Free dumpster & debris tools
17 free tools that answer the questions people ask before they call: how big, how heavy, how much, and what the rules are. Every number cites its source and every calculation shows its arithmetic. No sign-up.
Size & weight
How much you have, what it weighs, and which bin it fits in.
- Dumpster Size CalculatorPick the job and its dimensions: cubic yards, tons, and the smallest Eco Waste bin that holds it.
- Cubic Yard CalculatorLength × width × height in feet or inches to cubic yards, and how many pickup loads that is.
- Debris Weight CalculatorCubic yards of each material to tons, from the U.S. EPA's conversion factors and other published figures side by side, and what the overage would cost.
- Roofing Dumpster CalculatorSquares, layers and roof type to tons and yards: the bin size, and whether you'll pass 3 tons.
- Concrete & Dirt CalculatorSlab, patio or dirt dig to cubic yards and tons, and how many bins at the 10-yard fill line.
Cost
Eco Waste's published rates, with the arithmetic printed so you can check it.
- Remodel Debris Budget CalculatorKitchen, bath, flooring, roof, interior demo, landscape or whole house: debris yards and tons, the bags it takes, bags vs a roll-off, and a line to paste into your bid.
- Job-Site Bag Schedule & Hauling CostJobs × bags a week × weeks: bags and pickups a month, the monthly bill at $179 per extra bag on a pickup, and a roll-off kept on site.
- Dumpster Cost CalculatorSize, load type, tons, days and moves: the total on Eco Waste's rate sheet, line by line.
- Dumpster Bag or Roll-Off?Your volume and weight in; how many bags ($29 each, $279 pickup, $179 per extra bag on the same pickup) vs one roll-off, and which costs less.
- Dump Run vs Dumpster CostHauling it yourself to an OC landfill (gate fees, trips, miles and hours) against a dumpster.
- Demolition Labor EstimatorCrew, hours and equipment on Eco Waste's published labor rates, with the 4-hour minimum applied.
Rules & planning
What goes in, what needs a permit, and what the law asks of a demolition.
- Can It Go in the Dumpster?Type an item: allowed, a heavy load, ask first, or not allowed. Plus where the not-allowed stuff goes in Orange County.
- Dumpster Permit CheckerStreet or driveway, city by city: who issues the permit to put a bin in the road, with the source.
- Driveway Fit CheckerMeasure your driveway: which bin sizes fit, with room to open the door and walk around it.
- Service Area CheckerType your address: is it in our Orange County service area, and do dumpster bags ship free (south of the 55, west of the 241)?
- Demolition Notice & Asbestos CheckerDoes your demolition need an asbestos survey and a 10-working-day SCAQMD notice? The rule, applied to your job.
- C&D Recycling (Diversion) CalculatorFor contractors closing out a permit: tons by material from your weight tickets to a diversion rate against CALGreen's 65% or your city's stricter number.
Job starting, or a bag to fill?
Call or text with the job address, what's coming out and the day: bags, a roll-off or a demolition, for contractors and homeowners alike. Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM.