Cheltenham township has a free dump for resident but you can sign up as a landscaper. For $120 a year you can dump as many times you want there. My cousins live there so I bring them with me to dump there for free lol
Here in SC, our dumps are free!! I charge $100/load for a 6x10x2 trl!! By the time you go get it, go to dump, then go home, plus your time, it's only like $75. If it's "my trimmings" that I created doing the job, I just tie it in to the cost
Yes my man. I get about 3 jobs in my trailer. I charge 60 to 100 a load. In my 7x14 hate filling it up. But I can't afford to go every day. Plus time. So I always have a full trailer lol
Not the dump guys.. the office girl/ scale girls they auto print scale tickets for me no waiting in line..alot of them dont make me pay loading fees just material cost lol.. every year i give each dump girl spa day present.. saves me a fortune in time costs. If no ladies then your theory spot on! =)
This is great advice !! I live in a very rural area... we used to dump for ten bucks a month(one fifth of bootlegger whiskey to the dump manager) KD cut with water! Had a sticker and a key...cat lock on gate worked equipment as well... I know this is the exception ,but it will help to get him trending...
I only offer brush disposal, mulch delivery & install , landscape supplies in my business. I've added a wood chipper to my rig. On a 6x10 dump trailer, I charge $150 to just show up plus dump fees, deliver and labour if I'm loading the trailer instead of the customer. If multiple run are needed the same day consecutively then I charge $100 per trip which covers my time/wear and tear,fuel, insurance then cost of dump fees. Time is MoNeY!
We get charged $20-30 for a mid sized dump packed. Free for chips, free for wood to wood sharks. I charge $150 first yard then $50-$75 a yard. We dump 2-5 trucks a day.
I bought a chipper last year, since then I have eliminated all my dump fees since I turn it into wood chips. Of course for the occasion where I do ornamental grasses ect. Might be time to invest in a 4-6” chipper
In my experience those 6" chippers are not worth it. They just don't have the power. You will be stuck feeding branches in like a pencil sharpener. Takes way to many man hours. I would always go with a 12' you will make up the difference in price with the man hours. Throw it in and walk away, you don't have to baby sit.
I think this is my favorite video that you’ve ever made. I like the no nonsense Keith. I really respect how far you’ve come with your business. I’m in my first year back in business for myself after working for five years for an award-winning design company. I would love to pick your brain one day. You seem like The kind of guy I can sit down and drink a cuppa coffee with and look up and see that three or four hours have gone by. I thought about making my own TH-cam videos, but I just don’t wanna deal with all the people telling me how they done it different charge different and you know criticizing every little thing, which is what I see in the comments sections of a lot of videos. Keep up the good work Keith, some days I just really need to see one of your videos to get me motivated and go out there and do the darn thing. Your videos are really good at giving me that hope and excitement that you get when you sell your first big job, or the first time you look at your checking account balance in it’s got five figures. I’m still driving a $900 truck, but looking at your dump trailer in this video really motivates me to get to the spot where I can get my own dump trailer. Thanks a lot Keith.
My local dump here in chicago is $70/load for my 5x10 dump trailer. The other dump is $30/yard, so about $180 for a full trailer there. Big difference. If it’s just brush I typically charge $250-300 to haul away. Not including the time it takes us to load everything. If it’s a full trailer of dirt/sod/stone/brick etc (heavy stuff) I charge $350-400. The trailer holds about 3 yards of heavy material or 7 of lightweight material
I bill $200/ load. 7x12x4 dump trailer. The 2 dump locations I go to are reasonable on their prices. One is $27/ ton (rarely do I weigh more than a ton). The other dump is much closer to my customer base and home but is a flat $30 to dump so I'm the long run the more expensive place is the cheapest.
You are absolutely correct when asked, " what is an actual yard". Some of those companies inflate the prices off a visual. When they no that stuff compressed and chopped is much less.
Where I’m at the dump doesn’t change it’s 10 bucks per yard I normally charge 30- 40 bucks per yard into the quote so I make a little bit to pay for labor throughout the job plus dumping when the job is complete there’s always more work even when the jobs done gotta think at the end about clean up & getting the debris gone.
I usually only charge about $20-$30 per load of debris. This season with fuel and maintenance costs going up it'll be a little more expensive. I have a good buddy that has 11 acres, I dump whatever I want whenever I want for the low cost of a fifth of Canadian Club whisky a season haha. I keep it all neat and he burns some stuff and recycles some other stuff. He's an awesome guy and he's also going to let me get bulk mulch delivered there as well. I appreciate everything he does for me so I'm respectable and responsible about where and what I dump there.
We at Ludy's landscaping inc we have a flat rate of $189 for dumping cost added to our customers invoice they always agree because they know that landfill are constantly changing their prices
Another huge profit maker is fiding dumps that also have materials you need for upcoming or current jobs..so dual purpose runs always.. dump and material allocation saves so much time plus your getting double paid.. I schedule jobs around those factors... u can put ads for free fill delivered.. amazing way to get rid of all and any dirt free and tons of close locations...I usually have 20 to 30 spots to dump free fill from 1 craigslist 5.00 ad.. Then i upsell installing and grading same fill with bobcat.. u can also sell the fill
I’ve just started in the waste/ bush removal, I give them an estimate to my labour, machine cost , a trailer charge and a truck charge for my mileage from there location to the dump. Then charge them the dump fees afterwords. The seem to be more than happy to only pay for what they need instead of estimating a dump fee
Here in metro phoenix area the dumps charge 38-45 dollars per ton. Most of them have inbound and outbound scales. But you can get a empty weight ticket so you dont have to reweigh. I salvage and give away anything deemable as firewood or milling logs so that saves a lot of dump fees since its by weight. When i have a lot of heavy palm logs or cacti i go to this other dump that doesnt have a scale and they charge about 30 dollars per load. Its a bit further drive but if i have several tons if cacti or palm its well worth the drive.
