Demolition debris is mixed, and mixed is what sets the rate
A teardown produces timber, drywall, plaster, insulation, roofing, wiring, ducting, fittings and packaging all at once. That mixture is normal, it is handled as general construction waste, and it is priced accordingly.
What changes the rate is masonry. Once brick, block, mortar or a concrete slab is mixed through the load it can no longer be sorted cheaply, so the whole bin is charged as general waste rather than at the far lower inert rate.
On a real teardown that difference is worth planning around: put the masonry in its own small bin and keep the mixed bin clean. Concrete and clean fill covers the separate bin, and heavy debris explains why the two streams never travel together.
30 ydTypical size
Same daySwap-out
$120 / tOver allowance
On Site
Four steps that keep a demolition bin moving
Tell us the structure
What is coming down and whether masonry is in the mix. It changes the plan.
Placed for the loader
Where the machine can reach it without tracking across the whole site.
Swapped on one call
Same day in most of the city, so nobody stands around waiting.
Tickets per bin
Every scale ticket attached, so tonnage can be checked against the job.
Before The Machine
What has to come out before a demolition bin is loaded
Anything pre-1990 raises the asbestos question, and asbestos is refused outright in a roll-off. It needs a licensed abatement contractor and its own disposal route, and it has to be dealt with before demolition starts, not discovered halfway through.
The other pulls are the ones a strip-out always turns up: fluorescent tubes from the ceiling grid, ballasts, paint and solvent left in a basement, and any air conditioning or refrigeration unit still holding refrigerant.
None of those can go in the bin, and finding one at the scale means a separate disposal charge on the invoice. Pull them at the start of the job and the bin stays simple. Prohibited items has the full list, and what we take covers everything a teardown can load.
A 40 yard, swapped several times. A typical house fills a 40 yard roughly four times over, which is why the swap turnaround matters more than the size.
It can, but the entire load is then priced as general waste. On any real volume, a separate small bin at the fill rate costs less than the difference.
No. Asbestos is refused in a roll-off and needs a licensed abatement contractor with its own disposal route, dealt with before demolition begins.
Same day across most of Windsor if the call comes before mid-morning. On long jobs we set a rhythm so the crew is never waiting.
Yes, a scale ticket per bin attached to the invoice, so the tonnage can be checked against the job rather than taken on trust.
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