While renting a dumpster a common question that may bother you is what you throw in and what not. You may have a long list of items which you would like to throw off to get the house clean. But still, you may have doubts in mind before throwing anything and think if it is legally permitted or not. That’s why it’s safe and good to know the list of permitted items.

Old appliances

You are permitted to throw old electrical appliances in a dumpster. This includes dishwashers, stoves, microwave ovens, irons, toasters, etc. You cannot normally dump in refrigerators and air conditioners. For them, you will have to take permissions.  

Electronic items

Electronic items like televisions, printers, computers, scanners and many other small and big personal equipment are allowed in a dumpster. Although you can dump them in the dumpster, you should be mentally ready to pay a small extra charge for dumping them in the landfill or for their waste processing. But you will have to check the rules with the dumpster rental service and make sure they also allow you to do so.

Furniture

Normally furniture can be dumped in a dumpster easily. They are accepted, especially when you are dumping wooden furniture. But if you are dumping upholstered furniture, then you will have to check with the rules of the services you are using. You can definitely dispose of broken furniture or parts of old furniture but if you can dispose of the whole bed or couch in it, has to be checked with the local service you are using.

Yard waste

Dumpsters are often rented to clean the yard, and you put most yard waste in the dumpster. Yard waste contains old leaves, tree roots, cut branches, twigs, broken fences, cut shrubs, etc. this also may contain gardening tools and equipment which are of no use now, like spades, shovels, old lawn mowers, leaf cutters, etc. You may dump grasses, piles of twigs and leaves, and soil, etc. in it, but you should be careful not to spread the mess, and rather tie them in bags or sheets before dumping. That’s because soiled dirty dumpsters would be considered unclean and contaminated by you only if the service send such a bin to you during delivery.

Storm debris removal

If you have to remove debris from a storm, then also you may use a dumpster. Storm debris can be removed using a dumpster. There can be various types of things accumulated on the streets and yards after a storm. You can collect them all and dump. Only the limitation is with chemicals. You cannot dump liquid chemicals, oils, and sealed liquids.

Construction and roofing waste

Waste from broken floors and broken roofs can be heavy. Wooden shingles, asphalt shingles, slate or other materials are heavy. Again floor tiles, marbles, granite, concrete, bricks, etc. are heavy items. If you have to throw out such items, then you must tell your dumpster rental company that you need a strong and sturdy dumpster to accept such heavy rubbish. They will accordingly send an apt dumpster for this.

Items which are questionable

Here are the items on which many dumpster companies have put restriction. Before dumping them, you will have to double check with the dumpster renting company:

You may dump empty aerosol cans in a dumpster too. However full cans or half full cans cannot be dumped as they can burst or catch fire.

You cannot dump a mattress ina dumping bin. Mattresses are generally not allowed by all services. For throwing off a mattress, you may have to bear extra waste processing charges.

Air conditioners and refrigerators cannot be dumped without special permission in dumpsters because they contain refrigerants. If refrigerant gases get leaked in the air, then it can be toxic for the environment.

Tires are not generally accepted in dumpsters. You cannot put tires because tires are actually recycled in most places. They are recycled to make asphalt and other things. Even auto parts dealers would accept your old tires while you exchange them for new ones, just to send them for recycling. That is why tires are not sent to dumping grounds.

No paints, wood strainers, varnishes, lacquers, oil, thinners, latex, etc. can be dumped in open or sealed condition in a dumping bin.

You should not knowingly dispose of adhesive or glue type material in a dumpster. The glue may stick to the insides of the bin and damage it. Normally, such things should be thrown off with regular daily waste in your household waste bin.

You should never throw in batteries in a dumpster. Car batteries, power banks, laptop batteries, desktop chargers, inverter batteries, etc. are big and medium-sized batteries, which contains chemicals, and should not be thrown in a dumpster. The chemicals on leaking can cause great environmental damage. However, you may throw simple daily usable AA and AAA batteries.

All items which are chemically and medically or biologically contaminated should not go inside a dumpster. This includes medical waste, contaminated soil, a dead body of an animal or pet, pesticides, alkalis, acids, motor oil, asbestos, etc.

A dumpster is not for food waste unless you order some special dumping bin for this which would be mostly covered. The main reason for this is that food waste attracts pests and bugs, which causes environmental pollution. For more information, visit houston.bintheredumpthatusa.com/home.

Many cleaners and solvents for cleaning floors, stains, glasses, furniture, etc. are used in households. You should not dump them in a dumpster.

Finally

When you know to follow these norms, and when you have this awareness that you must ask the service before dumping something controversial, then you can handle waste disposal in a dumpster or bin much responsibly. On the one hand you need to get rid of waste, and on the other hand, you also must adhere to rules which are for safe and legal ways of waste disposal. It’s best to check all of the points above as you rent a dumpster from a local service provider.