Hey Keith, Great video. we charge $20 per cubic yard of debris. As a lawn company, we deal with grass clippings and leaves. We also have a local compost place that doesn't currently charge for lawn debris except for limbs and they only charge us $5 for a standard truckload. Keep up the great content. Philip in Montana
You have to charge a lot for dumping when you factor the truck, trailer, labor if workers are along for the ride, and dump fees. You can lose out very easily.
$25/yd or $80/ton for commercial disposal sites here in CT. If you have a chipper, you can use chipdrop (usually free) and the best part is, there is an endless supply of chipdrop recipients all over the country (world?) wanting your wood chips so chances of finding one close by are very good. I usually add a flat fee of $100/load for a local, to the job, chipdrop. If I must use a commercial dumpsite, I double the fee and add a flat $100 haul charge.
In Detroit, Wood Yard charges me $40 to dump 25 yards of landscape debris J Fons charges $50 minimum, $35 per ton. The most we’ve ever paid was a 25 yard load of construction and landscape debris at 2.86 tons for $100 Concrete dump is free at the concrete recycling yards
$75 per ton at my local landfill. Light loads are just $20. Even then it's worth charging $200 minimum just for the time and effort to drive to the dump. Sometimes the line can be long and it kills a third of your day.
Yard waste in pierce country WA is free to dump 1-1999lbs. 2000lbs and up is $120 per ton. How I do it is if I see I am over 2000lbs I just unload half of it then exit the facility and then go back 5 minutes later . I mainly just do lawn maintenance so I don't charge anyone a dump fee unless I do a clean up job then I might throw a fee in there for my time.
On large jobs we have the grapple truck come out. 60 yards for $400. On small jobs it $150 to fill up the landscape dump truck. Good thing is where we live you can put roadside and the county will pick up every week.
At my place they charge $10 a yard for leaves, grass clippings. For brush they charge $15 a yard. So I can hold 4 yards in my trailer but I usually only put 2 yards and I charge $65 a load.
In my town for a dump trailer that size is $30 per load. The good thing is with the dumpsite also is if your a contractor you can pay $350 a month to go as much as you want.
I have a 30 yd dumpster at my shop. We use a bobcat to load each day. I generally charge each customer $85- 400 for waste disposal. A 30 yd dumpster holds plenty of debris. If you are having to go and drop debris off all the time you are seriously losing money. I know many cant have a shop but you could consider renting a lot fencing it in and have a dumpster there. Efficiency in the landscape business is a must to make money. My dumpster fee to empty cost me $400 but i collect about $2000 plus in fees from customers.
The man with the gold makes the rules. And I'm not talking about money. I live in Washington and it's free but it's loaded to the gills every day normally takes about an hour and a half to dump but I have a minimum of 199
I'm in Oregon and my local landfills charge $3 per yard of plant debris and its been that price the last 3+ years or so. Finding the right price to charge customers has been the tough part. When I very first started I was scared to charge so I'd tell them $5 to haul off a truckload, then I started to charge $60 for the 1st yard then $40 for every additional yard which turned out to be too expensive for my area. Now I charge roughly $20-30 per yard (giving discounts the more they have to be hauled) so a truck-full 3 yards will be about $60. Takes maybe 45 minutes to dump a full load travel and all. I'm solo so my overhead is pretty minimal, and I'm also rural so I can be in the forest within 10 miles and dump for free if I really want to (and often do). Most clients find my haul off prices reasonable, and anyone who questions it I explain it takes into consideration gas, travel time, landfill fees and labor involved with loading and unloading the debris, which always seems to convince them the price is fair.
In ct a 7x14 dump trailer full is 90 bucks but we usually dump our stuff at our yard let it rot a little and then grab it with the excavator and just make what would be 3 loads fit in one and can still charge 90 for each person so we make 180 which pays for fuel driving and the time it takes to dump and reload it into the trailer
In my small town in TX its $17 per ton. What i do is i have one trailer for small yard waste jobs and I charge $50. I let the trailer pile up as much as I can. Then I haul away a $400 worth of yard waste for $30 to dump. My Other trailers I fill up , charge $90 to dump . Cost to dump on average fill to the max, $40 depending on weight
No matter the fluctuating dump fees no matter the area you live if you do a 20 % mark up on the entire job cost it covers these fees. Works for me for years.
My dump its 35 for truck. 40 trailer. 30 free yards per year for "residents" get the money worth there at the city dump. I usually charge 70 for removal. Might be able to get one more. If its excessive then I may charge up to 120 per load. I've fit 5 yards in my 6ft bed tarped and strapped stacked high and compressed.
I pay 1,000.00 a year to dump any compostable material and brush at my local dump and typically charge 75-100 per load in a 3500 dump truck. I usually double the price if it’s out of town because you’re at the mercy of that city’s local dump and they’re usually expensive.
Keith, Keith, Keith! Dude I'm on my second listen of your new book ( brain picks up on different things the second time around ) thanks again! I've finally reached the energy level where potential clients rarely question my prices due to my knowledge, confidence, and integrity! Couldn't of done it without you! Let's keep going!
very similar here in Dallas tx, like you said depend where are you working and how close the dump is, i have a dump that never ever want to dump because they charge $110 for chipper dump truck , it have to be cheaper because if already mulching right, i go just in emergency, most of the time i take extra 30 min to drive to a cheaper city dump for $29 and full tank for around $45 and still save money !!
Knowing they grind it up then sell the mulch. We use privately owned LCID landfills and they price by size of trailer or truck. So I stack it as high as I can and strap it down. I try to factor how many trips I’ll have to haul off and double my cost. So if they charge me $45 I charge the customer $90.
Here in west Chicago, IL they charge $30 for dump full of brush, logs, and branches. Now for grass, weeds, and extra yard waste it is $90 for full dump load.
