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New Construction Waste Guide: Cans by Phase

How North Florida builders schedule dumpsters across a build — slab to punch-out — without paying for air or waiting on swaps.

A new build makes debris in waves, not a steady stream. Match the can schedule to the phases and you stop paying for empty containers between them.

Phase by phase

  • Site prep & slab: form scrap and packaging — a 20-yard handles it; brush from clearing may want its own yard-debris can.
  • Framing & dry-in: peak volume — lumber offcuts, sheathing scrap, roofing debris. This is 30-yard territory with a planned swap.
  • Mechanical & drywall: heavy, dense drywall scrap — 20 or 30-yard, loaded level to spread weight.
  • Finish & punch-out: flooring boxes, trim offcuts, packaging blizzards — back down to a 20.

Rules that keep bids honest

C&D rides flat-rate, so your waste line-item holds from bid to invoice. Keep crews from tossing lunch trash and household junk in the can — mixed loads are the classic budget leak. Concrete washout and dirt need dedicated shallow cans; see concrete disposal.

One call runs the schedule

Builders across our five counties run standing rotations with us — construction service means the swap happens because the framing schedule says so, not because someone remembered to call. Set your first can online and we'll build the rotation with you.

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