TRASHI Junk Removal

TRASHI Junk Removal serves the St. George area including construction and remodeling debris. Renovation waste behaves unlike household waste in one respect that governs every decision about how to get rid of it, which is that it is extraordinarily heavy for its volume.

The wider picture

Construction and demolition debris is dominated by dense material: concrete, mortar, tile, brick, plaster and drywall. A pile of demolished tile and backer board that occupies a modest corner of a garage can weigh more than a truck rated for a much larger volume of household goods can legally carry, which is why disposal of this material is measured and charged by weight while household junk removal is measured by volume. It also explains the recurring surprise on a first remodel, where the debris from a single bathroom fills less space than expected and weighs far more.

That weight drives the choice between a dumpster and a hauling crew. A dumpster suits a project generating debris continuously over days or weeks, where material can be loaded as it is produced, and it is the normal arrangement for a contractor. A hauling crew suits a single accumulation that already exists and needs to be gone, and it includes the labor of loading, which a dumpster does not. Separation matters in both cases, because clean loads of a single material - concrete, metal, cardboard, clean wood - are recyclable and mixed loads generally are not, and metal in particular has enough value that it is worth pulling out of a pile rather than burying it in one.

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