I estimate for the time to load and dump and tell the customer that the dump fee is extra, whatever it may be. Both dumps near me goes by weight. If I have small amounts of trimming or the fall leaves I have a spot on my property to dump then and I just tack on a few extra bucks for dumping. $5, 10 or 20 more.
Having a chipper really makes a huge difference, you can fit so much in the back of a truck it's crazy. It really pays for its self. I have one for sale lol 😆 but seriously if you are paying that per month you can make the payments easy.
I charge a lot, why? I explain in my contracts that costs are usually double to triple the dumping fee. If the client doesn't want to pay there's no surprises. Yardage may vary due to materials, weight, if I have to handle, grind, chop contain, bundle and bag, burrito tarp etc. My vehicles don't on run free, gas, milage, tires, tarps, load/unload, traffic management to and from the job site, trailer clean out and safety cones are included in my fees.
You must be on the northside of Indianapolis Savier Cabballero. I’m on the Southside which has 2 places. MCcarty Mulch and Greencycle both take brush and mixed yard waste. Dirt,grass,weeds etc all for 20 dollars a load.
In northern CA. I pay $25-$500 at the dump. They charge per pound. I charge customers normally $100 per run unless we have a semi truck. Cost of semi + labor + dumb fees
Take it dry it out chip into mulch recharge to pay as red,black or natural mulch. Dump fee cost plus double . Simple. Take logs to wood process,firewood. We need to be making money not giving our dumps the profit
Dude, large waste processing facilities have economy of scale you cannot process the green waste and make money unless your business is doing multi millions in business. Better of sticking to what you are good at and let others make the mulch.
Unidig in Clinton Township is $30-$35 for a truck load with a 8 foot bed with 2 foot side boards. We add an additional hour of our man hour rate with two workers at $50 per man hour for single projects that need debris to be disposed when the job is finished. So $100 for a full truck load to cover drive time and dumping cost. Otherwise, for minor projects we wait until we fill our truck(s) to get the best bang for the buck.
We get charged per ton, I work on 1 guy can cut and hand load 750kg a day. From this I have worked out a percentage I use, i ad this percentage to the total job cost when quoting to cover the dump fees, so far its working fine and we make a profit on our dump fees.
Sydney, Australia we are paying between $250-$360/t for green waste (oversize eg stumps and logs over 300mmdiameter add $100/t) and the minimum charge is $35. Of that amount the state government tax is included which is approx $140/t. It's crazy here.
Out here in Massachusetts, we're lucky. Since I am a resident of my town I just have to send in a copy of my vehicle registration and then I pay $24 for the year. The town next to us is a $500 yearly fee for commercial vehicles but if you bring a residential vehicle it is only $10 for the year.
Here in Milwaukee it's 20.00 for dumping up to 4yrds. I charge each customer 200.00 for dumping unlimited amount which came back and bit me in the a$$ on 1 job due to it being 15yrds and I had to go back and forth 3 times. But I do add it in the overall job total so then it's agreed on before I start.
I'm in South Texas at the dump sites down here they go lynx times width times height. My trailer is at 11 yards they charge $19 per yard so yesterday my dump fees was $320 and that was just for two dumps it's really hard to make any money because a customer can order a giant dumpster for $500
Depends on what we're hauling. Here in WV we have a compost center. We haul brush, trees, clippings, etc for a penny/pound. Lot of times the guy at gate let's us dump for free. If it's not organic, we run stuff to Waste Management dump. Seems like we can't get out of there for under 60 bucks. We bill our customers for normal hourly rate, plus trailer fee plus whatever dump charged us. The reason we do it that way is because the line to get into dump could be short or long. I have to pass that time onto customer. Because of that variable, we bill customer after we run to the dump.
I'm charged $16 per yard of brush and wood. The place i dump at doesn't take grass clippings though. About $50-60 per yard i charge for my labor, gas, etc. For the brush and branches. Grass clippings and weeds is $10 per can for the 1st 5 cans. $5 per can for each after. I have to compost that stuff. Sometimes when they have very little i wont charge at all. If it is a few small branches or such. And some clients i cam rake it all to the curb and the county takes it or they can still burn in their own burn pits.
I got the same problem. Every time I go, they charge a different amount. No consistency! They often try to send me across town to another dump. Suddenly (about a year ago) the city stopped providing service and hired an outside contractor. The got rid of the claw truck. Now they send 3 guys with a rear load truck. They now tag almost every pile that they used to pick up. It will sit there for weeks. They wanted to charge me $90 to remove 3 yards (I measured the pile), they said it was 6 cubic yards. crazy!
I just started my business of landscaping and tree service just bought a dump trailer 14 ft and they charge me 40 dollars this business is really good money but hard long hours I just started 2 weeks ago and made good money
For us it was beneficial to set up an account with one dump. Instead of a $100 trailer fee it is $75. I know it’s not always practical to use just one but for the majority of the time it works for us. Charging wise, for example, if we are charged $75 for dumping fees then I charge the customer $175. I have to pay for the labor to travel to the dump and unload (yes even with a dump trailer). Then they grind it up and sell it back to us for mulch or compost. I wish I would have thought of it!
Great content I still remember the very first video I saw you in your teaching how to pull shrubs out of the ground and how to wrap the rope around your trailer hitch I thought you were crazy as fuck but I love you kid keep up the good work
We have two sites where i live. One for green waste and one is a landfill. I don't go to the green waste one too often but they do it by weight so it's actually pretty nice because 800 lb of yard debris only cost me 20 bucks about. The landfill on the other hand is a different situation, if you have a trailer and it is full to the brim and it is 3 cubic yards or larger then you can have it weighed on the scale but if it is smaller than that then they do it by a measurement and it is usually like for the bed of a pickup truck with a camper shell on it full of garbage sometimes $40. That same amount on the scale though if able to make it appear to be a full trailer load would only be maybe $15 then they charge if you bring bags of trash that are 90 gallons or less $5 per bag. You can fit a lot into a 90 gallon bag.... Lol. Minimum rate no matter what is $10 at the landfill and $15 at the green waste site
I’m in florida and we have several brush dumps that are free. I’ve seen several companies who remove their logos off their trucks just so they won’t have to pay at the big dump.
