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MISCONCEPTION #1: All waste haulers are 
 the same.

While it is true that “any fool can haul trash”... and your daily observations might prove that they do... You donʼt want them on your property! Inexperienced operators will not provide you the expertise necessary to quote your job correctly, untrained or poorly trained drivers will lack the ability to position containers for your maximum utilization or inevitably cause property damage attempting the impossible... substandard companies lack the required insurance coverage to protect you in the event of damage, loss, or injury, and may even mishandle or improperly dispose of your waste at non- permitted facilities resulting in even greater liability and expense to you.

Industry pricing...

Almost the entire waste industry uses pricing models similar to the following structure...“Cost of Time” plus the “Cost of Disposal” plus “Profit Margin” equals “Selling Price”

Therefore, your ultimate cost for a dumpster is going to be a factor of time... where the job location relative to the service provider plus a factor of how much will the trash you want to dispose of weigh plus a factor of profit. Your Professional Waste Hauler will be able to reasonably estimate these cost factors to you based on the information you provide. Generally the only real unknowable is the weight... it is not reasonable for you to know with any certainty how much your projects waste will weigh...Professional Waste Haulers will be able to estimate only based upon the information you provide and the experience they have with similar projects over the years.

Container Sizes...

Match the dumpster container to the project. 
Standard industry container sizes are 10, 20, 30, and 40 cubic yard. It is imperative you order a container large enough to handle the “BULK VOLUME” and small enough to prevent over weight issues. For example if you are cleaning out a house full of old furniture, or very bulky back yard items, you want to get a container that holds everything without anything hanging over the sides or above the “water-level”... a 30 or 40 cubic yard container may be the best choice. Conversely, if you are ripping up the concrete sidewalk and driveway, a 10 cubic yard container is probably the largest available that can legally be driven down the road.

Understanding your job requirements will assure that you get the right size dumpster container for the project... this guarantees a smooth job without the costs associated with being over or undersold.

Delivery and Pickup Time Schedules...

Professional Waste Haulers generally serve their largest customer very early in the morning; anywhere from midnight to 6AM. This works well because most towns and cities have “noise ordinances” preventing large trucks from traveling local residential streets before 6AM.

Your time is valuable... your project has a schedule to follow... and you should be able to schedule your dumpster delivery as tightly as possible. The best Waste Hauling Companies however can guarantee you a “service window”.... a 2 hour time spread for almost all deliveries. Generally dumpster container pickups are routed throughout the waste haulers day to maximize time efficiencies... this keeps everyone’s cost at the lowest possible points.

Finally, you are the owner of your project... you create the terms of engagement with all your chosen contractors or vendors... great Waste Hauling Companies make every attempt to serve your time and schedule demands with the most flexibility at the best possible service rates.

Rent the correct size dumpster container for the 
 project requirements.

The biggest industry issue is the overloading of dumpster containers...waste material that hangs over the sides or protrudes over the top of the dumpster container is a safety hazard for drivers and potentially becomes a very serious road hazard. Tarps and dumpster container nets ARE NOT DESIGNED to hold an overflow.

Be available...

this is your project...unanswered phones, and unavailable homeowners just add unnecessary time and cost to every project.

Company drivers cannot deliver or pickup dumpster containers from behind locked gates, or position them as required with parked cars blocking the path, etc. Everyone is working against fixed schedules...your consideration and timeliness will be the foundation for all additional work that is scheduled after you on any given day.

Carefully read and understand what can and cannot be disposed of in dumpster containers.

Discover what can go in a dumpster.

Certain items are identified by state or federal laws as being prohibited...not by waste haulers for your inconvenience! This is not a game of chance. Do not attempt to discard prohibited items like tires, Freon containing appliances, liquids, household hazardous materials etc in the bottom of the dumpster container. These prohibited items will be identified at the time of disposal and huge additional fines and/or fees will be assessed. In some instances prohibited items will be returned to you at great expense.

Know and understand your local ordinances and homeowners association’s rules and guidelines for the placement of dumpster containers.

This will help when ordering service delivery and pickup schedules... will facilitate the actual dumpster container placement either in driveways or perhaps street parking areas.

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get!

When you select a waste hauler for dumpster rentals, you’ll choose from a wide variety of companies, experience levels, and prices.

While the highest price is no indicator of ultimate value... the lowest price is often the first reminder that you “get what you pay for”.

Dumpster Rental is generally a fairly simple process if you select a recognized local firm, a company that is A or A+ rated by the Better Business Bureau, answer their phones promptly, and answer your questions in a straight forward easy to understand manner. Their job is to perform to your satisfaction.

The best companies only consider a job a success when their clients say WOW!