Concrete & Heavy Debris Disposal in Covington, GA
Concrete, brick, block, stone and soil need their own container. Put them in with general debris and you will pay overweight charges on a box that is barely half full, which is the single most expensive mistake we see people make.
Why heavy debris gets its own container
Clean concrete, brick, block and asphalt can be processed into recoverable aggregate rather than buried, which makes them cheaper to handle than mixed waste. That only holds if the load is genuinely clean.
One timber offcut, a run of rebar mesh or a bag of general rubbish in an otherwise clean concrete load reclassifies the whole container as mixed debris, and the price goes with it. Keeping the streams separate is worth real money.
Around Lithonia in particular, where granite kerbing and quarry stone turn up constantly, this comes up more than anywhere else on our map.
The container is small and that is correct
Heavy debris goes in a 10 yard, filled to no more than a level load. That is not us being cautious. A 10 yard filled level with concrete is already at the legal road weight for the truck carrying it.
Customers regularly ask for a 20 or 30 yard for a driveway tear-out and are surprised when we decline. A 30 yard filled with concrete could not legally be moved, so it would sit on your property as an expensive ornament.
For larger demolition we run multiple 10 yard containers or stage them across the job. It is more deliveries, and it is the only way it can be done.
What counts as clean fill and what does not
Clean: poured concrete, concrete block, brick, stone, unpainted masonry, asphalt, clean soil and gravel.
Not clean: anything with timber attached, rebar protruding beyond the concrete, painted or coated masonry, plasterboard, tile with adhesive backing, or general construction waste mixed in.
Rebar inside concrete is normally acceptable; rebar mesh sticking out of it is not, because it fouls the processing equipment. If you are unsure, ask before you load rather than after.
Soil, gravel and the mud problem
Soil is heavier than most people believe and wet soil is heavier again. A 10 yard of saturated Georgia clay will hit road weight well before it is level.
If you are excavating, tell us and we will plan the number of containers around the cubic yardage rather than guessing. Excavation waste is the most commonly underestimated material we handle.
Where soil is contaminated or of unknown origin it needs testing before disposal. That is a slower process and it cannot be short-circuited.
Where we provide this service
We deliver concrete & heavy debris disposal across Covington and throughout Newton County, plus the surrounding towns in Rockdale, Walton, Morgan, Jasper and DeKalb counties.
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(470) 327-9027Concrete & Heavy Debris Disposal: common questions
Why can't I have a 30 yard for concrete?
Because it could not be legally transported once loaded. A 10 yard filled level with concrete already reaches the road weight limit for the truck. A larger container would simply sit on your property unable to move.
Can I mix a bit of timber in with the concrete?
It reclassifies the whole load as mixed debris and the price changes accordingly. If there is timber to dispose of, put it in a separate general container — the saving on keeping the concrete clean usually more than covers the second box.
Do you take soil and gravel?
Yes, in a dedicated container, and we will work out the number of loads from the cubic yardage rather than guessing. Wet clay is far heavier than customers expect.
Is rebar a problem?
Rebar cast inside concrete is generally fine. Loose rebar or mesh protruding from broken slabs is not, because it fouls the crushing plant. Cut it back flush where you can.