For every job that requires removing debris I charge $60 flat rate every time as my dumping fee per truck load. If it’s one bag or a whole truck load. $60. The most I ever had to pay at a dumb was 50$ but that also covers gas and drive time
It’s free for yard waste in my area. I’m fortunate enough to have a trailer specifically for usable material and one that holds 20yds of waste. Having a small chipper helps, I can usually fit about 10 regular jobs in at a $50 tip fee per job. The easiest $500-$1000 I make all week.
I'm in Paso robles, ca we have a flat fee of $30 for loads up to 1000lbs, over that is $60. In my town i have noticed that my competition started under cutting, Lots of people are doing junk removal, without a license.
In VA I can dump yard waste at the county dump for free, but I have to take the magnets off my truck because they don't allow commercial waste. The independent dumps charge around $60 for a 6x10 trailer full. I charge the dump fee plus $100-150
Our dump site cost $500/year upfront. That covers grass, mulch and leaf dumping. Then you pay $10-$100 (size dependent) per load of brush, trees, etc... we are not allowed to dump trash or rock of any kind. That stuff goes to a secret place 🤫
Hi big fan ✊🏽my first year we my brother full time God is good but around my way in Jersey I pay around $8 to $20 for my pick up truck + the trailer 6×12 full not bad God bless you brother 🙏🏽✊🏽
Here in oregon theres a place call Recology Organic they charge by weight, the last two times i been dumping debris is only $10.00 dollars, love this place
I charge anywhere from $50-$100 to dump based on job. I am fortunate to have someone that has allowed me to dump on their property at no cost. I also have a concrete business nearby that allows me to dump concrete for free if I ever have to dump any (rare). Btw I just purchased your book and got it in the mail a few days ago, looking forward to reading it.
There are no dump fees here for organics. We never take trees to the dump, just stack them up all summer and burn em in the winter. But you are right, everybody has their hand out for your money.
I can pay $20 to dump green waste in town or I can drive south of town an extra 15 minutes and dump for $10. Where I go usually depends on what’s closer to me to save time.
Place I dump here in southern Indiana, it’s costs me $60 up to one ton to dump debris. I try to get a couple jobs in my dump trailer per dump because you’re right the price seems to always be going up.
Man in Oklahoma luckily I have a huge yard in the country I can pile as big as I want and burn it. So that's 1000's and 1000's of savings a year even with a hour commute from the city and back. It's worth having property away from city limits
So many around me...Plus so many trying to get rid of dirt i can have 100s of yards delivered free and i can charge whatever i like! Just call excavation companies lots dont have yards and pay to dump...they will drop for free all day long huge money maker 0 handling
Here in Southern California is anywhere from 60-140 depends on how many tons of debris. This is on a 7x14 dump trailer. Most I ever paid was 180 for palm trees bs if you ask me.
Any cleanup shrubs limbs trees leaves etc is an extra 120 to 150 to me I dont ever have to dump where I am I have a pit to dump all debris and burn it then use to spread on my backyard or other yards that want compost spread had about 9 people turn me down bc of added fees but had alot of jobs landed bc I am upfront about fees and dumping and tell them to ask what the charge is for a company to dump at land fills
This 100% true im in PA outside of Philadelphia, an prices are different every week. Impossible for me to have any consistency.
I’m outside of Philadelphia also what town are you in
That’s such bullshit. They act like it’s scrap material.
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Cheltenham township has a free dump for resident but you can sign up as a landscaper. For $120 a year you can dump as many times you want there. My cousins live there so I bring them with me to dump there for free lol
@@nryan9595 yes I pay $50 for the year cause I'm based out glenside...then 15 per load....i use that when im local!
Here in SC, our dumps are free!! I charge $100/load for a 6x10x2 trl!! By the time you go get it, go to dump, then go home, plus your time, it's only like $75. If it's "my trimmings" that I created doing the job, I just tie it in to the cost
In the myrtle beach area its not free. Unless your using your non business vehicle and dumping maximum 4 cubic yards. Otherwise its $9
Always change the customer , nothing's for free in this world.😜💲💰🤑
Yes my man. I get about 3 jobs in my trailer. I charge 60 to 100 a load. In my 7x14 hate filling it up. But I can't afford to go every day. Plus time. So I always have a full trailer lol
Dump guys like presents, ye know beer, donuts, can of coffee etc, such luxuries can go a long way in a Dump.
Haha yes!
Not the dump guys.. the office girl/ scale girls they auto print scale tickets for me no waiting in line..alot of them dont make me pay loading fees just material cost lol.. every year i give each dump girl spa day present.. saves me a fortune in time costs. If no ladies then your theory spot on! =)
This is great advice !! I live in a very rural area... we used to dump for ten bucks a month(one fifth of bootlegger whiskey to the dump manager) KD cut with water! Had a sticker and a key...cat lock on gate worked equipment as well... I know this is the exception ,but it will help to get him trending...
Chipper and dump truck for brush is the solution.
I only offer brush disposal, mulch delivery & install , landscape supplies in my business. I've added a wood chipper to my rig. On a 6x10 dump trailer, I charge $150 to just show up plus dump fees, deliver and labour if I'm loading the trailer instead of the customer. If multiple run are needed the same day consecutively then I charge $100 per trip which covers my time/wear and tear,fuel, insurance then cost of dump fees. Time is MoNeY!
