A Queensland skip bin operator has admitted dumping rubbish back on customers' properties when bills go unpaid, after a Melbourne woman accused him of doing so on the driveway of her late parents' Townsville property. Barry Shonhan, owner of Fat Boy Skips, confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that he tips waste back at addresses where payment is outstanding, saying "if someone doesn't pay for a skip, I don't take the rubbish." The case matters because it raises questions about whether businesses should be allowed to dump waste on private land to settle debts, and comes alongside other customer complaints of similar tactics.

Megan Churchill said she returned from Melbourne after her mother died of cancer to sort out the family's 22-acre Townsville property, only to find a Fat Boy Skips bin had been filled by a squatter she had earlier evicted, and later rubbish scattered across the entrance. She insists she never ordered or filled the bin and was not told of any debt, yet Shonhan blamed non-payment and said he had tried repeatedly to contact her before dumping the waste. Firefighters reportedly witnessed material, including solar panels, being burned on the property at night near environmentally sensitive wetlands including Alligator Creek, and multiple other reviewers allege they faced similar threats over disputed charges.