I'm Trashy

[smoterh.livejournal.com]

I'm doing some remodeling in my house and have generated a sizable load of debris. I put it in black plastic bags and this morning hauled it to the curb as in my past expierience I've seen everything being hauled away by Somerville trash people. However, it wasn't picked up and I was left a note that construction debris will not be picked up. Period.

The city website however says, that if you have a construction permit, the city will haul your trash.  If not, you have to get a private contractor. I, of course, don't have such permit, but still would like to get rid of the trash.  My Questions:

1. Is there a city dump where I can take this stuff. In other towns where I lived there was a city dump, you'd take your trash there, they'd weigh your car, and you'd pay per pound.

2. If not, are there private companies that will haul trash away. I don't need a dumpster, I just have about 7 construction bags worth of tile and dry wall.

Comments

[pjmorgan.livejournal.com]

FYI There are people on craigslist that will take old appliances for free. Apparently they sell them for scrap. I don't know where they take them or how much they get for them, but I do appreciate the convenience of having someone come any day of the week to take it away, and never having it sit outside my property. There is no need to pay someone to remove one (or pay the city 10 to remove it, which is the next best option)

[nungnung.livejournal.com]

I've been burned several times by people picking up stuff for free - appliances, furniture, and once a car - so I didn't want to waste time with someone unreliable. Besides, with the construction debris I was already in the 1/4 truck price bracket; leaving the fridge behind would have saved me $0. It was such a relief to have it gone - the previous owners left it full of food, then...unplugged it. Even after I cleaned it out the stench was unbearable.

[pjmorgan.livejournal.com]

Burned meaning they were no shows (yes, that's very common and frustrating), or something worse, like damaged your property when picking up or something.

[nungnung.livejournal.com]

Several no shows (which I just don't have time for these days - particularly when I was trying to finish some remodeling on a tight deadline and needed the fridge OUT, and have a husband with recent back surgery, thus no ability to help me haul it out of the kitchen), one large nasty hole in a stairwell hallway that I had to repair, and a car that was dumped in Brockton, involving a police notice and much paperwork faxing to prove we weren't responsible. Sometimes it's better to pay to have it done promptly and correctly!