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We get charged $20-30 for a mid sized dump packed. Free for chips, free for wood to wood sharks. I charge $150 first yard then $50-$75 a yard. We dump 2-5 trucks a day.
awesome man!
I bought a chipper last year, since then I have eliminated all my dump fees since I turn it into wood chips. Of course for the occasion where I do ornamental grasses ect. Might be time to invest in a 4-6” chipper
In my experience those 6" chippers are not worth it. They just don't have the power. You will be stuck feeding branches in like a pencil sharpener. Takes way to many man hours. I would always go with a 12' you will make up the difference in price with the man hours. Throw it in and walk away, you don't have to baby sit.
I think this is my favorite video that you’ve ever made. I like the no nonsense Keith. I really respect how far you’ve come with your business. I’m in my first year back in business for myself after working for five years for an award-winning design company. I would love to pick your brain one day. You seem like The kind of guy I can sit down and drink a cuppa coffee with and look up and see that three or four hours have gone by. I thought about making my own TH-cam videos, but I just don’t wanna deal with all the people telling me how they done it different charge different and you know criticizing every little thing, which is what I see in the comments sections of a lot of videos. Keep up the good work Keith, some days I just really need to see one of your videos to get me motivated and go out there and do the darn thing. Your videos are really good at giving me that hope and excitement that you get when you sell your first big job, or the first time you look at your checking account balance in it’s got five figures. I’m still driving a $900 truck, but looking at your dump trailer in this video really motivates me to get to the spot where I can get my own dump trailer. Thanks a lot Keith.
You can do it man! Just takes time and patience but you'll get there!
My local dump here in chicago is $70/load for my 5x10 dump trailer. The other dump is $30/yard, so about $180 for a full trailer there. Big difference. If it’s just brush I typically charge $250-300 to haul away. Not including the time it takes us to load everything. If it’s a full trailer of dirt/sod/stone/brick etc (heavy stuff) I charge $350-400. The trailer holds about 3 yards of heavy material or 7 of lightweight material
I bill $200/ load. 7x12x4 dump trailer. The 2 dump locations I go to are reasonable on their prices. One is $27/ ton (rarely do I weigh more than a ton). The other dump is much closer to my customer base and home but is a flat $30 to dump so I'm the long run the more expensive place is the cheapest.
That's great pricing! Awesome job!
You are absolutely correct when asked, " what is an actual yard". Some of those companies inflate the prices off a visual. When they no that stuff compressed and chopped is much less.
Where I’m at the dump doesn’t change it’s 10 bucks per yard I normally charge 30- 40 bucks per yard into the quote so I make a little bit to pay for labor throughout the job plus dumping when the job is complete there’s always more work even when the jobs done gotta think at the end about clean up & getting the debris gone.
I usually only charge about $20-$30 per load of debris. This season with fuel and maintenance costs going up it'll be a little more expensive. I have a good buddy that has 11 acres, I dump whatever I want whenever I want for the low cost of a fifth of Canadian Club whisky a season haha. I keep it all neat and he burns some stuff and recycles some other stuff. He's an awesome guy and he's also going to let me get bulk mulch delivered there as well. I appreciate everything he does for me so I'm respectable and responsible about where and what I dump there.
We at Ludy's landscaping inc we have a flat rate of $189 for dumping cost added to our customers invoice they always agree because they know that landfill are constantly changing their prices
Another huge profit maker is fiding dumps that also have materials you need for upcoming or current jobs..so dual purpose runs always.. dump and material allocation saves so much time plus your getting double paid.. I schedule jobs around those factors... u can put ads for free fill delivered.. amazing way to get rid of all and any dirt free and tons of close locations...I usually have 20 to 30 spots to dump free fill from 1 craigslist 5.00 ad.. Then i upsell installing and grading same fill with bobcat.. u can also sell the fill
I’ve just started in the waste/ bush removal, I give them an estimate to my labour, machine cost , a trailer charge and a truck charge for my mileage from there location to the dump. Then charge them the dump fees afterwords. The seem to be more than happy to only pay for what they need instead of estimating a dump fee
Here in metro phoenix area the dumps charge 38-45 dollars per ton. Most of them have inbound and outbound scales. But you can get a empty weight ticket so you dont have to reweigh. I salvage and give away anything deemable as firewood or milling logs so that saves a lot of dump fees since its by weight. When i have a lot of heavy palm logs or cacti i go to this other dump that doesnt have a scale and they charge about 30 dollars per load. Its a bit further drive but if i have several tons if cacti or palm its well worth the drive.
That's great!
Hey Keith, Great video. we charge $20 per cubic yard of debris. As a lawn company, we deal with grass clippings and leaves. We also have a local compost place that doesn't currently charge for lawn debris except for limbs and they only charge us $5 for a standard truckload. Keep up the great content. Philip in Montana
That's awesome man. Thanks for the support!
You have to charge a lot for dumping when you factor the truck, trailer, labor if workers are along for the ride, and dump fees. You can lose out very easily.
$25/yd or $80/ton for commercial disposal sites here in CT. If you have a chipper, you can use chipdrop (usually free) and the best part is, there is an endless supply of chipdrop recipients all over the country (world?) wanting your wood chips so chances of finding one close by are very good. I usually add a flat fee of $100/load for a local, to the job, chipdrop. If I must use a commercial dumpsite, I double the fee and add a flat $100 haul charge.
In Detroit,
Wood Yard charges me $40 to dump 25 yards of landscape debris
J Fons charges $50 minimum, $35 per ton. The most we’ve ever paid was a 25 yard load of construction and landscape debris at 2.86 tons for $100
Concrete dump is free at the concrete recycling yards
$75 per ton at my local landfill. Light loads are just $20. Even then it's worth charging $200 minimum just for the time and effort to drive to the dump. Sometimes the line can be long and it kills a third of your day.
That's great bro!
