Spring cleaning question

[Guest MormonGator]

Has anyone rented out a dumpster for spring cleaning? How does it work? Can you just throw out anything?

 

My wife and I are selling our house and we are just now realizing that we have a bunch of stuff that we don't want to bring with us, we just want to get rid of it. 

 

Thanks! 

[pam]

I'm looking into renting one myself.  At least here there are some limitations as to what you can throw out.

 

No paints or any other hazardous material. Some will let you do paint if the paint is completely dried out.   No refrigerators, freezers etc.  Batteries, propane tanks and any equipment that contains gas or oil.  

[beefche]

Depending on what you are throwing out, consider donating it to the Salvation Army, Goodwill, Amvets, etc.  You can use it as a tax write off.

[Guest]

Hey, I actually know about this! We've been in the process of cleaning out and rehabilitating a rental gone bad. 

 

Here, cost varies by size and what you're throwing away. You can get one for household trash or one for yard trash (branches, weeds, sod, etc.). Household of course doesn't include toxic materials like paint, poisons, batteries, etc.. They had a charge for dropoff, a charge for pickup, and a small daily rental fee. I believe that for a typical dumpster like you see behind convenience stores, it was going to cost us a total of around $60 for the day. 

[Guest MormonGator]

Thank you so much everyone!!! 

[sxfritz]

No mattresses. They will be a flat $25 fee added for a mattress in nearly every dump I have used.

[Guest MormonGator]

No mattresses. They will be a flat $25 fee added for a mattress in nearly every dump I have used.

 Thank you for mentioning this I have a mattress I need to get rid of it. 

 

Seriously, thanks for the responses everyone. You guys rock. 

[pam]

 Thank you for mentioning this I have a mattress I need to get rid of it. 

 

Seriously, thanks for the responses everyone. You guys rock. 

 

I would check with the companies you are considering however.  Our neighborhood gets a dumpster every year and we are allowed to dump mattresses.

[Palerider]

They don't charge you by the weight of it when full ?? That's nice. I have heard of some that do.

[Bini]

Before donating to DI or the like, I'd see what your local women's and children shelters need.

[Guest]

Before donating to DI or the like, I'd see what your local women's and children shelters need.

 

Why? DI is a multi-faceted charitable organization.

[Str8Shooter]

Where I am at they charge by weight and then add a "tipping" fee which is the fee to take it to the dump.

A 10 yard dumpster is the smallest and a 40 yard is the biggest. A 40 yard is huge, but it has tall side which can make loading difficult.

Make sure you know your local laws. In California, they force you to recycle. The will refuse a dumpster that has recyclables and make you sort it out.

Edited May 21, 2015 by Str8Shooter

[Guest MormonGator]

Before donating to DI or the like, I'd see what your local women's and children shelters need.

 Great idea, and I'm ashamed to say I didn't even think about it. Thanks Bini! 

[Just_A_Guy]

Before donating to DI or the like, I'd see what your local women's and children shelters need.

 

Not really an either/or situation. I have frequently seen LDS bishops pay the rent for indigent single mothers--even (especially) for recovering drug addicts and the like.

Edited May 21, 2015 by Just_A_Guy

[Bini]

Why? DI is a multi-faceted charitable organization.

 

I don't know all the dealings that DI and the like go through but I know women's/children's battered shelters take most anything useful. There is no reselling, it is used right away. So that is why.

[Bini]

Not really an either/or situation. I have frequently seen LDS bishops pay the rent for indigent single mothers--even (especially) for recovering drug addicts and the like.

 

Goodness, can't believe people are actually pushing back on what I suggested. I mention shelters because this is what I choose to do first and items are used right away and don't go through a resell process like DI and Salvation, etc. Even surplus of hygienic/toiletries like feminine pads and whatnot are taken. So yes, I would recommend families that are cleaning house to call their local shelter or just turn up and see what they can drop off - items will be used by those there. 

[Guest MormonGator]

Goodness, can't believe people are actually pushing back on what I suggested. 

 My thoughts totally. 

[Just_A_Guy]

It's all a matter of perspective, Bini. Some might see your post as "pushing back" against the idea of donating to DI.

[pam]

Actually I didn't see Bini's post as a way of pushing back.  Especially in Utah the idea most have is to give to DI.  Absolutely nothing wrong with that.  Yet I see many shelters and other orgaizations that can also use the donations. The Road Home is one I have in mind.  There is another (can't think of the name at the moment) that needs clothes that woman can wear to job interviews.  So I can see where Bini is coming from.

[Just_A_Guy]

Yeah, I've gotten a lot of exposure to the Road Home through my current job. 

 

That said:  They're all helping the community; and when someone's talking about Charity A--it's one thing to say "hey, there's also Charity B that you might look at"; but I can see why a proponent of Charity A might get a little prickly if someone goes further and says "Actually, you should give to Charity B before you give to Charity A".

[pam]

Okay JAG I get your point and I agree.  :)