Hamilton Mountain 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.
Mountain moves usually involve a bungalow, a finished basement and more stuff than expected. Bins with lids let you stack a loaded dolly instead of balancing open boxes.
We deliver from Upper James to Upper Ottawa and out to Rymal for $5 per bin the first week.
$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 |
Bungalows with basements hold more than people expect — 40 bins is a safe starting point.
Not sure? Run the moving box calculator and your count carries straight into the order form.
Free delivery and pickup across Hamilton Mountain 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.
The Mountain is bungalow country, and the bungalow basement is the defining feature of a move up here. Above ground the load is modest; below it there is a rec room, a workshop, laundry storage and thirty years of accumulated boxes.
Access itself is easy — private driveways, flat streets, room for a truck on Rymal, Upper Ottawa or Mohawk. The hard part is the basement stairs, which in older Mountain homes are steep and often turn at the bottom.
If you are moving down to the lower city, the escarpment descent is where loose cardboard gets punished. Lidded bins ride down the Jolley Cut without redistributing themselves.
It is always more than you estimated and it is always the part people run out of energy for. Pack it in week one.
Steep Mountain basement stairs plus a fully loaded bin of tools is a bad combination. Split heavy items across more bins.
Flat driveways here make dolly work fast — stack sealed bins three high and roll them straight to the truck.
Upper James and the Mountain plazas do sell cardboard, so buying is easier here than in the outlying areas. It is still a store run, tape, assembly and a pile of flattened boxes at the end — which is the part bins remove rather than the driving.
Better than U-Haul boxes
A bundle of 20 U-Haul medium cardboard boxes costs about $90.54 delivered to Hamilton Mountain — 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 Mountain 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 the Mountain are included, and only the first week is charged at checkout.
Bungalows with basements hold more than people expect — 40 bins is a safe starting point. 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 Mountain, including Upper James, Upper Ottawa, Rymal Road, Concession Street, Mohawk. 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.
All of them — Upper James, Upper Ottawa, Rymal Road, Concession Street, Mohawk, Templemead, Gourley and Buchanan, across the L8T, L8V, L8W, L9A, L9B and L9C postal codes.
Bins from $5 each for the first week, delivered across the Mountain on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