Yard waste in pierce country WA is free to dump 1-1999lbs. 2000lbs and up is $120 per ton. How I do it is if I see I am over 2000lbs I just unload half of it then exit the facility and then go back 5 minutes later . I mainly just do lawn maintenance so I don't charge anyone a dump fee unless I do a clean up job then I might throw a fee in there for my time.
On large jobs we have the grapple truck come out. 60 yards for $400. On small jobs it $150 to fill up the landscape dump truck. Good thing is where we live you can put roadside and the county will pick up every week.
At my place they charge $10 a yard for leaves, grass clippings. For brush they charge $15 a yard. So I can hold 4 yards in my trailer but I usually only put 2 yards and I charge $65 a load.
In my town for a dump trailer that size is $30 per load. The good thing is with the dumpsite also is if your a contractor you can pay $350 a month to go as much as you want.
I have a 30 yd dumpster at my shop. We use a bobcat to load each day. I generally charge each customer $85- 400 for waste disposal. A 30 yd dumpster holds plenty of debris. If you are having to go and drop debris off all the time you are seriously losing money. I know many cant have a shop but you could consider renting a lot fencing it in and have a dumpster there. Efficiency in the landscape business is a must to make money. My dumpster fee to empty cost me $400 but i collect about $2000 plus in fees from customers.
The man with the gold makes the rules. And I'm not talking about money. I live in Washington and it's free but it's loaded to the gills every day normally takes about an hour and a half to dump but I have a minimum of 199
I'm in Oregon and my local landfills charge $3 per yard of plant debris and its been that price the last 3+ years or so. Finding the right price to charge customers has been the tough part. When I very first started I was scared to charge so I'd tell them $5 to haul off a truckload, then I started to charge $60 for the 1st yard then $40 for every additional yard which turned out to be too expensive for my area. Now I charge roughly $20-30 per yard (giving discounts the more they have to be hauled) so a truck-full 3 yards will be about $60. Takes maybe 45 minutes to dump a full load travel and all.
I'm solo so my overhead is pretty minimal, and I'm also rural so I can be in the forest within 10 miles and dump for free if I really want to (and often do). Most clients find my haul off prices reasonable, and anyone who questions it I explain it takes into consideration gas, travel time, landfill fees and labor involved with loading and unloading the debris, which always seems to convince them the price is fair.
In ct a 7x14 dump trailer full is 90 bucks but we usually dump our stuff at our yard let it rot a little and then grab it with the excavator and just make what would be 3 loads fit in one and can still charge 90 for each person so we make 180 which pays for fuel driving and the time it takes to dump and reload it into the trailer
What up Keith , Dump Fees. For grass $65 per Yard, Brush $100 per yard -wood $150 & up . man my time is Money 💲💰💲💰😜👍
In my small town in TX its $17 per ton. What i do is i have one trailer for small yard waste jobs and I charge $50.
I let the trailer pile up as much as I can.
Then I haul away a $400 worth of yard waste for $30 to dump.
My Other trailers I fill up , charge $90 to dump . Cost to dump on average fill to the max, $40 depending on weight
That's amazing!!!!!
No matter the fluctuating dump fees no matter the area you live if you do a 20 % mark up on the entire job cost it covers these fees. Works for me for years.
My dump its 35 for truck. 40 trailer. 30 free yards per year for "residents" get the money worth there at the city dump. I usually charge 70 for removal. Might be able to get one more. If its excessive then I may charge up to 120 per load. I've fit 5 yards in my 6ft bed tarped and strapped stacked high and compressed.
I pay 1,000.00 a year to dump any compostable material and brush at my local dump and typically charge 75-100 per load in a 3500 dump truck. I usually double the price if it’s out of town because you’re at the mercy of that city’s local dump and they’re usually expensive.
Keith, Keith, Keith! Dude I'm on my second listen of your new book ( brain picks up on different things the second time around ) thanks again! I've finally reached the energy level where potential clients rarely question my prices due to my knowledge, confidence, and integrity! Couldn't of done it without you! Let's keep going!
That's fantastic bro! You Rock!
very similar here in Dallas tx, like you said depend where are you working and how close the dump is, i have a dump that never ever want to dump because they charge $110 for chipper dump truck , it have to be cheaper because if already mulching right, i go just in emergency, most of the time i take extra 30 min to drive to a cheaper city dump for $29 and full tank for around $45 and still save money !!
Knowing they grind it up then sell the mulch. We use privately owned LCID landfills and they price by size of trailer or truck. So I stack it as high as I can and strap it down. I try to factor how many trips I’ll have to haul off and double my cost. So if they charge me $45 I charge the customer $90.
Every 10 small garbage cans amount to 1 yard of mulch like a galvanize small can or a 28 gallon garbage can 👀💪
Here in west Chicago, IL they charge $30 for dump full of brush, logs, and branches.
Now for grass, weeds, and extra yard waste it is $90 for full dump load.
oh wow
I estimate for the time to load and dump and tell the customer that the dump fee is extra, whatever it may be. Both dumps near me goes by weight. If I have small amounts of trimming or the fall leaves I have a spot on my property to dump then and I just tack on a few extra bucks for dumping. $5, 10 or 20 more.
Having a chipper really makes a huge difference, you can fit so much in the back of a truck it's crazy. It really pays for its self. I have one for sale lol 😆 but seriously if you are paying that per month you can make the payments easy.
I charge a lot, why? I explain in my contracts that costs are usually double to triple the dumping fee. If the client doesn't want to pay there's no surprises. Yardage may vary due to materials, weight, if I have to handle, grind, chop contain, bundle and bag, burrito tarp etc. My vehicles don't on run free, gas, milage, tires, tarps, load/unload, traffic management to and from the job site, trailer clean out and safety cones are included in my fees.
Indianapolis is 20 dollars as much as you can dump. They use it to make mulch.
