What types of Yard Waste Dumpsters, Home Dumpster, Dumpster Services are there?

Types of dumpster rentals usually depend on two factors;

the type of waste disposed of, and the size of the container needed.

Temporary dumpster service almost always refers to construction roll-off containers (open top dumpsters) in sizes including 10 yard dumpsters, 15 yard dumpsters, 20 yard dumpsters, 30 yard dumpsters and 40 yard dumpsters. Exact sizes may differ slightly depending on the region of the country or the particular hauler or other dumpster source supplying service. This type of dumpster rental is often referred to in the industry as “large container service” because of the relatively large size of the containers used. Roll-off dumpsters are so named because they actually roll off the back of the truck for placement. You will typically see these dumpster rentals on construction sites, roofing jobs, general clean-outs of a home or business, kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling or other home remodeling project. Because they are large dumpsters, relatively cheap dumpsters, and because the trucks can maneuver on most job sites they are often the best dumpsters for temporary construction usage. Temporary dumpster rental may last as little as a day or as long as a year or more depending on the size and scope of the construction job and the waste management solutions needed. In some cases you may see “small containers”, 2 yard dumpsters, 3 yard dumpsters, 4 yard dumpsters, 6 yard dumpsters or even 8 yard dumpsters used as dumpster rentals on a temporary job site. This is not as common a dumpster rental because the trucks used to service these containers are not designed to handle the weights or terrain often found on a large construction site.

Temporary dumpster rentals must also take into account the type of solid waste being disposed of. General Waste, also referred to as mixed waste or MSW (municipal solid waste) is the normal designation for temporary dumpster rentals but other, more specific waste types are often referred to as well. Green waste disposal (yard waste, brush, or organic waste) can often be taken to wood recycling facilities where the best waste management solution is to grind the waste for use as mulch or compost. C&D waste(construction and demolition waste) includes lumber, sheetrock and other construction related materials but no putrescibles (items such as food waste or liquids that can decompose and run-off of the waste. Pure loads of Concrete/Brick/Block can often be crushed and reused but they must be put into a smaller dumpster rental; 20 yard dumpster or 30 yard dumpster because of the extreme weight of the material. Loads of recycling material such as cardboard or metals can also be managed with large dumpster rentals.

Permanent dumpster rentals include large waste containers, usually compactors and small containers; 2 yard dumpsters, 3 yard dumpsters, 4 yard dumpsters, 6 yard dumpsters, 8 yard dumpsters or even 10 yd dumpsters with weekly dumpster waste collection. These are the typical dumpsters you see outside of most businesses or in the back behind a strip mall. Dumpster service is usually on a weekly basis anywhere from once per week to seven days per week. The garbage containers are picked up by either front load trucks or rear load trucks depending on the area available for manuevering. The smaller dumpster service up to the 4 yard dumpster can be outfitted with wheels so the containers can be rolled out for servicing. With out the wheels these are economical dumpsters and are usually the cheapest dumpsters for this waste management solution. They are by far the best dumpsters serviced for most small businesses. Large dumpster rentals in the permanent dumpster service category are usually the large installed metal containers you may see behind a mall or large store such as wal-mart. The rented dumpster is attached to a large motorized compaction unit which compresses the waste into the dumpster rental. These are fully enclosed dumpsters with the only access through the compaction unit itself; unlike the open top dumpster rentals where waste can be thrown over the side and into the box.

Permanent dumpster service usually falls into either a MSW collection (municipal waste collection) often referred to as just garbage collection or mixed waste collection and recycling collection, typically for either pure cardboard collection or recycling collection of mixed office paper. Once again no putrescibles (rotting garbage collection) is allowed in the recycling collection dumpsters.

To learn more, call the folks at DumpsterSource.com @1-800-809-2783