Uhaul moving truck to haul junk to landfill?

[jtvang125]

I don't have a pickup truck nor do I think one is enough to haul away the amount of junk we have. I think one of those 10' moving trucks will work. I don't think they have any provisions prohibiting using it for junk hauling as long as it's return clean and without damage.

But what about the landfill? Will they accept junk brought in this way?

 

[Ns1]

you should check what your landfill will accept; at my local fill...

This site accepts:

• Clean dirt with the exception of dirt from bottom dump trucks. Dirt loads from bottom dump trucks are prohibited at Scholl Canyon Landfill. Please call at (818) 243-9779, to obtain more detailed information on the Sanitation Districts' criteria for accepting clean dirt at this landfill.
• Clean asphalt.
• Greenwaste loads at a reduced rate.

 

[Muse]

I have a similar concern. I have a rather large pile of pieces of broken concrete and large stones. Also, many broken bricks, or chipped bricks. I also have a dirt pile resulting from my replacing dirt in my growing plots with compost over the years. At some point I'd like to get that stuff out of the yard in some cost effective way. I could hire someone or rent a truck and do it personally. I've never dealt with something like this so have no grasp of the issues. I'm in Berkeley, CA.

 

[luv2liv]

i had no problem dumping junk at the local landfill this way.
by the way, u do have to pay the landfill by the pounds. so on average, i was paying about $500 for a 14ft uhaul

 

[IronWing]

Just this week I rented a uhaul trailer to take stuff to the landfill. The local landfill charges a $15 flat rate for folks bringing their own household trash. No hazwaste accepted, extra charge for special wastes, must be segregated.

The issue with uhaul trucks and trailers is that they aren't designed to have stuff like concrete and bricks dropped on the floors and beds so you may want to find a piece of plywood to put down to avoid damaging the rental.

 

[IronWing]

you should check what your landfill will accept; at my local fill...

This site accepts:

• Clean dirt with the exception of dirt from bottom dump trucks. Dirt loads from bottom dump trucks are prohibited at Scholl Canyon Landfill. Please call at (818) 243-9779, to obtain more detailed information on the Sanitation Districts' criteria for accepting clean dirt at this landfill.
• Clean asphalt.
• Greenwaste loads at a reduced rate.

That's an odd page. That landfill accepts regular solid wastes as well. See:
http://www.lacsd.org/solidwaste/swfacilities/solid_waste_gate_rates.asp

 

[gorcorps]

Have you looked into renting a dumpster? Not necessarily the cheapest option, but requires less travel, will be easier to load vs a truck, and you generally have 7-10 days to fill it up. I got a fairly big one for ~$300 for 10 days which made cleaning up an old deck and yard waste easier

 

[jtvang125]

Junk I need to get rid of are mostly from the home remodeling projects - mattress/box spring, range, dishwasher, sink, toilets and other junk that can't be tossed in the regular trash bin. These are the fees for the place I'm thinking of going to but I'm confused on all those extra fees. Are these even considered as residential waste? Would any of it be considered hard to handle or needs special handling? And what's this extra fee for not covering or securing your load?

http://cms.sbcounty.gov/dpw/SolidWasteManagement/Fees.aspx


I'll give them a call to get more details but I can see why some people just illegally dump their crap cause they don't want to deal with all this.

 

[Riverhound777]

i had no problem dumping junk at the local landfill this way.
by the way, u do have to pay the landfill by the pounds. so on average, i was paying about $500 for a 14ft uhaul

That sounds overly expensive, maybe just the location? I rented a 20ft dumpster when I did my remodel and loaded it up, very heavy stuff. Only cost my like $300 and they dropped it off and picked it up.

 

[slag]

Dumpster is the way to go.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Dumpster++, but honestly, I don't think the dumps care what kind of truck you use to bring them stuff.

 

[Blain]

A couple of years ago I rented a 20cf dumpster for 3 days, drop off, pick up and fee for 4.5 tons was a little less than $350.
It gouged up the yard a bit, but all in all, was a great value.

 

[jtvang125]

Finally got a free weekend and rented a uhaul 10ft truck on Saturday. Initially thought it would be plenty of room for all of our junk but we still managed to completely fill it up. At the dump we first stopped at the scale and they took the total weight and hold your card. Tires are extra and we had one so it was about $5. At the actually dumping area we backed right up to where all the new junk was being brought in and have at it. It was actually pretty fun tossing things out of the truck to see how far you can toss it. Took us less than 10 minutes to empty out the truck.

On the way back we stopped to weigh again and pay. According to the scales we had 1200 lbs of junk for a total of $44. Not bad at all. The damn truck rental was actually more after paying mileage and refueling. We hired one guy from craigslist before and he charged us $120 for about half of what we had now so doing it ourselves saved us quite a bit.