Small Job Waste Disposal

Robie

Just wondering how everyone else handles jobsite waste for jobs too small to get a dumpster for. I have a small open trailer designated pretty much for trips to the dump and charge the customer, as part of the estimate for waste removal, but the dump is an hour away and it's a PITA to get there sometimes.
I put a few bags out each week for the private company that takes away my home trash, but hate to leave a big load for them to mess with.
How do you handle all the small job waste?

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1-877-GARBAGE or 1-800-GOT-JUNK.

Both are pretty reasonably priced in my area.

Bone Saw

if it isn't alot I usually put it out with the customers trash pickup, but otherwise its trips to the dump with the trailer, I have seen some small roll off container set-ups for pickups very cool

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Tom R

Same here, - - trailer to the dump, - - is a pain, though, - - lately (for instance today) I've been gettin' dumpsters brought right to my yard.

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copusbuilder

We have a 40 yard dumpster that I pay one of my guys $50 a month to keep at his place. I'm sure he has no garbage service but the money I save with him dumping their is sizeable. Plus I don't have to look at it or them!!

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kenvest

debris disposal is hard business. i always make it a point to give the customer the option of removing debris themselves, opening the door to charge them handsomely if they choose to pay me to do it. Its easily half a days work to load up (16' trailer) and go to the dump and its important to let them know that up front. most seem to appreciate the opportunity to save a buck but obviously you may want to just figure it in on your higher end jobs.

Grumpy

I do not ever leave any debris behind. If it's not large enough for a dumpster ($200) then I call a friend who has a dump truck and throw him some cash usually $120. As you can see there is very little cost savings. The other alternative is bagging it up and throwing it in the back of the van and bring it to our next large job which does have a dumpster.

fez-head

Has anyone made their own dump trailer to leave onsite until full? I know they can be bought but I would rather spend $5,500 for a 12’er on other things.

I am eyeballing an old 18’ grain truck that has been sitting for years. You could rip off the cab and bend the frame in to accept a hitch. The hydraulics’ would be powered by a 12 volt motor to turn the PTO adapter.

Anyone else have good ideas?

Bone Saw

Dude, if you want an el cheapo cheap trash hauler, get a $300 harbor freight 1800# trailer and a the longest swivel mount toung jack you can find, and a large offset non swiveling wheel caster (clevis), align the caster with the toung jack, bolt it down to the front edge of trailer deck with the offset leaning forward, remove the jack wheel, align the jack wheel clevis with the inverted caster, pin it, Viola dump trailer, as long as you back it up to the wheels at the edge of a curbed dump pit. Some assembely required

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Grumpy

I wouldn't get a dump trailer unless it was actually a DUMP and had some kind of hydralic or pneumatic lifts.

Mike Finley

We have a company that gives me 3 cubic yard dumpsters for $100 for 3 weeks. But it really doesn't matter, it's up to the customer to decide what they want to do. It's their trash isn't it?

When the job's waste is pretty small the customer usually knows it too so the conversation usually goes like this "We are going to have some waste to dispose of with the job, not a lot but some, do you want me to order a dumpster for $125 or do you want me to bag it up and let you throw it out with your trash pick up?"

"$125! Oh lord no, just bag it up and we will take care of it!"

Grumpy

Even on small jobs like that I bag it up and take it with. I try to be as turn key as possible for my customers. If they are doing a major rmeodel and have a dumpster on site I will ask if I can use it otherwise I assume responsibility for debris removal. I guess it all just depends on your approach. BTW I wish I could find 3 yard dumps. They don't existin around here.

Bone Saw

ditto

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Mike Finley

You guys might want to contact TUBS and get a franchise going in your location. You might stand a chance of making more money doing that than on what you are doing now since everybody I talk to seems to have a demand for their product.

sage

I take all the waste with me on smaller jobs. I have a five yard dumpster at the shop that is emptied once a week, $150.00 a month regardless of the weight. I have overfilled the heck out of it with no issues. I'm surprised that more of you guys that posted don't have a similar service.

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nadonailer

It costs $350 per week (not counting permits etc..) to rent a construction dumpster around here, so I use a local hauling service, usually about $100 - $200 per trip depending on size of load. For me it's not worth going to the dump myself, the time and money it would entail is too much - I make way more staying on the job!

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go dart

i have to agree w/ sage. we keep a dumpster @ the shop and clean jobs virtually dailey. large jobs get a dumpster. even small bath remodels get a 140.00 disposal fee. our customers can afford to have their trash hauled

Bone Saw

on average I have no more that 2 or 3 hundred pounds of debris from any one job and had a max of about 7 hundred one time. There is a transfer station about 10minutes from me in west chester with a nice covered curbed pit, I put down a large heavy canvas tarp in my trailer before loading and when I back up to the curb, the guy running the grappleing boom usually yanks it out in one shot for me, was 7 cents/# last job

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RobertCDF

I can get 15 YD dumpsters for $235 and 10 YD for $200 but if it is only like 2 truck loads I will take it to the dump. Most of the time the lady only charges me $10-$20 for a load unless I really pack it in.

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IHI

been hauling my own junk for so many years on small jobs i know no other way. If it's a big job then the smallest dumpster in teh area (12 yrd) will get called in or bigger if job is bigger, but the cost is pretty steep regardless.

1 landfill and 1 transfer station in both towns I work in so no biggie, maybe a 30 minute round trip from any given point. Mostly throw it in the back of my truck/van since every job gets billed for it anyways, or I designate 1 of my trucks for a scrap truck only and that's my personal dumpster. Have used my 20' open trailer many times but hand unloading sucks and was the reason I finally broke down and bought a dump truck. Right now she has 4' sides and is about half full from all these small jobs so I should really start profiting with my landfill charge to the homies since I can stock pile and make one trip now...and just pull out the pto and lever...no more hands on for me

I checked into a monthly rental on a 12 yrd bin to sit here yrs ago, but rent was $250 PLUS landfill cost...and that was the cheapier of the 3 companies.

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