Where do you go to dump I go to Tiffany’s and I pay 45
You must be on the northside of Indianapolis Savier Cabballero. I’m on the Southside which has 2 places. MCcarty Mulch and Greencycle both take brush and mixed yard waste. Dirt,grass,weeds etc all for 20 dollars a load.
That's amazing bro!
In northern CA. I pay $25-$500 at the dump. They charge per pound. I charge customers normally $100 per run unless we have a semi truck. Cost of semi + labor + dumb fees
Take it dry it out chip into mulch recharge to pay as red,black or natural mulch. Dump fee cost plus double . Simple. Take logs to wood process,firewood. We need to be making money not giving our dumps the profit
Dude, large waste processing facilities have economy of scale you cannot process the green waste and make money unless your business is doing multi millions in business. Better of sticking to what you are good at and let others make the mulch.
Unidig in Clinton Township is $30-$35 for a truck load with a 8 foot bed with 2 foot side boards. We add an additional hour of our man hour rate with two workers at $50 per man hour for single projects that need debris to be disposed when the job is finished. So $100 for a full truck load to cover drive time and dumping cost. Otherwise, for minor projects we wait until we fill our truck(s) to get the best bang for the buck.
Nice. Haha. I went to Unidig for years. Haha.
I live in a twin city. Local land fill about 30 miles way. local water utilities started a compost sight no charge for brush and leaves
We get charged per ton, I work on 1 guy can cut and hand load 750kg a day. From this I have worked out a percentage I use, i ad this percentage to the total job cost when quoting to cover the dump fees, so far its working fine and we make a profit on our dump fees.
Here In LA if it’s pure green not mixed with palm. It ranges from 35- 75$ if its mixed 120$ or just Palm alone 100$
That’s per ton
South of you in Redlands. God bless bro
Sydney, Australia we are paying between $250-$360/t for green waste (oversize eg stumps and logs over 300mmdiameter add $100/t) and the minimum charge is $35. Of that amount the state government tax is included which is approx $140/t. It's crazy here.
Out here in Massachusetts, we're lucky. Since I am a resident of my town I just have to send in a copy of my vehicle registration and then I pay $24 for the year. The town next to us is a $500 yearly fee for commercial vehicles but if you bring a residential vehicle it is only $10 for the year.
Here in Milwaukee it's 20.00 for dumping up to 4yrds. I charge each customer 200.00 for dumping unlimited amount which came back and bit me in the a$$ on 1 job due to it being 15yrds and I had to go back and forth 3 times. But I do add it in the overall job total so then it's agreed on before I start.
Charging $100 per trailer load minimum plus hourly labor while unloading, sometimes more depending on the size of the materiel.
I'm in South Texas at the dump sites down here they go lynx times width times height. My trailer is at 11 yards they charge $19 per yard so yesterday my dump fees was $320 and that was just for two dumps it's really hard to make any money because a customer can order a giant dumpster for $500
Depends on what we're hauling. Here in WV we have a compost center. We haul brush, trees, clippings, etc for a penny/pound. Lot of times the guy at gate let's us dump for free.
If it's not organic, we run stuff to Waste Management dump. Seems like we can't get out of there for under 60 bucks. We bill our customers for normal hourly rate, plus trailer fee plus whatever dump charged us. The reason we do it that way is because the line to get into dump could be short or long. I have to pass that time onto customer. Because of that variable, we bill customer after we run to the dump.
If it works then that's great! Keep up the awesome work!
I'm charged $16 per yard of brush and wood. The place i dump at doesn't take grass clippings though.
About $50-60 per yard i charge for my labor, gas, etc. For the brush and branches. Grass clippings and weeds is $10 per can for the 1st 5 cans. $5 per can for each after. I have to compost that stuff. Sometimes when they have very little i wont charge at all. If it is a few small branches or such. And some clients i cam rake it all to the curb and the county takes it or they can still burn in their own burn pits.
I got the same problem. Every time I go, they charge a different amount. No consistency! They often try to send me across town to another dump. Suddenly (about a year ago) the city stopped providing service and hired an outside contractor. The got rid of the claw truck. Now they send 3 guys with a rear load truck. They now tag almost every pile that they used to pick up. It will sit there for weeks. They wanted to charge me $90 to remove 3 yards (I measured the pile), they said it was 6 cubic yards. crazy!
My dump here it’s free in Canada , they make wood chips and compost with it and then they sell it .
I just started my business of landscaping and tree service just bought a dump trailer 14 ft and they charge me 40 dollars this business is really good money but hard long hours I just started 2 weeks ago and made good money
You're doing great!
Northwest metro Atlanta. One dump is ~$29/ton for yard debris and another is $45 flat rate for a 16’ trailer load.
Oh nice!
For us it was beneficial to set up an account with one dump. Instead of a $100 trailer fee it is $75. I know it’s not always practical to use just one but for the majority of the time it works for us. Charging wise, for example, if we are charged $75 for dumping fees then I charge the customer $175. I have to pay for the labor to travel to the dump and unload (yes even with a dump trailer). Then they grind it up and sell it back to us for mulch or compost. I wish I would have thought of it!
Where I am at in Oklahoma, we have a mulch site that charges under $2 for a trailer full. It's free right now during the pandemic.
Amazing!
Great content I still remember the very first video I saw you in your teaching how to pull shrubs out of the ground and how to wrap the rope around your trailer hitch I thought you were crazy as fuck but I love you kid keep up the good work
We have two sites where i live. One for green waste and one is a landfill. I don't go to the green waste one too often but they do it by weight so it's actually pretty nice because 800 lb of yard debris only cost me 20 bucks about. The landfill on the other hand is a different situation, if you have a trailer and it is full to the brim and it is 3 cubic yards or larger then you can have it weighed on the scale but if it is smaller than that then they do it by a measurement and it is usually like for the bed of a pickup truck with a camper shell on it full of garbage sometimes $40. That same amount on the scale though if able to make it appear to be a full trailer load would only be maybe $15 then they charge if you bring bags of trash that are 90 gallons or less $5 per bag. You can fit a lot into a 90 gallon bag.... Lol. Minimum rate no matter what is $10 at the landfill and $15 at the green waste site
I’m in florida and we have several brush dumps that are free. I’ve seen several companies who remove their logos off their trucks just so they won’t have to pay at the big dump.
