What can you throw away in a dumpster? The answer appears to be straightforward: garbage, right?
There are a lot of guidelines regarding what you are allowed and not permitted to put in a municipal dumpster. The disposal of tires in their entirety or other hazardous substances in a dumpster is illegal and could result in a fine. If the dumpster you rent is, it could mean you are breaking the terms of your rental agreement by throwing certain items in the garbage.
Even if you think you’re prepared, brushing up on dumpster rules is a good idea before throwing anything suspicious away. Scroll down to find out what you can and cannot throw away in a dumpster.
What May You Dispose Of in a Dumpster?
You can dispose of almost all non-hazardous junk or trash in the dumpster. That includes:
1: Construction and Home Improvement Debris
Therefore most waste from construction can be placed into the dumpster. That includes:
- Asphalt
- Bathroom fixtures
- Brick
- Cabinetry
- Concrete
- Countertops
- Drywall
- Flooring
- Wood and lumber materials
- Siding
- Stone
- Subfloor materials
- Tiles
If your items are weighty, you might need to lease a particular dumpster.
2: Drained Appliances
Most appliances, such as dryers, washers, and AC units, can be thrown into the dumpster. Still, one crucial restriction is that they should contain all harmful components and fluids removed prior. If you’re looking to throw them away without draining, you’ll need to engage an expert.
The same rules apply to refrigerators too. They have to get refilled with freon before being placed in the dumpster. So, paying for them to get removed is generally cheaper.
3: Household Junk
You can dispose of any household trash that’s not hazardous in the dumpster. Household hazardous waste is a substance that “can cause fire or explode, react or ignite in certain conditions or is toxic or corrosive.”
In a dumpster, you can dispose of any nonhazardous household waste. Nonhazardous household junk includes regular trash, furniture, yard materials such as shingles or siding, construction debris, and most appliances.
4: Wooden Furniture
Wooden furniture is generally acceptable to dump into the dumpster. That means you can safely dispose of wooden pieces in the landfill, including chairs, tables, cabinets, shelves, and other furniture parts.
5: Yard Waste
However, items like sticks, leaves, storm debris, bushes, and other waste from the environment in your yard are permissible to throw into dumpsters. Nature’s trash isn’t rubbish because it was there in the first place and first.
Our experts will inspect your trash to see what can be donated and what may be recycled. To use Ottawa Dumpster for junk removal services, contact them by phone at (613) 317-1661 or via email at info@OttawaDumpster.ca.