Distance to dump debris.

[Nozzleman]

I was curious to know how far some guy's have to travel to dump your grass/leaves/brush. Since the local place I was dumping at is no longer accepting debris I may be looking at a 1 hour round trip dump run:cry: :cry: if I don't find something close by and cheap. The local land fill want's $80 a ton and I am used to paying $7.50 for leaves/grass and $20.00 for brush per truckload. A lot of the other area landscapers have made alternative arrangements's but since the place that closed serviced most of this area the fortunate ones with somewhere to dump are being tight lipped.

[mdb landscaping]

you need to talk with the local farmers......all the good places to dump are on farms around here. I dump all my leaves at a farm that doesnt use any pesticides and he composts all the leaves and puts them on his fields. also the DEP in Connecticut is workign on setting up designated dumping locations for such things like grass and debris, so maybe give your local enviornmental contractor a call and ask where they recommend.

[Mowingman]

I dump at our city-owned landfill. They have a big recycling program where they turn all yard waste into mulch and compost. Therefore, you can dump grass, trees, and brush for free. It is located about 15 min. from my shop. Very handy and cost effective.:D

[NCSULandscaper]

i travel about 200 yrds from my house to a dump field on the farm.

[Bunton Guy]

We have a local private owned dump that charges me $18 for a full load of brush, $32.00 for a full load of leaf mulch (15 yrds.)

[bam]

we have a company that recycles the debris with a tub grinder. they handle most of the area landscape and tree contractors. we dump multiple loads a day and also have a 30 yd dumpster at our shop that gets dumped at that yard.

do you have space for a dumpster? it may take awhile to fill, but if it were in a secure area, it might save you $$ in the long run, whether it goes to an organic dump or farm or a landfill.

[xpnd]

I think disposing of yard wastes is going to become and ever bigger and significantly more expensive issue in the future. As potential future landfill sites become more difficult to locate I think what they accept will become more restrictive. In my five year plan I am looking at investing in a quality towed chipper/shredder that I can use to process waste at the site, age at the shop and then resell back to the same customers. Charge them for taking it off and charge them to put it back on as mulch in their beds. 100% of our client base is mulched mowed. We will bag at an additional cost and we leave the bags at the job site for the client to dispose of in their weekly trash.

[Gr grass n Hi tides]

We are in debris dumping He_ _ where I live. Almost nowhere to take stuff. All the Towns & County here want us to drive 2hrs. one way out the highway to do it & weigh in even a small 6.5x12 trailer like I've got !!!!!!!!! Gotta know somebody or have the money to buy an empty lot for dumping. Luckily, I've got a guy on my street but he charges an arm and a let to dump. I pass it on to the client, of course & they all get the speech before hand.

[tiedeman]

it depends on where the job is being done at, but usually only about 5 miles

[PeterA]

I agree with bam. We used to take multiple trips to the dump. We finally got ourselves a low (about 8 ft high) 30 cubic foot dumper. Cost was about $100.00 to haul away plus 32 bucks a ton. (We are in an expensive area). The labor saving was remarkable. No need to send guys to the dump and wait in line. Maybe you don't have this option, but if you do, being able to have your guys dump at your shop is a huge advantage. Also, if you dump grass clippings, they tend to pack down and decompose, giving you extra room to dump even more into the container.

[LawnGuy73]

We drive some where we have to go anyway...............Our shop :cool:

[stevo22]

put a couple of ee's in the trailer/truck bed and have them simply blow/throw/kick/toss the crap out driving down a country road...could even have a constest and assign points to signs/mailboxes etc...

just kidding...bout the best thing to do is take the advice posted above and use it best you can...

[LB Landscaping]

For anything but brush a buddy of mine that lives right down the street) has a HUGE gully he wants filled in. Works great, just back up to it and hit the button. For brush there is a dump close to my house that charges $10 per yard. the guys there are pretty cool and usually let me in cheap.

[Mickhippy]

I drive home and push it off the ute onto my garden to be. Our native trees dont like too much nitro and its cheaper than mulch for the L/S supplies. Some might dissagree with me doing this and thats ok. I'll keep doing it! Besides, my chickens love scratching through it and there eggs are soooooo tasty. :p

[chipk1]

Local county recycle plant. About 7 miles away. Average cost per week is about $5-$7. Pretty lucking I guess.

[wriken]

My property

[walker-talker]

3 miles from my house and cost $20 for 21yds.

MATT

[Mickhippy]

Took a couple of pics of my, "waste".............

[Mickhippy]

Its winter here and besides, I try to leave as much behind as possible but I still have to bring some home.......

[Mickhippy]

screwed it up. Next!

[Mickhippy]

2nd go........

[griffin16]

Nozzleman, I just lost my dumping site as of august 1. ( J and J materials, Bellingham ). I have a few other places in the area, But are a little more expensive. One in Franklin, and one in Millis. Let me know if you want more info.

[WeatherMan]

I have been filling a gully in at the back of my farm for about 5 years now, and still have about 15 years to go before its full

[1MajorTom]

We have a dump no more than 5 minutes from our home. Property owner actually approached us and offered his land for us to dump on. :cool:
The only thing he won't take is big thick tree branches which is fine with us since we don't cut trees anyway.

[Nozzleman]

Originally posted by griffin16
Nozzleman, I just lost my dumping site as of august 1. ( J and J materials, Bellingham ). I have a few other places in the area, But are a little more expensive. One in Franklin, and one in Millis. Let me know if you want more info.

Thats funny, the place I was referring to in my post is J&J Materials in Rehobeth. I heard their reason for ending dumping was two fold. First the smell from the pile had neighboring buisnesses upset,and second to many guy's were throwing trash in their loads which added labor to the processing of the stuff.

Oh well, I have been lucky since I am not collecting too much grass right now but next year I may have to use the transfer station in the next town for a $80 a ton fee. Fortunetly, my town has a leaf composting site for the fall cleanups.

One last thing, what would an average load of grass in a 8' pick up weigh so I have a clue as too how much $$$$ per load I will be looking at.

[NYRookie]

Brush goes on the back 3 acres for yearly burning, grass and leaves goe to an organic composter for free, about 15 minutes from the house.