Project · Dumpster + clean fill
Recycling Concrete, Tile and Pavers From a Pool Deck Tear-Out
By Cesar Hurtado, owner · Published
For a pool deck demolition, we dropped off a dumpster and handled multiple loads of clean fill: concrete, tile and pavers. Recycling that material cut the customer's dumping cost.
- Job date
- Where
- Not stated
- Our part
- Dropped off the dumpster and handled multiple loads of clean fill for recycling; Sunshine did not do the demolition.
What the job was
A customer was having a pool deck demolished. We dropped off a dumpster for the project, and the concrete, tile and pavers that came up were hauled in multiple loads and recycled as clean fill.
One thing to be clear on: we didn't do the demolition. Our part was the dumpster and the clean fill loads.
The size and service we used
The service combined a dumpster drop-off with clean fill hauling. Clean fill trailers are available upon request. The post didn't record the trailer size or the number of loads beyond "multiple."
Why that choice fit
In general, keeping concrete, tile and pavers apart from everything else is what opens up the recycling route. Mixed loads are treated as regular debris. A clean load can go to recycling, and that's how the dumping cost came down on this job.
Concrete and pavers also get heavy fast. A trailer can reach its weight allowance well before it looks full, which is why pool deck jobs often turn into several smaller loads instead of one big one. Each rental includes 1 ton, and anything over is billed at $120 per ton.
- Keep wood, trash and other mixed debris out of the clean fill pile.
- Read our clean fill disposal guide before the demo starts.
- Text photos of the deck to (954) 247-1399 so we can plan the loads.