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Fortunately, the construction industry has started picking up with most places easing the movement restrictions occasioned by the coronavirus. In the UK, for instance, the monthly construction volume was estimated to have increased by 1.1% in January 2022, reaching its highest volume since September 2019, when the country started lockdowns. In Sonoma County, California, the construction industry has been predicted to experience 11% growth from 2021 to 2031. These are undoubtedly promising statistics for anyone in the construction and construction debris removal sectors.
Maximizing your profits will be among your top priorities when handling a construction project. Though there are many ways to do this, one of the often-overlooked ones is ensuring your site’s safety. This will mean throwing out or putting away any waste as soon as you generate it. Leaving your debris lying around on a construction site makes it a safety hazard, and can see your part with hefty fines and millions in workers’ compensation. As such, partnering with a reputable waste management company to safely haul away your trash is crucial.
Your waste management company will often rent you a dumpster that stays on your site to collect construction waste. When this dumpster is full, the company carts it away for waste disposal. It is prudent to make the most of your dumpster’s rental space for the highest returns on investment. Below are a few tips for loading your dumpster rental correctly to ensure this.
Organize Your Trash
The dumpsters for construction sites are big ones with doors that swing open for you to walk through. Most construction site workers will shut these doors and opt to throw in trash through the top. This is not the best method when you want to maximize the amount of waste your dumpster will carry. Open the swing doors and walk in to place your trash neatly inside the dumpster instead of throwing them haphazardly.
By keeping your trash organized and evenly loaded, the waste will take up less space in the dumpster. You can choose to half-fill the dumpster before closing the door and throwing in trash from the top. At this point, you can get a ladder, so you have a view of any empty spots in the dumpster.
Load the Larger Items First
Thinking big is one of the ways of maximizing the space in your dumpster rental. You might think that everything will fit in your dumpster, but get surprised when it fills up with only a few items. When loading, start with the bulky items to get an idea of how much you can pack. This option will also allow you to play a round with the arrangement of large items to accommodate as many items as possible and avoid overlapping. Be careful not to load all bulky items in one section of the dumpster because this will create an uneven load that will be unsafe to transport.
Fill the Empty Spots around Bulky Items
Usually, bulky waste will not stack up or fill all the available space in your dumpster. When loading bulky items, fill the surrounding spaces with smaller debris. Try to fill as many open spaces in the dumpster as possible to make the most of your dumpster’s rental space. Filling up empty spots around bulky items also increases safety as the construction debris removal company transports the dumpster to a landfill, since it keeps the trash from shifting from side to side, making it hard to control.
Break Down the Bulky Items
You might assume that bulky waste is a preserve of people who want to remove their furniture or appliances during a move or when renovating. Nonetheless, your construction waste can also have a few bulky items like shingles, windows, and tiles. Bulky construction waste will take a lot of space in your dumpster when not broken down. Breaking down the items will also ease their loading into the dumpster.
Take a few pieces off your waste if it cannot be fully broken down to reduce the space it will occupy in your dumpster. Remember to remove the nails sticking out of wood before loading the wood into your dumpster. This prevents deadly accidents during loading and unloading while ensuring the nails do not puncture toxic materials that should be kept intact.
Place the Flimsy Items at the Bottom
Paper, Styrofoam, and cardboard should line the bottom of your dumpster instead of being thrown around to fill the open spaces between trash or stacked in one corner. When these items are placed on the bottom, the weight of the bulkier items will compress them, so they will take up minimal dumpster space. If possible, bag these flimsy items to make them easier to load and keep them from flying out of the dumpster when on transit. Punch a hole in these bags to keep air from ballooning them and taking up your valuable space.
The above steps will no doubt guarantee that you make the most of your dumpster rental space. When you can transport more trash on a single trip, this reduces the number of trips to the landfill or recycling center for which you have to pay.
When thinking of maximizing dumpster space, it seems prudent to overfill it. However, this will not work because your construction debris removal company will securely tarp its dumpster before driving off. The load should be leveled for this tarp to cover the trash. As such, the company will get rid of any excess trash in the dumpster, which will only waste your time.
When looking for a reliable company to haul away your construction waste, Junk King should be at the top of your list. It has multiple locations in North America, so you are sure to find one near your site. Its previous clients have nothing but glowing reviews of its work, and the company has the right equipment and expertise for construction debris removal. Contact the company to partner with you in your construction project today.
