A common place to see waste receptacles is in front of a house that is being renovated. These are for disposing of rubbish; that is, garbage that is not food waste. Rubbish is placed in a different section of the landfill because landfills are organized by types of trash and its rate of decomposition.

If you're working on a large project or clean up and need to have a lot of rubbish carried away, the simplest solution is to rent a dumpster. The dumpster rental company will deliver the container to your home and sit it by the curb or in your driveway. Once you have finished filling it, call the dumpster rental service and have them pick it up and haul it away.

A dumpster is good for the rubbish from a large home-improvement project where you might be ripping out walls, old flooring or bathroom fixtures. The easiest way of disposing of it is throwing it into a large dumpster and having someone haul it away.

A dumpster can come in handy when doing large projects in the yard like cutting down trees, removing shrubs or tearing down an old fence. Moving day is another time a dumpster would be a handy place to throw out whatever you don't want to take to the new home.

If you're thinking of renting a dumpster, keep in mind where you want to have it placed. Be sure the area where your want the dumpster and the area leading up to where you want it placed is clear. Also plan plenty of room to park your car if the dumpster is going to be in the driveway. Place the dumpster in a convenient location to your project to avoid spending too much time walking everything to the dumpster. And keep in mind that dumpsters are tall; you might need to create a temporary, but sturdy step to make it easier to heave the rubbish into the container.

Different dumpster rental services have different pricing; some charge by the day; others charge by the weight they're hauling away. Some may just charge a flat rate determined by the size of the dumpster. Plan ahead and check out several different dumpster services to see what options they have to offer. A good dumpster rental service will be able to accommodate the occasional residential clean-up as well as the large commercial or industrial site.

This article was written by Sherman Rogers of All-waste, LLC, a dumpster rental company who provides dumpster delivery service and same-day dumpster pick-up service to residential, commercial, retail and industrial customers. Sherman has the size, shape and competitive priced dumpster for any size job. Other services include trash pick-up, hauling rubble, waste removal, delivery of landscaping supplies including mulch, sod, top-soil, crush aggregate and more.

Contact:

ALL WASTE, LLC

4751 22 Mile Road

Shelby Township, MI 48317-1515

Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm Eastern Time

Monday - Friday (Excluding U.S. holidays)

Phone: 877-524-1002 Fax: 586-254-9936

Web site: http://thegarbageman.com/

Email: sherman@all-waste.com

All Waste services Southeast Michigan, including the following counties and cities:

Oakland County

--Addison Township, Auburn Hills, Berkley, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, Bloomfield Township, Clawson, Commerce Township, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Franklin, Hazel Park, Highland Township, Holly, Holly Township, Huntington Woods, Independence Township, Keego Harbor, Lathrup Village, Lyon Township, Madison Heights, Milford, Milford Township, Northville, Novi, Oak Park, Oakland Township, Orchard Lake, Orion Township, Oxford Township, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak,

Southfield, South Lyon, Troy, Walled Lake, Waterford Township, West Bloomfield Township, White Lake Township, Wixom

Wayne County

--Belleville, Brownstown Township, Canton Township, Dearborn, Dearborn

Heights, Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Woods, Hamtramck, Inkster, Livonia, Northville Township, Plymouth, Redford Township, Riverview, Romulus, Taylor, Trenton, Wayne,

Westland, Wyandotte.

Washtenaw County:

Ann Arbor, Bridgewater, Chelsea, Dexter, Manchester, Salem, Saline,

Superior Township, Whitmore Lake, Whittaker, Willis, and Ypsilanti

Livingston County: Brighton City, Cohoctah Township, Deerfield Township, Green Oak Township, Handy Township, Howell City, Iosco Township, Village of Fowlerville, Brighton Township, Conway Township, Genoa Township, Hamburg Township, Hartland Township, Howell Township, Marion Township, Putnam Township, Unadilla Township, Village of Pinckney