A Glossary of Dumpster Terms
Every industry has its own language and terms. These words and phrases can be confusing to anyone who is not part of a specific industry’s daily operations, and the waste management business is no exception.
So, to help you understand the terms, acronyms, and phrases regularly used when renting dumpsters, Signature Waste Disposal LLC has created this handy reference guide. Here you’ll find valuable information allowing you to comprehend and communicate your dumpster needs effectively.
CND: Construction and demolition
Dumpster: A large metal or plastic bin used for refuse. It’s designed to be hoisted onto a specially equipped truck for emptying or hauling away.
Recyclable: To treat or process used or waste materials to make them suitable for reuse.
Demolition: Relating to tearing down a building or demolishing something.
Inert materials: These are green materials such as wood, leaves, or soil.
Container: Anything that can contain something, including a carton, box, crate, or can.
Landfill: A lowland area that gets built up from deposits of solid refuse in layers covered by soil.
Ton: A unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton, or net ton ) in the U.S., while In Great Britain, it weighs 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons), avoirdupois (long ton ).
Concrete: Artificial, stone-like material used for various structural purposes. It’s made by mixing cement and various aggregates, like sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.
Asbestos: A fibrous mineral, either made from Amphibole or Chrysotile. It was previously used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
Freon: A brand name for any class of liquid or gaseous fluorocarbon or chlorofluorocarbon products, which are used chiefly as refrigerants.
Clean concrete: A container is considered clean when it’s filled with dirt, asphalt, rebar, and concrete, but not garbage.
Roll-off: A term used to describe the truck that carried a dumpster container or describes the container itself.
Tonnage: The weight of the material placed into the container.
We hope these terms made you feel more confident about renting dumpsters. If you’re looking to rent dumpsters, reach out to the experts at Signature Waste Disposal LLC. We have been in the waste removal and dumpster rental sector for the past fifteen years and have numerous happy clients. Besides, we are confident about the services we provide and will not shy away from giving you references.
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