Best to Rent a Dumpster for Large Cleanups
The very first thing that you should do when cleaning up a property is to have all of the loose trash and debris swept and raked up and put into heavy-duty 42-gallon plastic bags. And then have the ends of the bags tied off with tie wire so that the trash does not spill out when the bags are picked up. I use Husky Contractor Clean-Up Bags, which are available at Home Depot and Lowe’s stores nationwide. But when you have a large amount of trash and debris that needs to be removed from a property, it may be less expensive to rent an open-top, roll-off solid waste container, better known as a dumpster. Dumpsters are available in sizes ranging from 10 to 40 cubic yards.
For example, here in Tampa, I can rent a 20-cubic yard container for seven days for $289, which includes pickup and delivery. But I have to pay an additional $45 per ton when the container is hauled off. And when full, most 20-foot containers weigh between 3 and 4 tons. I ended up paying $469 for the last 20-cubic yard container I rented. Please note that most companies do not allow dirt, concrete, roofing materials, or appliances to be placed in their con-tainers.