Cleaning Service

Return your catering equipment unwashed with our send it back dirty hire service. We clean your plates, glasses, and cutlery at our regional depots.


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Send It Back Dirty

Return crockery, glassware and cutlery unwashed. We handle the commercial cleaning when items arrive back at the depot. No pre-rinsing, no scraping, no washing up at the end of a long service.

What it covers

All crockery, glassware and cutlery hired through Expo Hire. After your event, pack the items as they arrived — in the original crates, lids on. Return them ready for collection. No additional charge applies.

Why it works this way

Our commercial dishwashers clean faster and more thoroughly than handwashing at a venue after an event. Washing items in a rush also increases breakage risk from stacking and handling. Returning items dirty is faster for you and produces better results for us — so we cover the cleaning at no charge.

What it doesn't cover

All other hire items — furniture, cooking equipment, bars, linen and outdoor equipment — should be returned clean and dry, packed as they arrived. The dirty return service covers tableware only.

Items returned with broken glass mixed in with intact items, or with contamination beyond normal food residue, may incur additional handling charges.

Crockery, glassware and cutlery returned in heavily soiled condition — including items with dried food, lipstick or grease buildup requiring extended soaking — may also incur a cleaning surcharge.

Browse catering equipment hire for the full tableware range.

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