and Mountain bungalows means most moves land between 20 and 60 bins.
Not sure? Run the moving box calculator and your count carries straight into the order form.
Free delivery and pickup across Hamilton on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Not sure if we reach you? Enter your postal code when you book and we'll confirm instantly.
If your postal code starts with one of these, you are inside our delivery zone. We confirm it instantly when you enter your address at checkout.
Hamilton is really two moves in one city. Below the escarpment you are dealing with narrow lower-city streets, century homes with steep front steps and, downtown, mid-rise buildings with a single service elevator that has to be booked. Above it, on the Mountain, driveways are wide and the load-in is usually flat — but the basement is full.
The escarpment access roads matter more than the distance. The Jolley Cut, Claremont and Sherman are quick but steep, and a loose stack of open cardboard boxes in the back of a cargo van does not enjoy the climb. Bins with snap-on lids stay closed on the hill.
Street parking downtown and in Durand is tight, and permit rules vary block to block. Because bins are delivered ahead of your moving day and picked up after, the truck is never competing with your movers for the only spot out front.
Most downtown and Corktown buildings require you to reserve the service elevator days in advance. Lock that in first, then set your bin delivery for the Monday, Wednesday or Friday before it.
Lower-city basements are low-ceilinged and damp. Bins with lids keep dust off what you pack down there, and they can be carried up narrow stairs one-handed on the rail.
Mountain bungalows almost always come with a garage and a workshop corner that nobody counts until the last day.
You can buy new cardboard at hardware and self-storage locations across the city, or collect used boxes from grocery stores and community groups. Free boxes are genuinely free, but they come in mismatched sizes that will not stack, and in a wet Hamilton spring they lose their bottoms. Renting bins costs a few dollars per box and removes the sourcing, the tape and the recycling.
Better than U-Haul boxes
A bundle of 20 U-Haul medium cardboard boxes costs about $90.54 delivered to Hamilton — and you still buy tape, get less space per box, and recycle everything afterwards. Twenty of our 102 L reusable bins are $113 all in, with free labels and a dolly included.
You can buy cardboard at hardware and storage stores or collect used boxes for free. The simpler option in Hamilton is renting reusable plastic moving bins from Binsley — they arrive at your door for $5 per bin the first week and we pick them up when you're unpacked.
$5 per bin for the first week and $1.50 per bin for each extra week. Delivery and pickup in Hamilton are included, and only the first week is charged at checkout.
Hamilton's mix of century homes, mid-rise apartments and Mountain bungalows means most moves land between 20 and 60 bins. As a rule of thumb, about 20 bins suits a 1 bedroom, 40 a 2 to 3 bedroom, and 60 or more a larger home. Each bin holds 102 litres, roughly a medium moving box.
We deliver across Hamilton, including Downtown & Durand, Westdale, Hamilton Mountain, Stoney Creek, Ancaster. Enter your postal code at checkout and we'll confirm instantly.
Deliveries and pickups run Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Choose your delivery day at checkout, then request pickup from your My Rentals page when you're finished.
For most moves, yes. One bin is reused for hundreds of moves and washed between each one, it won't collapse under weight, and the lid keeps everything dry — no tape, no assembly and nothing to recycle afterwards.
No. Our moving bins are reusable plastic moving boxes with secure lids — each one holds 102 litres and is carried by hand, about the size of a medium cardboard box. They are not waste dumpsters or portable storage containers.
Yes — we deliver across the whole city, lower city and Mountain, including Stoney Creek, Ancaster, Dundas and Waterdown. All Hamilton forward sortation areas from L8E through L9C are in our zone.
Bins from $5 each for the first week, delivered across Hamilton on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
