If you are cleaning your house and getting rid of a lot of garbage, the best solution is to rent a dumpster. But not everything goes into the dumpster. You need to follow specific rules when putting trash in a dumpster, also called a container.
Things you can throw in the dumpster
You can dispose of most of your non-hazardous waste and junk by putting it in a dumpster. Here are some general categories:
Yard Waste
You can usually put trees, branches, and other types of green waste in your waste container. You might be asked to restrict the amount of green waste you send to a landfill in some circumstances.
Building and Home Improvement Debris
Nearly all the heavy construction debris, like concrete, asphalt, and brick, can be tossed into dumpsters. Renovation debris can also go into the dumpsters, like drywall, siding, and wooden materials. But remember that the weight limit for each dumpster is different, so don’t overload them.
Heavy construction debris like asphalt roofing shingles can be disposed of in the dumpsters, but a fee might be attached to shingle disposal.
Wood Furniture
We can put most types of wooden furniture in the dumpster. It includes couches, tables, and chairs.
Things you can’t throw in the dumpster.
There are some items you cannot put in a dumpster. It includes things your local waste disposal guidelines say you should not put there. If you put these things in the dumpster, you might have to pay extra fees, or your dumpster might not be emptied on time.
Flammable Materials
You cannot throw away flammable liquids like gasoline in the landfill. Look for a ‘flammable hazard’ symbol on containers of chemicals that might be flammable. When in doubt, assume that all unknown chemicals and liquids are potentially explosive.
Hazardous Materials
You cannot put chemicals, household cleaning products, and other hazardous materials in the dumpster. It includes corrosive or acidic chemicals like paint thinners, stains, and varnishes. If you cannot pour a chemical into the ground, you cannot put it in a landfill.
Corrosive Waste
Corrosive wastes are dangerous materials that can cause severe harm to human skin and even corrode metal containers. This makes them not only a serious risk to waste workers, but also harmful to the environment, because they can contaminate groundwater and hurt marine life if thrown out improperly.
Some common examples of corrosive wastes include rust remover, oven cleaner, chlorine bleach, and automotive lead-acid batteries.
Reactive Waste
Reactive wastes can explode or release toxic fumes when in regular environments. If the waste is compressed, it might be more likely to happen. The heat from a landfill or garbage truck might make it worse. This can seriously harm your eyes, nose, throat and more.
Medical Waste
We cannot put medical waste like rags or cloths contaminated with body secretions, needles, sharps, and medications in a landfill.
Quick and easy solution for the items that we can’t throw in a dumpster
If you have a lot of junk that can’t go in the dumpster, you can call your local sanitation department. They will help you find a way to get rid of it. There might be recycling centers or private companies that deal with waste disposal in your area. You might have to pay additional for some kinds of waste. Make sure you know what to do before putting anything in the container.
You get rid of your waste depending on the size and type of dumpster you rent. Make sure you talk to an experienced person about properly disposing of your trash. If you want to know more about what you can put in a dumpster and what you can’t, you can contact a professional dumpster rental company. Precision Disposal of South Florida offers rental services and waste management solutions across the United States. They offer dumpster rental services in Port St Lucie.
