How to dump some small construction garbage?

[eschaton]

When we gutted an attic we made the mistake of not getting a dumpster, and I used the "smuggling" method to get out the old plaster and lathe. There was about 25 bags of trash in all. I took them out over three weeks, putting 1-2 bags of trash by my neighbor's house instead of ours.

Not suggested.

[Bong477]

City trash will take just about anything. We did a lot of renovating with just big garbage bags.

[Der Schwabe]

Same experience here for an entire floor and stairwell of carpet and padding, City of Pittsburgh guys took it no problem. Spread it out over a few weeks.

[Q-tip motha]

Originally Posted by Hopes

You can call a junkman to haul it away. You can rent a small dumpster. Those are the two choices I'd consider. There's no reason to rent a truck when someone else will take it away for you.

Dumpster is the cheaper option. Renting a truck is also a better idea than paying someone to haul it away. Depending on how much stuff you have to haul away it can get expensive. Speaking from experience.

[lprmesia]

Dumpster, but you usually are limited to how much time you can have one if you're working on a larger project. In the past I've bought the Home Depot "Bagster" bags (which hold waaay less than they say they do) and loaded them up over a few weeks. At the end of it, I just dragged/shoveled the bags into the back of a Uhaul truck, took it to a dumping station ($50/ton - was about 2-3 tons for a full kitchen, living room, hallway, basement gutting/remodel). All in all I spent about $350-$400 for what would have been much more for a dumpster because of how much debris I had.