Not sure about what you can put in your dumpster? Check out our standard “Disposal Guidelines” here . Remember that every job is different, and we will be sure to advise you of any specific restrictions for your project.

A lot of customers will ask “how much” trash can go into a dumpster and what will it weigh? We will never know how much a dumpster will weigh until we bring it to the landfill and dump it, however we can help you guesstimate what it might weigh.

A great analogy to help you understand this is, are you filling the dumpster full of feathers, or bricks? As you can imagine, the weight difference between these two loads would be extremely large!

We always ask that all debris is loaded into the container and is “water level”, which means nothing is hanging over the sides, or sticking above the dumpster. Every dumpster will be tarped by our drivers to help keep all of the debris inside of the container while it is traveling down the road.

There are also DOT restrictions that our drivers must adhere to for the safety of the driver, as well as others on the road (weight restrictions). That is why we typically put out 10 or 15 yard dumpsters for concrete and asphalt, instead of putting a 30 yard dumpster out there. If you were to fill a 30 yard full of concrete, you would now have a 30-ton lawn ornament!