Got the major eliet prof 3 now dog. No more dumping. Recycle. Make mulch. Organic gardening.
For every job that requires removing debris I charge $60 flat rate every time as my dumping fee per truck load. If it’s one bag or a whole truck load. $60. The most I ever had to pay at a dumb was 50$ but that also covers gas and drive time
It’s free for yard waste in my area. I’m fortunate enough to have a trailer specifically for usable material and one that holds 20yds of waste. Having a small chipper helps, I can usually fit about 10 regular jobs in at a $50 tip fee per job. The easiest $500-$1000 I make all week.
That's great!
I'm in Paso robles, ca we have a flat fee of $30 for loads up to 1000lbs, over that is $60. In my town i have noticed that my competition started under cutting, Lots of people are doing junk removal, without a license.
In VA I can dump yard waste at the county dump for free, but I have to take the magnets off my truck because they don't allow commercial waste. The independent dumps charge around $60 for a 6x10 trailer full. I charge the dump fee plus $100-150
Here in AZ they have weight scales is $30 up to $40 per ton so it depends on how much weight you put on the trailer
nice!
What up I charged $95 per yard. And if is wood I charge whatever I feel like.💰💲😜👍
Every job is included the dump these love your videos
Thanks man! I appreciate it
Our dump site cost $500/year upfront. That covers grass, mulch and leaf dumping. Then you pay $10-$100 (size dependent) per load of brush, trees, etc... we are not allowed to dump trash or rock of any kind. That stuff goes to a secret place 🤫
Hi big fan ✊🏽my first year we my brother full time God is good but around my way in Jersey I pay around $8 to $20 for my pick up truck + the trailer 6×12 full not bad God bless you brother 🙏🏽✊🏽
That is awesome!
Thank you for everything you doing here help me understand some dark moments in my life, God bless you brother 🙏🏽✊🏽
Here in Santa Barbara, CA they charge by the amount of weight and prices will vary for different plant materials.
I pay $4 per yard, charge $20. Great video as usual, keep them coming!,
That's great man and thanks!!
Here in oregon theres a place call Recology Organic they charge by weight, the last two times i been dumping debris is only $10.00 dollars, love this place
That's amazing
Where I go to dump for my tree business they charge per ton for logs, per cubic foot for brush and flat 20.00 for wood chips
In RHODE ISLAND, I charge per trailer load- 300 full load - 200 half - and 60 per yard other wise
Awesome job man!!!!
We pay .68 cents a pound, they weigh you coming in, and weigh you going out !
Rockport,Texas
And I bought a DK2 506 wood chipper
I shred it and resell it as mulch on another garden plus install
$ 40 a ton here in Florida were i am
I got a 7×20
This last load I paid $160
But had 3 $700 jobs. In that trailer!
Awesome job!
Dang brother, almost 100k.
Same thing here in Berks County Pa. I’m thinking of buying property and shredding it all there. It’s any where from 35 to 125.00
I charge anywhere from $50-$100 to dump based on job. I am fortunate to have someone that has allowed me to dump on their property at no cost. I also have a concrete business nearby that allows me to dump concrete for free if I ever have to dump any (rare). Btw I just purchased your book and got it in the mail a few days ago, looking forward to reading it.
That's amazing! You rock!
There are no dump fees here for organics. We never take trees to the dump, just stack them up all summer and burn em in the winter. But you are right, everybody has their hand out for your money.
I can pay $20 to dump green waste in town or I can drive south of town an extra 15 minutes and dump for $10. Where I go usually depends on what’s closer to me to save time.
Place I dump here in southern Indiana, it’s costs me $60 up to one ton to dump debris. I try to get a couple jobs in my dump trailer per dump because you’re right the price seems to always be going up.
What part of southern Indiana?
@@jakedaulton2501 Evansville
Amazing bro!
Man in Oklahoma luckily I have a huge yard in the country I can pile as big as I want and burn it. So that's 1000's and 1000's of savings a year even with a hour commute from the city and back. It's worth having property away from city limits
Holy shit fella!! Why not buy a landfill? All that is compostable would be foolish to dump..make a big pile . Sell the compost.
So many around me...Plus so many trying to get rid of dirt i can have 100s of yards delivered free and i can charge whatever i like! Just call excavation companies lots dont have yards and pay to dump...they will drop for free all day long huge money maker 0 handling
Hey Keith I'm in Charlotte NC and I charge a minimum of $75 for dumping, sometimes it's $125 because our dumps go by weight now
Dang
Go to Wallace farm in Huntersville 25$ no matter the weight
Here in Southern California is anywhere from 60-140 depends on how many tons of debris. This is on a 7x14 dump trailer. Most I ever paid was 180 for palm trees bs if you ask me.
I’m in Riverside county Ca
My minimum charge is 150 .00 bucks for regular weeds and green debris palm trees in large trees 250.00 bucks is my minimum
F-That if THEY CHARGED ME THAT MUCH I'LL BURN THE DEBRIS
Any cleanup shrubs limbs trees leaves etc is an extra 120 to 150 to me I dont ever have to dump where I am I have a pit to dump all debris and burn it then use to spread on my backyard or other yards that want compost spread had about 9 people turn me down bc of added fees but had alot of jobs landed bc I am upfront about fees and dumping and tell them to ask what the charge is for a company to dump at land fills