Being a dedicated DIY enthusiast is a great way to minimize the amount of money you spend fixing up your house. It almost means you can get a fixer upper at a great price instead of paying a fortune for the "perfect" house. Unfortunately, it also means you're going to be hip deep in construction waste! Here's a quick guide to dumpster rental, hauling trash to the landfill and what the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has to say about your home improvement.
Dumpster Rental
Did you know that you don't have to be a professional contractor (or have an "in" with the dumpster fairy) to be able to get an industrial sized dumpster for your home improvement projects? That's right. There are companies out there that realize Do-It-Yourselfers make just as much construction waste as a professional crew, and they've dedicated themselves to making sure homeowners like you have access to a large sized dumpster whenever they need it.
Here's how dumpster rental works. You pick up the phone and call the company renting the dumpsters. You tell them what size dumpster they need. They load the dumpster onto a truck and deliver it directly to you. When you're done with the project you give them a call, and they'll come back and pick your dumpster rental back up. Simple.
Landfills
When you decide to go the route of dumpster rental the company is going to take care of making sure your construction waste finds its way to a certified local landfill. That's not something you have to worry about! If you've got a landfill down the road, however, and decide to forego on the dumpster rental in favor of the traditional "load it up on the pickup and haul it away" method you're going to need to know all about what you can throw away and what you're going to need to call in a HAZMAT team to take care of. Which leads us to...
The EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency has strict rules about the disposal of construction waste, and with good reason. You never know what you're going to find in the middle of a home improvement project, and whatever you find might not be safe to toss into the ground for the next millennia or so. Substances that aren't environmentally friendly and are going to require special handling include (but are not limited to) medical waste, drums, tanks, kegs and barrels, asbestos, paint, sewage and septic waste, gasoline (or other petroleum products), radioactive materials, car parts, chemical waste and animal carcasses.
Make sure you check with either the local landfill or your dumpster rental company before throwing any of these away.
Ron Subs is a public relations specialist working with Next Day Dumpsters. For more information on dumpsterrentalmd.com trash dumpster rental in the Maryland and DC/Metro area, visit them on the web at DumpsterRentalMD.com DumpsterRentalMD.com or give them a call at 301-859-3333.
I say to take your DIY skill level as high and far as it goes, don't have someone do the work for you if you know what you could be doing.
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