Dumpster rentals are an advantageous way to dispose of waste. Whether it is a residential or commercial project, such as construction, renovation, or large-scale cleanups, renting a dumpster reduces your headaches and keeps you compliant with regulatory agencies.
The Benefits of Renting a Dumpster
- Variable Dumpster Sizes: This is how a dumpster rental company customizes your needs. The diverse sizes allow for optimal utilization of space. It ensures that the waste from your project will be managed well and there won’t be an overflow or underutilization of trash space.
- Ensures Recycling: Most dumpster rental companies are eco-friendly and offer recycling as an included service. They separate and recycle certain plastics, metal, glass, and paper, which reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills.
- Safe Disposal of Hazardous Waste: Reputable dumpster rental companies keep the environment safe from contamination by disposing of hazardous materials in a responsible manner. They have specialized ways of discarding hazardous materials, such as electronics, batteries, paint, tires, and much more.
- Efficient and Convenient: By offering flexible scheduling, a dumpster rental company, saves you time and stress. Their flexible pick-up and delivery enables you to concentrate on your project and core tasks, instead of worrying about waste disposal.
- Environmentally Friendly Alternatives: Many companies offer alternative ways of waste disposal, such as donating to charities or repurposing items. This not only helps the community but also reduces consumer waste.
- Compactors and Receiver Boxes: These are containers attached to compactors. For large scale projects or commercial usage, where a large amount of trash is generated, these are a great option. The trash is compacted, and pick-up is not needed as often.
- Centralized and Safe: Having a central place to accumulate all your garbage and trash is a huge convenience. It also makes any work site, business, or residence safe. It reduces risk of contamination and accidents by minimizing tripping hazards and exposure to dangerous materials.
- Practical and Profitable: If you’re creating a large volume of waste, in the long run, renting a dumpster is much more cost-effective than trying to haul your trash piece-meal in your truck or trailer. These companies have large trucks that’ll come by and haul everything off in one go.
- Compliance: It is extremely important to follow regulatory compliance during waste disposal. If not, you could face very large fines. Dumpster rental companies are well-informed and remain knowledgeable about current regulatory policies and guidelines, protecting you from legal problems.
Avoid These Mistakes When Renting a Dumpster
- Wrong Size: It’s obvious, too small of a dumpster will cause overflow, and too large will be unnecessarily costly. Please ask us. We can help you decide on the size.
- No Permits: Most municipalities require a permit to place a dumpster. Please make sure you are aware of this or allow us to take care of it.
- Not Reading the Rental Terms: Please understand the terms and conditions, such as the fees, the rental period, and any other company guidelines, so that you don’t run into unexpected fees.
- Overflowing the Dumpster: Do not do this! Please be aware that, if the dumpster cannot be hauled away safely, the company will charge you extra fees to correctly distribute the waste.
- Not Following Weight Limits: This is a no-no! Dumpsters have a weight limit. Even if the dumpster is not full, you cannot exceed its weight limit. Exceeding that will not only incur you extra fees but also make the dumpster unsafe to transport.
- Improper Disposal of Prohibited Items: Certain materials, such as tires, electronics, batteries, paint, some cleaning products, and other hazardous materials, require special handling and disposal. Please do not place these items directly into the dumpster. Please ask us for a list of prohibited items so that we can offer you the proper disposal method.
- Failing to Plan for Pick-Up and Delivery Access: Please make sure there is proper ingress and egress. The delivery truck and the dumpster itself will require sufficient room to enter, be placed, and leave. There should be enough space and no obstacles.
- Scheduling Conflicts: Check and confirm the time of delivery and pick-up with the dumpster rental company. Missing schedules will add extra fees.
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Call us to find out how we can help you with your waste disposal needs. At BG’s Big Box Service, we service both residential and commercial customers, including contractors. We are in Sun Valley, California.