How do I get rid of old bags of concrete?

[Tommy2000GT]

So I have 20 bags of unopened concrete left over from the whole remodeling project. The are about 6 months old and was left covered in a tarp outside.

They were supposed to be used for pouring a slab in the backyard but that never materialized. I was considering using them to pour the slab now but I think they may be too old and abosrbed too much moisture from sitting so long outside.

I don't want to risk the labor of doing the job over again if the old bags of concrete doesn't work out and concrete is pretty cheap anyways. So the only problem is trying to get rid of 20 bags of old concrete.

I can try the dump but they charge a lot because of the weight (60lbs x 20bags = 1200lbs).

 

[Greenman]

It will cost you $110 to dump it, unless you try to put it all in the trunk of a Toyota to take it to the dump. Then it will cost substantially more.

You either use it, give it away, or dump it.

 

[mindless1]

Throw away a couple bags at a time if your garbage man will take them.

Put them on Craigslist, free.

Open one up and pour a test blob to see how it sets up. If it's still powder it should be fine, but pulverizing chunks back into powder may not be worth the bother, depends on how much moisture there is.

 

[sdifox]

check with habitat for humanity?

 

[Tommy2000GT]

It will cost you $110 to dump it, unless you try to put it all in the trunk of a Toyota to take it to the dump. Then it will cost substantially more.

You either use it, give it away, or dump it.

If I take it to the dump I would need to go in 2 trips because I have a Tacoma. $80 min or $80/ton. If I can haul it all at one then it's not so bad. 2 trips would be $160.

I could dump in my work dumpster. But it I would only be able to do like 3 or 4 bags every week without being too obvious.

 

[mindless1]

Does it break up with the biggest (sledge?) hammer you have or not? You could simply spread fine chunks of it as a base layer (above gravel if needed) on the area you're going to concrete. Just don't let that substitute for the normal concrete thickness you'd pour otherwise.

 

[Greenman]

If I take it to the dump I would need to go in 2 trips because I have a Tacoma. $80 min or $80/ton. If I can haul it all at one then it's not so bad. 2 trips would be $160.

I could dump in my work dumpster. But it I would only be able to do like 3 or 4 bags every week without being too obvious.

Where the hell do they charge an $80 minim?

 

[nutxo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zugv1NdMj4

 

[John Connor]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zugv1NdMj4

HAHAHAHA

 

[John Connor]

You could always try a near by lake. LOL

J/K

 

[Red Squirrel]

Try to make concrete with some to see if it works. If you're lucky, they're still good. That is a lot of concrete/money to waste otherwise. I've made the mistake of thinking I can reuse concrete but yeah it does go bad after a while. Basically it just never cures if you try to use it.


Worse case scenario you could throw it out with regular trash a little bit at a time. That's basically what I do with leaves from my trees as I don't have a truck.

 

[13Gigatons]

I've kept concrete for a couple a years and used it on projects. Worked out fine. That's a lot of money and concrete being wasted.