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Originally Posted by philajen
When I rehabbed my So. Philly house I did the math and found it cheaper to rent a dumpster than to use the dump. Plus with a dumpster you don't have to go to the dump! I used Gold Medal and they were great. You will have to get a permit from the city but if you call Gold Medal they give you the number of who to call at the streets department and you just fax them a form and they fax you back the permit. Good luck!
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It was cheaper to rent a dumpster? Really? How much did it cost for a dumpster rental, and how many tons of material could you put in? I am not an expert on it, but from the minimal research into dumpsters that I have done, once you factor in the flat cost for the rental, and then the cost for weight over the base allowance per container (depending on the size) it was not cheap. Plus, with a dumpster you need to have all your debris ready to go at one time, whereas with the dump, you can take a small load here and there. But for a big job (not DIY) obviously dumpsters are the way to go.